This mid-term assessment reviews the implementation of the Strategic Guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture (2021–2030).
This document complements the document on “Good husbandry practices for aquaculture". The aim of the Code is to outline non-species specific best practices for fish welfare and indicators used in welfare assessment in the EU.
This document provides a non-exhaustive list of general and species-specific good husbandry practices (GHPs) on key topics related to welfare and health in the different production techniques of some European aquaculture species (three new species included in the document in November 2025).
This Commission Staff Working Document consolidates existing good practices on the regulatory framework and administrative procedures related to aquaculture and illustrates them with concrete examples from Member States and non-EU countries.
This Commission Staff Working Document provides to authorities and policymakers in Member States guidance for the allocation of marine space to aquaculture activities.
This Commission Staff Working Document identifies good practices and provides Member States’ authorities and policymakers with potential solutions to the challenges they face in freshwater and land-based aquaculture planning.
This Commission Staff Working Document covers energy efficiency and the use of renewable sources of energy to reduce the carbon footprint in primary aquaculture production.
This document gathers possible adaptation measures and good practices that can be applied at both administrative and farm levels to make the European aquaculture sector more resilient to climate-related changes.