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Ecosystem Approach to Making Space for Aquaculture
The AquaSpace project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation: Sustainable Food Security - Optimising space availability for European Aquaculture under grant agreement n° 633476.
What are the key constraints to aquaculture
development?
What kind of tools can be used in spatial
planning for aquaculture?
How can we facilitate the planning process to
develop aquaculture sustainably?
IDENTIFY INDUSTRY-WIDE ISSUES AND OPTIONS Determine the ways governance, legal, environmental, economic, social
and cultural issues influence the use of space by aquaculture Prioritise key issues constraining the growth of aquaculture in Europe, in
consultation with stakeholders
DEVELOP TAILORED TOOLS Characterise existing tools for assessing spatial issues in relation to
aquaculture Support the aquaculture licencing process and facilitate
investment by developing and customising spatial planning tools
USE GLOBAL CASE STUDIES TO ASSESS AND VALIDATE TOOLS Engage relevant stakeholders and local end-users at 16 case study
sites to examine the relevance and usefulness of spatial planning tools to address specific issues at particular ecosystem scales.
Funding programme: Horizon 2020
Duration: 2015 – 2018
Total budget: €3 Million
Coordinator: The Scottish Association for
Marine Science SAMS http://www.sams.ac.uk/
Consortium: 22 partners across the world
Global Case Studies
Web: http://aquaspace-h2020.eu/
e-mail: [email protected]
What Is The Goal Of AquaSpace? AquaSpace aims to provide increased space of high water quality for aquaculture by adopting the Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture (EAA) using Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) to deliver food security and increased employment opportunities through economic growth.
AquaSpace At A Glance:
AquaSpace Project Partners
The AquaSpace project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation: Sustainable Food Security - Optimising space availability for European Aquaculture under grant agreement n° 633476.
KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE Continue building knowledge about key issues in
aquaculture planning with stakeholders, managers, industry and society
Develop a Masters-level module on MSP and
Aquaculture, and Continued Professional Development (CPD) courses to address gaps in skilled capacity for planning and management of aquaculture.
Deliver results through media presentations, newsletters, articles, peer-reviewed journals and an online toolbox.
Ecosystem Approach to Making Space for Aquaculture
SYNTHESISE FOR IMPACT Compare outcomes of the case studies and the suitability of applying different tools across
different scales and environments Produce an innovative web-based platform to deliver the results of the project tailored to the
needs of different user profiles, providing information and operational tools to the industry, planners and the public
NARIC
Digital Elevation Model Resulting layer depicts visibility of marine waters from land OS Mapping of Buildings
Using Geographic Information Systems to combine topography and building location to generate maps of visual amenity for Scottish coastal waters and utilising that information to
determine potential location of aquaculture sites to minimise impact on visual amenities
Visual amenity of Loch Fyne around Lochgilhead. The Salmon Farm (in white) is located in the area of least visual amenity.