54
M. Holmer et al.
Germany
Shellfish (mainly
mussels);
some finfish
(mainly rainbow trout)
No figure
Effluent water quality; closed season for mussel
harvest; shellfish
growing water
quality
Shellfish flesh quality
Use must be recorded
in “operation record
book”
Use must be recorded in
“operation record book”
Greece
Finfish (mainly
sea bass and
bream); shellfish (mainly
mussels)
No figure
Cage location; stocking density; feed
type, water and
sediment quality;
sanitary measures
Same as legislation for
farmed domestic animals
Approved by National
Drug Organizations
Approved by National Drug
Organizations
Iceland
Finfish (mainly
salmon) some
char and rainbow trout
No figure
Cage location; water
quality; nature
conservation
Maximum residue limit
for pesticides and other
contaminants in flesh;
standards for microbes
and algal toxins
Permit from Veterinary
Officer of fish diseases
Permit from Veterinary
Officer of fish diseases
Ireland
Finfish (mainly
salmon);
shellfish
(mainly mussels)
15 kg m
−3
stocking
density
for finfish
Cage location, escape
prevention, fallowing period;
abundance of sealice; water and
seabed quality
Algal toxins in shellfish
flesh; disease and
chemical residues in
finfish and shellfish
flesh
Issued by veterinarian Issued by veterinarian
Organotin antifoulants
are not permitted
Italy
Finfish (mainly
trout); some
shellfish
(mussels,
clams)
No figure
Water quality
Heavy metals and organic
compounds in bivalves
Issued by veterinarian –
Table 2.3 (continued)
Regulatory control
Country
Type of marine
aquaculture
Carrying
capacity
Environmental
standards
Food standards
Medicines licenses
Pesticides licenses