Description of activities/sectors
The development, control and support of aquaculture involves a broad range of activities by many public and private sector groups and individuals.
The following is intended to serve as a framework for organizing this work, and to be appropriate to Greece's mixed economy.
Central Government1
| (1A) | Articulation of a national policy; design and implementation of a national strategy; establishment and servicing of a National Aquaculture Coordination Committee (NACC). |
| (1B) | Promulgation, enforcement and monitoring of appropriate national legislation; allocation of licences; establishment of consultation procedures. |
| (1C) | Provision of basic physical infrastructure, including roads, ferries and communications. |
| (1D) | Establishment of basic and applied research programmes; support for research institutes and universities, research and development projects, and central demonstration units. |
| (1E) | Collection, storage and dissemination of information for producers, extension workers and others; public relations; export promotion publications; conferences; exhibitions. |
| (1F) | Graduate, postgraduate, technical, management and practical education and training; provision of a national extension service; channels for international and national sources of technical assistance. |
| (1G) | Management of national grant and loan schemes, and taxation and fees; shareholding in development companies. |
| (1I) | Provision of veterinary services. |
1 The codes refer to the matrix following the text.
Regional authorities
| (2A) | Establishment of regional development strategies, and regional coordination committees; representation on the National Aquaculture Coordination Committee (NACC); direct representation to the Government. |
| (2B) | The promulgation, monitoring and enforcement of regional planning regulations; regional consultation procedures. |
| (2C) | The provision of physical infrastructure. |
| (2D) | Undertaking regional development studies and applied research projects; management of demonstration units. |
| (2E) | Collection, storage and dissemination of regionally relevant information, resource and product promotion publicity; conferences; exhibitions. |
| (2F) | Management, technical and practical education and training; provision of regional extension services. |
| (2G) | Management of regional grant and loan schemes; shareholding in development companies. |
Local authorities
| (3A) | Establishment of local development strategies; representation on regional coordination committees. |
| (3B) | Undertaking planning and pollution control. |
| (3C) | Provision of physical infrastructure. |
| (3G) | Shareholding in development companies and community enterprises. |
Banks
| (4A) | Membership of the National Aquaculture Coordination Committee (NACC). |
| (4E) | Provision of commercial and technical information to producers and policy-makers. |
| (4F) | Provision of management and practical training. |
| (4G) | Provision of ordinary and bridging loan facilities; shareholding in development companies. |
Individuals
| (5E) | Publications by individual researchers, consultants and technical experts. |
| (5F) | Management, practical education and training activities, and technical assistance, furnished by private consultants, researchers and technical experts. |
| (5H) | Production of fish and shellfish. |
| (5I) | Production and supply of seed; production, supply and servicing of equipment. |
| (5J) | Individual transport operators; on-farm processing. |
| (5K) | Local sales by producers, selling agents and retailers; specialist marketing activity; market research. |
Companies
| (6D) | Research and development projects and contracts by private development companies. |
| (6E) | Commercial trade publications; development company publications; conferences; exhibitions. |
| (6F) | Technical, management and practical training activities by development and consultancy companies. |
| (6G) | Provision of insurance; provision of financial administration services to producers. |
| (6H) | Production of fish and shellfish. |
| (6I) | Production and supply of feed, seed and medicines; production, supply and servicing of equipment. |
| (6J) | Transport, storage and processing companies; vertically integrated producers. |
| (6K) | Selling agencies and marketing companies; wholesalers; retailers and vertically integrated producers; product development companies; market research. |
Cooperatives
| (7A) | Representation on the National Aquaculture Coordination Committees (NACC) and on the regional committees; direct representation to the Government. |
| (7C) | Provision of common services for members. |
| (7D) | Practical trials for production systems and equipment. |
| (7E) | Members' newsletters; product promotional material. |
| (7F) | Management and practical training. |
| (7G) | Group insurance; financial administration services for members; shareholding in development companies. |
| (7H) | Production of fish and shellfish. |
| (7I) | Production and supply of feed and seed; production, supply and servicing of equipment. |
| (7J) | Joint transport, storage and processing operations. |
| (7K) | Joint selling, marketing schemes, quality control and guaranty schemes; supply agreements; market research. |
Producers' associations
| (8A) | Representation on national and regional committees; direct representation to the Government. |
| (8C) | Provision of common services for members. |
| (8D) | Practical trials for production systems and equipment. |
| (8E) | Members' newsletters; product promotional material. |
| (8F) | Provision of general advice; organization of exchanges and courses. |
| (8J) | Supervision and operation of distribution and processing schemes and projects. |
| (8K) | Market research; quality control and guaranty schemes; supply agreements. |
FRAMEWORK FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR
ACTIVITY IN AQUACULTURE
| PUBLIC SECTOR | PRIVATE SECTOR | ||||||||
| CENTRAL GOVT. | REGIONAL GOVT. | LOCAL GOVT. | BANKS | INDIVIDUALS | COMPANIES | COOPERATIVES | PRODUCER ASSOCIATIONS | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| A. | POLICY, STRATEGY, COORDINATION | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| B. | LEGISLATION, CONTROL | * | * | * | |||||
| C. | INFRASTRUCTURE | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| D. | RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT | * | * | * | * | * | |||
| E. | INFORMATION SERVICES | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| F. | EDUCATION, TRAINING, EXTENSION | * | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| G. | FINANCIAL SERVICES | * | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| H. | PRIMARY PRODUCTION | * | * | * | |||||
| I. | SUPPORT INDUSTRIES | * | * | * | * | ||||
| J. | DISTRIBUTION, PROCESSING | * | * | * | * | ||||
| K. | MARKETING | * | * | * | * | ||||
