FI: DP/GRE/85/002
Field Document 8
November 1987

G R E E C E
AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING IN GREECE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

A report prepared for the project
Development of Marine and Inland Aquaculture in Greece

by

D.C.B. Scott
Consultant

This report was prepared during the course of the project identified on the title page. The conclusions and recommendations given in the report are those considered appropriate at the time of its preparation. They may be modified in the light of further knowledge gained at subsequent stages of the project.

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FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 1987

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION

1.1 Terms of reference

2. AQUACULTURE ENGINEERING

3. GREEK AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS: EVOLUTION, PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE TRENDS

4. THE MATERIAL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS OF DIFFERENT INDUSTRY SECTORS

4.2 Fresh water fish culture

4.3 Shellfish culture

4.4 Salt water finfish culture

4.4.1 Marine Hatcheries

4.4.2 Marine Ongrowing Systems

4.5 All sectors

5. THE PRESENT STATUS OF THE SUPPORT INDUSTRY AND STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT

5.1 Introduction

5.2 Materials and equipment available in Greece

5.2.1 Basic Materials

5.2.2 General Items

5.2.3 Specialist Items

5.3 Services available in Greece

5.4 Index of materials, equipment and services

5.5 Strategies for the development of the support industry

5.5.1 Discussion

5.5.2 Proposed Strategies

5.5.3 Summary of Strategies

6. VISITS AND MEETINGS: MAIN OBSERVATIONS AND COMMENTS

6.1 Introduction

6.2 Prokopos lagoon, Patras

6.3 Enclosure trials at Messolonghi

6.4 Kokala lagoon, near Preveza

6.5 Cage sites at Palio Varka and Bogonitsa Bay, Amivrakikos Gulf

6.6 Elunda Bay, Crete

6.7 Mavrotopos, Alexandroupolis

6.9 The lagoons at Kavala

7. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INVENTORY OF AREAS SUITABLE FOR AQUACULTURE DEVELOPMENT

7.1 Introduction

7.2 Information required for the inventory

7.3 The areas most suitable for aquaculture development in Greece

8. SUMMARY OF CONSUTANT'S MAIN FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS

LIST OF APPENDIXES

A. The Consultant's Timetable during the Assignment: Places Visited, Activities and Persons Met

B. Summary of Suppliers of Aquaculture Equipment and Services in Greece

B.1 Exhibitors at the “1st International Exhibition of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Relevant Equipment” (Fish and Aquaculture) held at the HELEXPO Congress Centre, Thessaloniki from 21 to 25 October 1987

B.1a - Companies and Organizations Represented

B.1b - Representatives

B.2 Additional Suppliers of Materials, Equipment and Services related to Aquaculture but not Present at the Exhibition

B.3 Index of Aquaculture related Materials, Equipment and Services and Their Suppliers in Greece

C. The Principal Installation and Depreciation Costs of a Typical Greek Marine Cage Farm with a Production of 50 t Bass/Bream per year

D. The Greek Ministry of Agriculture Proposals for a Nationwide Marine Site Survey

LIST OF TABLES

1. The Present Status of Aquaculture in Greece

2. Summary of Installation and Depreciation Costs for a 50 t/year Cage Farm