AQUACULTURE ADVISORY COUNCIL (AAC)
We provide advice to the European Commission and Member States on all matters affecting EU aquaculture production.
Latest Recommendations

Recommendation on using ethology, an understanding of fish behaviour, to improve fish welfare and production
/ animal welfare, Recommendations

Recommendation on Fish Health Good Management Practices
/ animal welfare, Fish welfare, Management practices, Recommendations

AAC Recommendation on Promoting the involvement of young professionals in aquaculture
/ aquaculture, involvement, Recommendations, young professionals

AAC Recommendation on Good husbandry practices in shellfish farming
/ animal welfare, health, Recommendations, Shellfish, Sustainability

AAC Recommendation on Organic Aquaculture
/ algae, Farm to Fork, feed, fish, Green Deal, insects, Organic, Recommendations, seaweed, Shellfish
Latest Answers
European Commission reply to the AAC Recommendation on Good husbandry practices in shellfish farming
/ animal welfare, European Commission answers, health, Shellfish, Sustainability
European Commission reply to the AAC Recommendation on the circularity of fish feed
/ animal welfare, circularity, European Commission answers, health, Sustainability, sustainable food production systems
European Commission reply to the AAC Recommendation on the decarbonisation of finfish farming facilities
/ European Commission answers
European Commission reply to the AAC Recommendation on shellfish farming as a nitrogen sink
/ European Commission answers
European Commission Reply to the AAC-MAC Recommendations for the inclusion of indicators of economic sustainability in the STECF’s “The EU aquaculture sector” report
/ economic sustainability, European Commission answers, indicators, MAC, report, stecf
Latest Feeds
DAY 2: Shellfish WG meeting 🦪🌱
Matters to be discussed:
🚨#FoodSafety 🌊 #MarineActionPlan 🦀 #BlueCrab 🌡️#Norovirus ❤️#ShellfishWelfare 🚦#LowTrophicAquaculture 🐣 shellfish nurseries.
DAY 2 of AAC Working Group meetings:
Second part of our Horizontal Matters meeting -
⚖️#PolluterPaysPrinciple 🌊#MarineActionPlan #ConsumerInformation 🌱#Algea 🔬#Research
Our Working Group on Horizontal Matters (Part I) is now starting.
👉TODAY: @EU_MARE updates, #YoungAquacultureProducers, #MSFD @EU_ENV , #Organic @EUAgri and more fun to come tomorrow.