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Review of Swedish regulation and monitoring of aquaculture
Author(s) -
Ackefors H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of applied ichthyology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.392
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1439-0426
pISSN - 0175-8659
DOI - 10.1046/j.1439-0426.2000.00257.x
Subject(s) - aquaculture , fishery , agriculture , water quality , legislation , stocking , marine species , fish farming , fish <actinopterygii> , biology , business , shellfish , agricultural science , environmental protection , aquatic animal , ecology , environmental science , law , political science
Summary The aquaculture industry is governed by national Acts, ordinances and regulations. Provisions for the industry have been slightly modified since Sweden entered the EU in 1995. Swedish environmental legislation is applied when potential farmers ask for permission to cultivate. The Acts regulate farming sites, the discharge of water from farms and the species and strains that are permitted to be cultivated. The application procedure for fish farming is comprehensive and judged with regard to the Swedish Acts. Supervision of the aquaculture industry is performed by the County Administrative Board and sometimes also by the Local Administration. All farming units producing stocking material are strictly controlled in an elaborate scheme. Sweden has adopted European Community (EC) directives for shellfish, fish and water quality. Criteria for classifying water quality for concentrations of organic compounds and metals in blue mussels are worked out, and toxins in blue mussels are monitored. EC directives for fresh water quality which aim to sustain fish stocks are adopted as Swedish conditions.