- The guide to good practices in captive breeding and restocking of species of interest through aquaculture updates the information on these activities in Spain and identifies a whole series of good practices in the field of restocking with the aim of serving as useful to the different managers and agents of the sector
- The guide for the adaptation of the Spanish aquaculture sector to the risks arising from climate change, analyzes a growing number of studies on the impacts of climate change on aquaculture, predominantly on biological and socioeconomic impacts, and proposes a whole battery of actions to promote its adaptation
November 24, 2022- The Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, through the Spanish Aquaculture Observatory (OESA), and with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, has presented today, during the National Aquaculture Congress held in Cádiz, two new studies: “Guide to good practices in captive breeding and repopulation of species of interest through aquaculture” and “Guide for the adaptation of the Spanish aquaculture sector to the risks arising from climate change”. In the current international context, the Guide to good practices in captive breeding and repopulation of species of interest through aquaculture is aligned with the objectives of the European Green Deal, which aims to stimulate the economy and create green jobs to promote the ecological transition. The main objective of the aquaculture sector in the European Union is to develop a competitive and resilient agreement, which guarantees the supply of nutritious and healthy food. The guide is structured in three sections, the first corresponds to a regulatory search that exposes the existing legal complexity both at national and regional level in terms of reforestation. The second section of the publication contains all the information on the reforestation actions carried out in Spain in the period between 2015 and 2019, based on the information provided by the different departments involved in reforestation activities in the autonomous communities, in each of the 41 reforestation centres that remain active in our country. The third part of the document includes an aggregate analysis based on the information provided by the autonomous communities, identifying common lines of action in the different actions developed and identifies a whole series of good practices around the repopulation of species of interest based on the information collected and analysed in this publication.
ADAPTING THE SECTOR TO THE EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Climate change can have direct and indirect impacts on Spanish aquaculture, altering its key role in the socio-economic development of coastal and river areas. With the aim of analysing the state of knowledge on the adaptation of aquaculture to climate change and proposing strategies to promote such adaptation, this work has carried out a complete bibliographic review of studies on the impacts of climate change on aquaculture, predominantly on biological impacts, and also on socioeconomic impacts. Among them, changes in crop temperature, anoxia phenomena, and the increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events were identified as the main hazards for the sector. The adaptation plan proposed in this guide is aligned with Spain’s contribution to the strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture 2021-2030 and is structured around five areas of action: scientific and business sector knowledge about the impact of climate change on aquaculture, governance and review of the regulatory framework, availability of specific sources of funding, collaboration between interest groups in the framework of knowledge transfer and the promotion of co-management, and enhancement of the positive effects of aquaculture activity on climate change and mitigation of its negative contributions.
OBSERVATIO ESPAÑO DE ACUICULTURA
The Spanish Aquaculture Observatory (OESA) is an initiative coordinated by the Biodiversity Foundation and serves as a platform for monitoring and analysing the development of aquaculture in Spain, promoting its sustainability, strengthening its image among society, supporting the implementation of research projects, technological development and especially environmental innovation, promoting knowledge transfer and supporting international cooperation. Since its creation in 2002, OESA has been carrying out intense work in the monitoring of R+D+i activities in the field of aquaculture, developed in our country, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. From this integrative perspective of the fishing sector, coinciding with the twentieth anniversary of its creation, the Observatory will soon publish the report “Innovating towards the future: 20 years of R+D+i in fisheries and aquaculture in Spain”, with the aim of compiling and analysing all the available information on the R+D+i activities financed in the last 20 years related to fishing and aquaculture activities.
Guide for the adaptation of the Spanish aquaculture sector to the risks arising from climate change
