This document summarizes a presentation given by Javier Ojeda of APROMAR (Spanish Marine Aquaculture Producer's Association) at Aquaculture Europe 2010 in Porto, Portugal. The presentation discusses the challenges facing the European aquaculture industry, including restrictive access to appropriate aquaculture sites due to lengthy administrative procedures. It argues this is a major reason for the industry's stagnation, while world aquaculture production continues to grow rapidly. The presentation calls for reforms to governance and policy to streamline access to sites and promote sustainable growth of the EU aquaculture sector in line with the Commission's 2009 strategy on aquaculture.

1. Seafarming Tomorrow A License to Produce? Javier Ojeda APROMAR Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

2. A License to Produce ? By Javier Ojeda APROMAR

3. Seafarming Tomorrow A License to Produce? Javier Ojeda APROMAR Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

4. What’s APROMAR? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

6. 45 000 t. Sea bream, turbot, sea bass, meagre, etc.

7. Producer’s Organisation (OP-30)

8. With a strong European approach Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

10. Promote responsible attitudes for the sustainable development of aquaculture

11. Represent the profession

12. CommunicateAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

14. FEAP

15. EU institutions (ACFA/EP/EESC)

16. FAO

17. Technological PlatformsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

18. EU Aquaculture: Quo Vadis? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

19. Quo Vadis? The EU aquaculture industry is sinking... and few seem to notice! Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

21. Fish markets are full with aquatic products, many coming from aquaculture

22. Research institutes in Europe continue developing powerful aquaculture projectsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

24. European processors & retailers realise the advantages of aquaculture products

25. Doctors continue recommending the consumption of more aquatic productsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

27. Knowledge & technological edge

28. Superior professional skills

29. Cutting-edge research sectorAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

31. Capture fisheries landings continue declining

32. EU waters have the capacity to hold (much) larger aquaculture productions

33. The environmental awareness of EU aquaculture producers is highAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

35. By 2000 was harvesting more than 1.4 million t

36. Market value of over 2.5 billion Euros

37. Provides 60 000 jobs & new business opportunit.But growth stopped after 2000! Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

38. EU aquaculture production 3.8% Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

39. EU aquaculture production 3.8% Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

40. 3.3% 3.0% 3.8% Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

41. -1.2% 3.3% -1.9% 0.5% 3.0% 3.8% Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

42. World aquaculture production 3.8% Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

43. World aquaculture production 6.3% 3.8% 9.3% Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

44. EU aquaculture “A shrimp that doesn’t swim gets swept away by the current” Today EU aquaculture is a non-swimming shrimp. Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

47. Shrinking industry network

48. The EU is wasting an important economic opportunity

49. A source of quality employment misses to deliver its potential

50. EU food security base weakensAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

51. EU aquaculture “Stop dedicating so much effort (and money) on capture fisheries. It’s a sunset industry... Pay more attention to aquaculture, a dawning industry”. Richie Flynn (2005) Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

52. EU aquaculture Unfortunately, we have gone directly from dawn to sunset without enjoying nice afternoons. Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

53. Why is this happening? Consumer rejection? Imports? Fish diseases? Low market prices? An image problem? Environmental-NGO pressure? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

54. EU aquaculture No. The most important cause is (believe me) … the restriction on the availability of appropriate sites! Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

55. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

56. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

57. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

58. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

59. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

60. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

61. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

62. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

63. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

64. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

65. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

66. Why is this restriction relevant? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

67. Why are aquaculture sites so special? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

69. Relatively protected from the sea energy

70. A port in the vicinity

71. Space in harbours for ancillary activitiesAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

73. Suitable for the biological requirements of fish

74. Local carrying capacity must be respected

75. Basic fish health considerations

76. Limited presence of predatorsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

77. But why can’t we access these sites? Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

79. Procedures are cumbersome, long & expensive

80. Numerous public offices involved

81. Other citizens have a saying

82. Competition from other usesAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

83. But why can’t we access these sites? We do not face technically insoluble problems, it’s worse... … we face anadministrative/political problem! Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

85. Inadequate relations between administrations

86. One-stop-shop isn’t enough

87. Widespread ignorance on what aquaculture is

88. Authorities give in with respect to other interestsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

90. Our society exaggerates the value of landscape (more valued than Sustainability)

91. We suffer the NIMBY syndrome Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

92. The solutions Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

93. The solutions IUCN-FEAPGuide 2 for the Sustainable Development of Mediterranean Aquaculture Aquaculture Site Selection & Site Management Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

94. The solutions Sorry, too long for this presentation… … you may read the guidehttp://data.iucn.org/dbtw-wpd/edocs/2009-032.pdf … or ask François Simard, that comes up here next Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

96. The participatory approach

97. Social acceptability

98. The precautionary principle

99. The scale approach

100. The adaptive approach

101. Economic aspectsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

103. The legal framework

104. Administrative procedures

105. Sectoral planning

106. Private sector organizationsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

108. The site selection process

109. The ecosystem approachAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

111. Environmental impact assessment (EIA)

112. Environmental monitoring programme (EMP)

113. Geographical information systems (GIS)Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

114. The big picture: SUSTAINABILITY Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

116. Social

117. EconomicalAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

118. But there is a 4th pillar... Administrative, regulatory and political issues... “GOVERNANCE” Sustainability 4 Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

119. Governance The manner in which authority is exercised in the management of an economic resource(adapted from FAO) “Governance” derives from the Greek verb κυβερνάω [kubernáo] which means to steer Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

121. Equitable

122. Predictable

123. EnforceableAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

125. Integrated zone management

126. Vigilance of fair competition (value chain)

127. Mitigation policies against market failures

128. Implementation of compulsory labellingAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

130. Appropriate incentives

131. Proportionate taxes & fees

132. Encouraging BMPAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

133. Governance Good Governance requires intelligent planning, coordination and constructive work Poor Governance is the result of political idleness and uncoordinated administration Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

134. Governance “If someone does not know to which port he is sailing, no wind is ever favourable” Seneca (circa 300 BC) Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

136. Where does the EU want to go with respect to aquaculture?

137. Does it know?

138. Does it care?Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

140. Which is the appropriate balance between EU production & imports? 65%? 85%? 95%?

141. Organic and low level proximity productions are excellent but not enough

142. Conventional intensive aquaculture production isn’t necessarily incompatible with sustainability

143. Environmental regulations shouldn’t suffocate responsible producersAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

145. Third countries are also losers (unpaid negative externalities)

146. Exporters & traders are those that benefit from this unfair situationAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

148. But too weak

149. Approached aquaculture with precaution & fears

150. Too few proactive measures to invest, produce & promote

151. And a strong environmental precautionary approachAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

153. Accurately diagnosis the situation

154. Aims at growth, competitiveness, investment, innovation in a sustainable wayAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

156. Supported by research and technology

157. Covering the whole supply chain

158. Meeting consumer demands

159. Image improvementAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

161. Consumer health

162. Consumer safety

163. Animal welfareAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

165. A level-playing field in the EU market

167. Equal competitor in terms of space

168. Compatibilities & synergies with other activitiesAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

169. Final remarks Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

171. The recommendations of the new Strategy are correct but must be put into practice now (at all levels)

172. Revision of the CFP, Market Policy and Structural FundsAquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

173. “Successful aquaculture nations have availability of sites, favourable legislation and political will” Bjorn MyrsethAquaculture Europe 2005 Aquaculture Europe 2010. Porto. Portugal. September 7th 2010

174. Thanks for your attention Sponsors of APROMAR