Governance and Licensing of Aquaculture Systems

Code: BIO14639M

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/162 hours

Scientific Area: Biological Sciences

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Presentation

Governance requirements and legal framework associated to aquaculture systems in coastal, estuarine and freshwater areas, at regional, national and European levels to ensure environmental sustainability and good environmental and ecological of the reproductive cycles.

Sustainable Development Goals

Erradicar a fome - Acabar com a fome, alcançar a segurança alimentar e melhoria da nutrição e promover a agricultura sustentável.

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Trabalho digno e crescimento económico - Promover o crescimento económico sustentado, inclusivo e sustentável, emprego pleno e produtivo, e trabalho decente para todos.

Produção e consumo sustentáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

Proteger a vida marinha - Conservação e uso sustentável dos oceanos, dos mares, e dos recursos marinhos para o desenvolvimento sustentável.

Learning Goals

Goal: To understand Governance, Legislation and Licensing tools at regional, national and European levels, for the implementation of aquaculture systems to ensure the environmental sustainability and Good Environmental status throughout the production cycle.
Objectives
-To know the aquaculture sector at regional and national level and to relate with the international context.
-To analyse the strategic plans and their supported visions related with the development of the sector based on environmental sustainability principles, and food quality and safety.
-To analyse the legislation tools under spatial planning in the maritime and freshwater perspective
-To understand the legal framework underlying the aquaculture activities and the administrative procedures for obtaining licenses and permissions to install.
-Good Practices in the implementation and management of aquaculture systems.
-The aquaculture activity Governance supported by The European Green Deal new growth strategy.

The syllabus of this curricular unit will be lectured within the framework of regional, national and European guidelines:
1. Development of aquaculture systems in marine, estuarine and freshwater environments.
2. Current status of aquaculture production.
3. Strategic management guidelines for the sustainable development of aquaculture, including the Sustainable Development Goals.
4. Planning strategies for marine and freshwater resources in the national and european context: National Strategy for the Sea; Law for the Planning and Management Policy of the National Maritime Space; Reservoir Management Plans; Estuarine and Coastal Management Plans; and others
5. Legal framework and procedures needed to install an aquaculture system.
6. Legal forms needed to implement an aquaculture system.

Teaching Methods

The learning is based in active participation of the students. The contact period includes the analysis of the legislation tools related with the implementation of the aquaculture production activity. Specialists from several governance institutes will be invited and other experts in environmental legislation to exchange experiences. Therefore, the learning will be interactive. The TP classes will be concentrated on the development of projects in which students will apply the new knowledge obtained by developing roadmaps of the implementation and licensing systems. The Moodle Platform will support autonomous study.

Assessment

Evaluation methods include the continuous observation of students work and performance, as well as the development, presentation, anddiscussion of specific projects (individual or/and in-group). The participation and oral presentations are 30% of the total evaluation. The students could also have an individual evaluation during the examination period (100%).

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