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Publisher: European Union Fisheries Directorate General
Creation date: September 1999
This study has been commissioned by the Fisheries Directorate General of the European Commission. The aim of the study is to provide the Commission with a snapshot of European aquaculture in the late 1990s, the evolution of the sector over the last 10 years and prospects for the sector within the next 10 years. The two issues of key policy interest to the Commission are the contribution of aquaculture to the provision of fisheries products in the Union and the generation of employment by the sector. The Commission has supported the development of aquaculture in Member States in a concerted way since 1983. Since 1994, support has been provided through the Financial Instrument for Fisheries Guidance (FIFG). The next funding period for FIFG is 2000 to 2006 and, in preparation for this, the Commission is seeking to establish the current situation and prospects to enable planning of future assistance to the sector. Thus within the main policy framework mentioned above, this study aims to evaluate the evolution of the sector under previous aid arrangements as a guide to what might be achieved in the future. The study addresses such issues as the prospects for future expansion from the point of view of markets, production possibilities, (technical, economic and environmental), the location and nature of jobs that might be created, whether the production in the EU will be competitive in a global context and interaction of labour from the fishing sector.
Key Words: EU • European Union • Community Aquaculture • Socioeconomics • Policy and Regulation • Economics
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