Review on cage aquaculture licensing procedures: a focus on Chile, Greece, Norway, Spain and the United States of America

摘要

According to FAO studies aquaculture is presented as an increasing activity (FAO, 2006). Countries in Africa and Asia are promoting aquaculture as an alternative economic activity in sustainable coastal development. In Europe, aquaculture started withboth a high technology and production level in the 1980s. Currently, countries such as Norway, Spain and France have an important level of production and Asiatic countries are leading aquaculture production, with Viet Nam, India, China and Thailand as primary producing countries.