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Malta
Finfish (mainly
sea bream
and blue fin
tuna)
15 kg m
−3
for
sea bream
and 3–
4 kg m
−3
for blue
fin tuna
Water quality;
sediment quality;
benthic diversity;
state of benthic
habitats in the
vicinity of farm
In accordance with EU
Directives
Issued by Veterinarian
at the Department
of Fisheries and
Aquaculture
None issued – pesticides
not permitted
The Netherlands Shellfish (cockles, mussels,
oysters)
100,000 metric tons
(fresh
weight
mussels
10,000
metric
cockles
Safeguard of food
reserves for wild
birds; biotoxins
and microbes in
shellfish growing
waters
Biotoxins and microbes in
shellfish flesh
Not used in extensive
mariculture
Not used in extensive
mariculture
Norway
Finfish (mainly
salmonids);
shellfish
(mainly mussels)
Site
dependent
Receiving water
body: nutrients,
oxygen, sediment
C and N, benthos,
organic pollutants, metals. Site:
sediment condition.
EU standards for fish and
shellfish
Issued by veterinarian Issued by veterinarian
Portugal
Shellfish (clams,
oysters,
cockles);
some finfish
(sea bass,
sea bream,
turbot)
No figure
In accordance with EU
Regulations
Permission required
from Direccao Geral
da Veterinaria
Permission required from
Direccao Geral da
Veterinaria
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