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What have we been doing? April 2004, Barcelona “Scoping meeting” Defining the objectives

Guidelines for the Sustainable development of Mediterranean Aquaculture Approaches to Site selection and Site management. What have we been doing? April 2004, Barcelona “Scoping meeting” Defining the objectives Identifying issues Organizing a working group

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What have we been doing? April 2004, Barcelona “Scoping meeting” Defining the objectives

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  1. Guidelines for the Sustainable development of Mediterranean AquacultureApproaches toSite selection and Site management

  2. What have we been doing? April 2004, Barcelona “Scoping meeting” Defining the objectives Identifying issues Organizing a working group Spain, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Federation of European Aquaculture Producers FEAP

  3. What have we been doing? November 2004, Bangkok World Conservation Congress Workshops: “Sustainable Aquaculture” “Indicators for the sustainable development of Aquaculture” FAO, NACA, WWF Experts from Europe, South America, North America, South East Asia, North Africa Breakout Session1B: Aquaculture and environment: Bringing together new partners to move towards sustainability Ecosystem Management Theme Sponsored Workshop November 19th, 2004 Criteria and Indicators for sustainability in aquaculture

  4. What have we been doing? February 2005, Brussels Signing a Memorandum of Cooperation between IUCN Global Marine Programme and the Federation of European Aquaculture Producers FEAP 1. Identify the environmental issues related to the development and management of fish farming in the Mediterranean region; 2. Define and communicate the concept of sustainability in aquaculture, including criteria and indicators; 3. Promote the best environmental management practices for responsible fish farming within the framework of sustainable development (e.g. guidelines, prospective analysis...) 4. Develop and reinforce communication partnerships and links between environmental representatives and the aquaculture sector in the Mediterranean. IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation and APROMAR (Asociación Empresarial de Productores de Cultivos Marinos) being focal points for the agreement

  5. What have we been doing? June 2005, Algiers Workshop on Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture 1-Fundamental principles 2-Strategies 3-Integrated approach 4-Tools

  6. What have we been doing? December 2005, Barcelona Meeting of the Working Group: Defining projects and work plans Coordination with the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean GFCM December 2005, Roma Expert meeting for the Environment Aquaculture Mediterranean EAM network of GFCM May 2006, Santiago de Compostela Experts meeting for the Technology and Socio-Economical Networks of GFCM November 2006, Roma Coordination meeting for the Experts Groups of the GFCM Commission on Aquaculture

  7. Guidelines for the Sustainable development of Mediterranean Aquaculture 2006 • With the support of: • Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain MAPA • Guideline 1: Interaction between Aquaculture and the Environment • University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria – BIOGES • Cabildo de Gran Canaria • IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation / Global Marine Programme • -Federation of European Aquaculture Producers FEAP • -Asociación Empresarial de Productores de Acuicultura de España APROMAR • Spanish Institute of Oceanography IEO • -French Institute for the Sea IFREMER • -Moroccan National Institute of Fisheries INRH • -Lebanon Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries IOF • -Universities (Madrid, Annaba, Mersin, Izmir, Haifa, Montpellier) • -Consultants (Greece, Egypt, Belgium) • -MAP-RAC/SPA • -General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean CGPM Acuicultura

  8. Acuicultura

  9. Acuicultura

  10. Acuicultura

  11. What are we doing? • Guidelines 2 • Site Selection • Ecological / biological issues -Carrying / holding capacity • Tools for site selection -Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental monitoring -Identification of possible zones (zoning); Geographical Information Systems (GIS) • Social, legal and political issues -Licensing, leasing and legal issues -Integrated management of the Coastal zone; Ecosystem approach; processes for decision, participative management.

  12. GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Guidelines for the sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture SITE SELECTION Istanbul, 22 – 23 October 2007 Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Lebanon, Turkey, Greece, Croatia, Italia, Malta, France, Spain IUCN, FEAP, FAO

  13. GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Guidelines for the sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture Site selection and site management METHODS AND TOOLS FOR AQUACULTURE SITE MANAGEMENT Alicante, 28 – 29 February 2008

  14. GENERAL FISHERIES COMMISSION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN Guidelines for the sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture Site selection and site management Approaches to Site Selection Split, 6 – 8 March 2008

  15. Thank you for your attention www.uicn.org francois.simard@iucn.org

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