FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE IN FRESHWATER AQUACULTURE IN CROATIA CROATIA Management and regulatory Management and regulatory

frameworkframeworkExpert mission on aquaculture, 25-27 September 2013 (AGR Expert mission on aquaculture, 25-27 September 2013 (AGR

IND/EXP 54209)IND/EXP 54209)

Tatjana Boroša Pecigoš, B.Sc.

Ministry of Agriculture - Directorate of Fisheries

tatjana.borosa@mps.hr

CONTENTCONTENT

Sector overview

Management framework

- institutions involved

- licensing procedure

SECTOR OVERVIEWSECTOR OVERVIEW Freshwater aquaculture – rearing ofwarm-water (cyprinid or carp-like)

species cold-water (salmonid, trout-like)

species 49 steakholders – natural and legal

persons licensed for freshwater aquaculture

Total area licensed for production- cca 11.550 ha

Production area (2012)- carp ponds 10.650 ha, trout farms 49.897 m2

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MA-DoF register (2012) 28 carp farms- ponds - continental parts

27 trout farms- tanks and raceway flow-through systems - mountainous parts

SECTOR OVERVIEWSECTOR OVERVIEWCarp production common carp (Cyprinus carpio) – dominant speciesuse of mono-culture or poly-culture - predominantly herbivorous cyprinids, grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella), bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix)Other warm-water species which production is under 50 t/year -European (Wels) catfish (Silurus glanis), zender (Stizostedion lucioperca), pike (Esox lucius) and tench (Tinca tinca)mostly semi-intensive cultureproduction cycle of

around 3 years

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Trout production Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) – dominant species; brown trout (Salmo trutta m. fario)<1%controlled spawning and intensive culture production cycle of around 2 years

SECTOR OVERVIEWSECTOR OVERVIEW Total production of freshwater fish (2012) 4.441 tons

carp 2.484 t trout 1.232 tTotal value (2012) cca 8 mil EUR

Source: CBS&MA-DoF, Since 2010 according to the EU statistical methodology production refers to quantities placed on the market

Species 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011Common carp 3.952 3.705 2.872 2.617 3.298 3.716 3.481 2.868 3.201 4.088 1.816 2.891Grass carp 333 304 334 442 413 492 371 377 206 307 231 158

Silver carp 292 82 103 18 10 64 110 207 149 157 73 95

Bighead carp 109 253 358 433 379 325 480 455 547 599 309 522Tench 8 4 9 12 9 29 30 14 8 4 1 1European catfish 58 38 58 72 71 40 29 38 52 67 29 24Zander 9 8 10 7 8 10 18 17 10 7 7 8Pike 21 12 13 2 10 5 5 8 11 14 8 11Trout 1.162 1.080 1.666 1.400 1.359 1.423 1.729 1.646 2.752 2.071 2.492 2.489Other 85 63 77 73 61 95 75 165 191 174 82 84

TOTAL 6.029 5.549 5.500 5.076 5.618 6.199 6.328 5.795 7.127 7.488 5.048 6.283

MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK InstitutionsInstitutions Ministry of Agriculture (MA), Directorate of Fisheries

- responsible for the overall administration of aquaculture and fisheries, for ensuring the legislative and economic framework and for providing related legislative control tasks

Freshwater Fisheries Act –provides full standards and measures for freshwater fisheries sector Ordinance on Aquaculture

- aquaculture license issuing procedure; the procedure for passing the specific exam, as qualification for freshwater aquaculture; the obligation of submission the data on annual production through logbook system

Service for aquaculture - all activities related to aquaculture are carried out, such as the license issuing procedure, passing the exam for qualifications for as well as collecting, monitoring and analysis of data related to aquaculture

MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK InstitutionsInstitutions Other Directorates within the MA – responsible for the

managing of specific issues related to freshwater aquaculture in line with the specific laws◦ Directorate of Veterinary and food safety – animal health and hygiene

and food safety standards

◦ Directorate of Agriculture and food industry – usage of agricultural land

◦ Directorate for Water management – usage of inland waters

Agricultural Land Agency

- MA’s implementing body

- Conducts procedures of agricultural land and/or inland waters usage approval for freshwater aquaculture purposes

Other administrative bodies involved

- Ministry of Environment and Nature Protection (EIA, ENIA)

- Ministry of Construction and Physical Planning (physical planning documents, location and construction permit)

REGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKPhysical planning and environmental Physical planning and environmental requirementsrequirements

Freshwater aquaculture activity must be consistant with physical planning documentation, which also incorporates environment and nature protection requirements and measures

EIA and ENIA procedures, as a tool for meeting the environmental and nature protection goals and requirements, are conducted when is required according to the specific regulation, and before a location or other types of permits are issued - EIA – study - required for carp ponds > 100 ha

- evaluation of the need for EIA – salmonid farms with yearly production of >=10 t

- ENIA – case by case approach for the activities within Ecological network/Natura 2000 area

REGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKUse of agricultural land and Use of agricultural land and inland watersinland watersRecent changes in regulatory framework under the

Waters Act and newly adopted Agricultural Land Act

Instead of concession for inland waters usage, 2 different procedures are defined, depending on type of activitiy undertaken 1) Lease of ponds as agricultural land in state property through public tender for the period of 50 years; under the same procedure the approval of inland waters usage is obtained2) The procedure for gaining the right to use inland waters for rearing of fish and other aquatic organisms; initiated upon the request of natural or legal persons in which ownership is farming facility

REGULATORY FRAMEWORKREGULATORY FRAMEWORKUse of agricultural land and Use of agricultural land and inland watersinland watersAgricultural Land Agency governs both

procedures

Local authorities – collection and submission of documentation needed for the procedure of ponds lease

“Hrvatske vode” – involved in the

process in terms of defining the conditions and requirements for water usage for both procedures

REGULATORY FRAMEWORK – REGULATORY FRAMEWORK – aquaculture license issuingaquaculture license issuingThe freshwater aquaculture license – final

document for starting the freshwater aquaculture activity

- issued by the Ministry of Agriculture-Directorate of Fisheries upon the application of natural or legal person who is registrated for freshwater aquaculture

- after the completion of land/inland waters usage procedures

- freshwater aquaculture license includes data on steakholder, total area, species and maximum annual food consumption (in the case of salmonid farms)

duration of the license is related to the period covered by the concession/contract on agricultural land lease/contract on gaining the rights to use inland waters

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