Definition: Aquaculture production

Category: EU legislation

Aquaculture production means the output for final consumption, involving extensive or intensive culture techniques, and includes the production of aquatic plants for industrial purposes. Hatchery output or products which will continue to be subject to aquaculture practices are excluded. Production is to be recorded in tonnes live weight equivalent for animal products and in wet weight for aquatic plants. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31996R0788:EN:HTML