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Spain are the countries which include maritime waters, terrestrial areas and the shoreline under the
public domain, which implies, as explained below, a more complex process for aquaculture activities.
The more rigorous and extensive the declaration of the public domain in a legal framework, the more
conflict will arise and more farmers will have less flexibility when it comes to licensing. The solution
for better integration between the public domain and aquaculture is planning or zoning.
8.3.2 Authorities involved in the licensing procedure
Several concepts used in this report have required accurate definitions in order to ensure a common
understanding throughout countries and policy frameworks. In the licensing process, a two-step
analysis have been applied: first, for the Bodies/Departments/Authorities who directly grant the
licenses, those entitled with competences in the licensing process; second, for the authorities involved
in the licensing process, meaning those who should be consulted or informed before granting the
aquaculture license. During the surveys we made, respondents had considerable difficulties to
differentiate between the two categories, what could reflect both the complexity and the lack of clarity
in the aquaculture institutional settings.
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