A Preliminary Review of Selected Legislation Governing Aquaculture
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Whereas the legal regime of marine fisheries has been the subject of considerable attention as it has evolved since 1945, the legal regime of aquaculture has tended to be neglected in comparison. However, aquaculture is increasingly being seen as an important method of improving food production, and there are impressive statistics on the increased volume of production in recent years. For these, and no doubt other reasons, it is timely to examine the legal regime governing this activity. The purpose of the present study is to examine the legal regime of aquaculture, focusing in particular on the key legal issues governing this activity. In addition to some general matters discussed in the introduction, these are: the general place of aquaculture in the legal system, access to and use of water and land, environmental aspects, including fish disease, import of live fish and the introduction of non-indigenous species. It would have been impossible to have considered all or even a ma jority of the laws concerning aquaculture throughout the world. The approach adopted, therefore, was to consider at least the laws of particular countries reflecting the differences between common law and civil law systems, developed and developing societies, and centrally planned and capitalist societies.