1. Expert Mission on Aquaculture AGR IND/EXP 54209 Zagreb, Croatia 25-27 September 2013 Ana Lukin ana.lukin@mps.hr Ministry of Agriculture Directorate of Fisheries

2.  1. Production  2. Management Content

3.  7 counties  330 locations  4’856’068 m 2 of marine area  144 producers  8 species

4.  Seabass (Dicentartus labrax)  Seabream (Sparus aurata)  Meagre (Argirosomus regius)  Common dentex (Dentex dentex) COUNTY No of LOCATIONS No of PRODUCERS AREA m 2 ISTRA3190'000 RIJEKA53156'289 ZADAR248931'371 ŠIBENIK4210'290 SPLIT10772'710 DUBROVNIK3349'362 TOTAL51251'701'022 Finfish

5.  European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)  Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galoprovintialis) COUNTY No OF LOCATIONS No OF PRODUCERS AREA m 2 Istra3517382’479 Zadar1312121’615 Šibenik4720210’584 Split112’000 Dubrovnik159681’067’552 TOTAL2251181’784’230 Shellfish

6.  Seabass (Dicentartus labrax)  Seabream (Sparus aurata)  European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)  Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galoprovintialis) COUNTY No OF LOCATIONS No OF PRODUCERS AREA m 2 ISTRA 11113’560 RIJEKA 1142’606 ZADAR 2115’000 SPLIT 5497’970 DUBROVNIK 1133’600 TOTAL 108302’736 Finfish & shellfish

7. COUNTY No OF LOCATIONS No OF PRODUCERS AREA m 2 Zadar133987’500 Split1180’580 TOTAL1441’068’080 Bluefin tuna Bluefin tuna Thunnus thynnus

8. No OF LOCATIONS No OF PRODUCERS AREA m 2 FINFISH51251.701.022 SHELLFISH2551181.784.230 FINFISH & SHELLFISH 106302.736 TUNA1441.068.080 TOTAL3301444.856.068 Locations & area of production

9.  Closed farming cycle of seabream and seabass  Hatchery  Floating cages at sea  Tuna production  Capture based – farming to market size  Floating cages at sea  Most of finfish and tuna production is conducted in Zadar County Finfish production

10.  Small family farms - production less then 50 t per farm annually  Traditional way of producing  No hatchery  Collection of fry from nature  Floating parks (lines and pergolars)  Most of shellfish production is conducted in Mali Ston bay (Dubrovnik County) Shellfish production

11.  3 hatcheries  Production in 2012 – cca 14 mill. pcs of juveniles  Seabream and seabass at most  Common dentex - experimental  36,74 mill. pcs of juveniles were put in cages on farms in 2012  Import of juveniles Production Hatchery

12. Production 2000 - 2011 Species200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011 European seabass 1.800 1.70221002.00024002.80025002.800 2.775 Gilthead seabream 700 8088001.00010501.15020002.2002.4001.719 Mediterranea n mussel 1.2002.0002.4002.80024002.50035003.00030002.000 399 European flat oyster 50 40 50 5516 Atlantic bluefin tuna 1.2002.5003.9714.67937773.42567004.18037114.2003.5922.312 Meagre 239 Sharpsnout seabream 1004050 0,65 TOTAL 5.0507.0908.79110.02991178.9751370011.1801126111.25010.8507.260

13. AMOUNT (kg)VALUE (€) Finfish 4’649’25325’497’399 Tuna1’906’74331’431’640 Shellfish 450’546425’469 Total 7’006’54256’929’039 Production 2012 Total value

14. Ministry of Agriculture - domain ministry Regulation: Marine Fisheries Act  4 by-lows (licenses, criteria, data collection, exam) Directorate of Fisheries  Issues License for fish farming  Data collection – basis for the realization of all rights  Financial support Veterinary Directorate  Food safety ManagementInstitutions

15. Management Institutions EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment)  Ministry of Environmental and Nature Protection Concession of maritime area  County  Government – natural protected area  Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure

16.  Physical plan - conducted by Regional County  Necessary approval and consent of all ministries in the government  Public hearing  AZA (Allocated Zones for Aquaculture) through the Physical planning  Site selection criteria defined by low:  Salinity, depth, seabed, currents …  Zadar County – AZA defined using Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) Management Licensing procedure

17. Location permit  County  Defines capacity, technology, accurate position of farm, species…  EIA – document issued by Ministry of Environmental and Natural Protection Management Licensing procedure

18. License for fish farming Ministry of Agriculture issues License for fish farming  Contract of concession (Location permit, EIA)  Document of Ministry of Environmental and Natural Protection  Document of registration for aquaculture activity  Defines species, position, capacity (maximum annual production) and duration of license  Duration of the license is related to the duration of the concession (up to 20 years) Management Licensing procedure

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