WWW.WAS.ORG • WORLD AQUACULTURE • MARCH 2013 53 General Information/ Renseignements généraux Conference coordinator Joanne Burry Tel : 709-437-7203 Email : jmburry@nl.rogers.com www.aquacultureassociation.ca OM Farming our waters - Agrifood Innovations Cultiver nos eaux : Innovation en agroalimentaire Co-Hosts / Hôtes conjoints with the practical needs of program managers, who typically make decisions with incomplete data, limited analytical skills and restricted time frames. The proposed system of measurement is simple, relying on published or easily accessible data, and can present meaningful results to non-specialists. To diversify economic activities on islands, we can properly assess the contribution of each activity and select the most desirable. In the case of aquaculture, we can identify where to establish new farms or expand existing ones in a way that will support the sustainable development of islands through productive activities of the primary sector, while preserving the unique identity of each island, their insularity. The method presented here can be used as a tool capable of determining inappropriate sites for projects in areas that initially had been considered suitable for aquaculture development. Monitoring will ensure that established activities will not lead in the future to deviation from sustainability targets and, at the end of the policy period, evaluation practices will determine if the overall state of sustainable development of the island has been improved. Notes 1 Minister’s Advisor on Fisheries, Greek Ministry of Shipping & Aegean. mhatzi@env.aegean.gr 2 General Secretary of Aegean & Island Policy, Greek Ministry of Shipping & Aegean. References Chatziefstathiou, M., I. Spilanis and H. Vayanni. 2006. Developing a Method to Evaluate the Contribution of Different Human Activities to the Sustainable Development of Islands: Case Study on Marine Aquaculture. Sustainable Management and Development of Mountainous & Island Areas. International Conference. 29/9/2006 - 1/10/2006, Naxos European Commission. 1999. Towards environmental pressure indicators for the EU. European Commission, Luxembourg (esl.jrc.it/envind/tepi99rp.pdf) Karakassis, I., K.N. Papadopoulou, E. Apostolaki and D. Koutsoubas. 2005. Mesoscale effects of fish farming zones on macrobenthic communities in the Aegean Sea. The X European Ecological Congress (Eureco ‘05), 11/2005, Kusadasi, Aydin, Turkey. Klaoudatos, S., A. Conides and M. Chatziefstathiou. 1996. Environmental Impact Assessment studies in floating cage culture systems in Greece. Littoral ’96: 3rd International Conference of the European Coastal Association for Science & Technology, Portsmouth, UK. Spilanis, I., T. Kizos, J. Kondili, M. Koulouri and H. Vakoufaris. 2005. Sustainability measurement in islands: the case of South Aegean islands, Greece. International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation & Sustainable Development in Mountain Areas of Europe, Ioannina, Greece.
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