The article gives an overview of instruments aimed to promote sustainable aquaculture which is used in European Union legislation and policy. Pursuant to FAO’s definition aquaculture involves the reproduction, breeding, cultivation and marketing of aquatic plants and animals, in controlled or semi-controlled environments. Today, a one fifth of the fish and seafood produced in the EU already comes from fish farms and other forms of aquaculture. The EUs’ regulation of Common Fisheries Policy comprises: protection, management, and exploitation of living aquatic resources, aquaculture, processing and trade in fishery and aquaculture products. A large number of regulations, guidance documents and policy papers have been produced in the past decade in the EU which address many implementation issues which are relevant for aquaculture. Attention is drawn not only to the Common Fisheries Policy but also to the uneven development and current importance of aquaculture globally.

本文概述了旨在促进欧盟立法和政策中使用的可持续水产养殖的工具。根据粮农组织的定义，水产养殖涉及水生植物和动物在受控或半受控环境中的繁殖、繁殖、养殖和销售。今天，欧盟生产的鱼和海产品中有五分之一来自养鱼场和其他形式的水产养殖。欧盟对共同渔业政策的监管包括：水生生物资源的保护、管理和开发、水产养殖、渔业和水产养殖产品的加工和贸易。过去十年，欧盟制定了大量法规、指导文件和政策文件，解决了与水产养殖相关的许多实施问题。