Good practices and experiences

This is a good practice addressing the low visibility and underrepresentation of women in the Norwegian aquaculture sector. Launched in early 2025, the initiative uses social media to share authentic, peer‑to‑peer stories from women working in...

This good practice shows how waste from mussel farming can be transformed into valuable resources through circular economy principles. By biologically fermenting undersized mussels to produce methane for renewable energy and repurposing shells as...

This good practice highlights how Tógazda Halászati Zrt. combines scale, innovation, and full value‑chain control to strengthen sustainable freshwater aquaculture in Hungary. Operating extensive pond systems across western Hungary, the company...

This good practice addresses the lack of independent, personalised guidance for fish farmers transitioning to organic farm management. It focuses on improving knowledge transfer from research and advisory institutions to practitioners and increasing...

This good practice addresses the limited availability of specialised, farm‑level guidance for fish farmers transitioning to organic production. It maps and highlights key actors within the KIS that provide technical, administrative, and training...

This constitutes a good practice aimed at reducing financial barriers for small and medium‑sized fish farms transitioning to organic production. By leveraging national and EU funding instruments, including measures under the European Maritime...

Organic IMTA with sea bass/sea bream, shellfish, and seaweed is a sustainable aquaculture practice that enables fish farms to diversify production while improving environmental and economic performance. By co‑cultivating fed species (sea bass and sea...

Carp pond farming in the Waldviertel region of Lower Austria is a unique aquaculture system with a 900-year history. Using low stocking densities and traditional practices, it maintains a biodiverse pond ecosystem that connects to the surrounding...

This good practice demonstrates how digital technologies can enhance sustainability and efficiency in aquaculture through Precision Fish Farming (PFF). Developed as part of a Horizon 2020‑funded Flagship Innovation Experiment, the initiative applies...

This best practice document outlines standardised procedures for deploying and maintaining Hydromast flow meter to ensure accurate, consistent, and reliable flow measurements across various marine and freshwater environments. Key techniques covered...

As with other economic activities in the EU, there is a growing need for fishing and aquaculture to transition and move away as soon as possible from fossil fuels. This is not only as a contribution to the objectives of the European Green Deal...

The author showcased a digital transformation model for the Norwegian seafood sector, emphasising public-private collaboration and standardised data sharing as best practices. This presentation provides information on four use case examples across...

The development of best practices is an important part of the recently launched European Strategic guidelines for a more sustainable and competitive EU aquaculture. The workshop stimulated the sharing of knowledge and promoted best practice...

This is a practically-oriented, manual of best practices for seaweed farming. It is based on GENIALG work and expertise, and is not exhaustive. It deals especially with (a) long-line cultivation of laminarian seaweeds, especially Saccharina latissima...

In the coming years, we will be increasingly familiar with the process of Maritime Spatial Planning as we look to simultaneously harness the energy of the winds and the seas and protect our marine environment from overexploitation, whilst continuing...

The Global Ghost Gear Initiative® (GGGI) is the foremost global alliance dedicated to tackling the problem of abandoned, lost and otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG or “ghost gear”) by building evidence about the extent of the problem; defining...

This catalogue of policies best practices was produced by ARIEL project, a two-year project funded by the Interreg ADRION Programme, aimed at speeding-up and transferring innovation for the Adriatic and Ionian Regions in small-scale fisheries and...

The Elbe Estuary, stretching 97 km from the port city of Hamburg to the German North Sea coast, is a vital land-sea region in Germany that supports key activities including shipping and transport, fisheries and aquaculture, agriculture, tourism and...

The purpose of this paper is to assist the offshore aquaculture by providing an inventory (non-exhaustive) of good practice as a means to prevent, reduce, monitor, quantify, remove and recycle marine litter in the Baltic, the Mediterranean and the...

Located on the banks of the Danube, in the south of Olt County, the city of Corabia has more than 170 small scale fishermen. While the city’s fisheries sector has traditionally been reasonably profitable, most of fishermen were unable to sell their catch...