European Green Deal: Commission adopts strategic guidelines forsustainable and competitive EU aquaculture
The Commission adopted new strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture. The guidelines offer a common vision for the Commission, Member States and stakeholders to develop the sector in a way that contributes directly to the European Green Deal andin particular the Farm to Fork Strategy. The guidelines will help the EU aquaculture sector become more competitive and resilient, and to improve its environmental and climate performance.
The guidelines have been prepared in close consultation with EU Member States and stakeholders, notably those represented in the Aquaculture Advisory Council. They set four inter-related objectives for the further development of aquaculture in the Union:
- building resilience and competitiveness
- participating in the green transition
- ensuring social acceptance and consumer information, and
- increasing knowledge and innovation
The proposed guidelines will also support the substantial increase in organic aquaculture at EU level. As noted in the recently published Organic Farming Action Plan, organic aquaculture production remains a relatively new sector but with a significant potential for growth.