2.C.2.1 Developing aquaculture and sustainable tourism (aquaculture)
Problem Stakeholders Uncertainties Proposed actions and costs Products and milestones
Technical barriers to development of aquaculture

Poor technical skill (equipment, disease and hygiene control, environmental consideration)

Poor business management skills (marketing, financing)

Underdevelopment of governmental loan scheme for fish farmers

Min. of Agriculture (or Fisheries)

Min. of Environment

Min. of International Trade

Min. of Health

Private sector (fisherme, fishdealers)

Lack of information on target species in terms of technical and market potentiality covering next two decades as the region becomes fully incorporated into the European market Technical assistance including feasibility studies on different fish species, marketing research, business management training ($500,000) Increase of aquaculture products by 50% by 2005 (include. proper EIA for projects to mitigate against negative environmental impacts)
Research on national legislation regulating aquaculture and sea ranching practices, for example, location and density of cages, releasing of commercial strains, importation and releasing of exotic species, quarantining, hygienic criteria ($500,000) Introduction of national legislation regulating aquaculture and sea ranching by 2000
Research on developing national schemes for financing ($120,000) Introduction of national financing scheme for fish farmers by 2000
Issues related to international laws

Importation of exotic species is regulated under the Biodiversity Convention

Investment in sturgeon hatchery operation is not shared by all those harvesting the stock

Ditto Lack of information on anadromous fishery and stocks Research on international agreement on importation of exotic species and anadromous fishery ($50,000) International agreement by 2005 on importation of exotic species

International agreement by 2005 on fishery of released stocks to support rights of releasers

Issues related to conservation of the Black Sea biodiversity

Releasing of commercial brood stock causes genetic contamination to wild stocks

Ditto Ditto Research on international and national legislation regulating releasing of commercial brood stocks ($50,000) Introduction of International and national legislation by 2010 regulating releasing of commercial brood stocks

See also

2.C.2.1 Sea cages for salmon and trout
2.C.2.2 Developing aquaculture and sustainable tourism (development of sustainable tourism)
3.C.2.1 Aquaculture
3.C.2.1 Aquaculture
3.C.2.1 Trout shore-based aquaculture
3.C Sustainable Human Development