Several EU and national policies and initiatives touch upon aquaculture. Read more about them below:

Environment

• The protection of EU coasts and marine waters (MSFD, ICZM)
• Keeping EU inland and coastal waters clean: the Water Framework Directive (WFD)
• The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
• A future brief on sustainable aquaculture
• Provisions on Invasive Alien Species in the EU
• Use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture

Health and welfare

• Animal health conditions of aquaculture animals and products
• Provisions on live animals
• Provisions on animal feed including hygiene and medication
• Medicinal products for veterinary use
• Animal welfare
• Provisions on food hygiene and food-borne diseases

Trade

• Exporting from the EU
• Importing to the EU

Consumer information

• Labelling, presentation and advertising of foodstuffs
• The common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products
• A pocket guide to consumer labelling requirements for fish products

Additional EU and third party product certification

• EU organic aquaculture rules
• EU Geographical indications and traditional specialities (PDO, PGI, TSG)
• Other private third party certification schemes may also apply. This is often the case for producers wishing to highlight the sustainability of their fisheries products.
• In May 2016 The Commission published a Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on options for an EU eco-label scheme for fishery and aquaculture products (COM/2016/0263) It is based on a Feasibility Report on options for an EU ecolabel scheme for fishery and aquaculture products