Published the Technical Guide "Allocated Zones for Aquaculture (AZA)"

This Technical Guide, drafted by ISPRA for the General direction of fisheries and aquaculture of the Ministry of Agriculture, is a practical tool to facilitate the understanding of the processes for the identification and allocation of marine areas to aquaculture as well as to facilitate the identification and selection of new sites taking into account existing constraints, multiple pressures, maritime uses, the state of the marine environment and the carrying capacity of marine ecosystems. It provides advanced knowledge and tools to Regions and coastal municipalities to support the decision-making process for planning new zones for aquaculture development and to integrate Allocated Zones for Aquaculture (AZAs) in the Maritime Spatial Plans, according to the principles of the FAO Ecosystem Approach  to Aquaculture (EAA)