8.1.1 Greece has natural resources capable of significantly expanding aquaculture production from its current low levels.
8.1.2 Freshwater, brackishwater and marine resources using extensive, semi-intensive and intensive techniques can contribute to this expansion.
8.1.3 The most likely areas for increased production are trout, carp, sea bass, sea bream, eels and mussels.
8.1.4 The main barriers to increased production are market-based for trout, carp and mussels and production-based for sea bass, sea bream and eels.
8.1.5 Basic legislation is adequate for present aquaculture development in Greece but will have to be refined as new forms of semi-intensive and intensive production expand.
8.1.6 The process of acquiring licences is too lengthy and complex.
8.1.7 Levels of direct taxation on extensive production are too high.
8.1.8 Despite a large coastline, aquaculture can face strong competition from a wide range of other users and interests.
8.1.9 Most elements for the support of aquaculture development exist in Greece but applied research capacity, good information services and practical support in the field are lacking.
8.1.10 There is a lack of quality in extension services.
8.1.11 There is over-centralisation of government and other services.
8.1.12 There are deficiencies in technical training and a lack of practical training programmes.
8.2.1 That the current extension service should be changed to make it broader and more capable of giving practical support in the field.
8.2.2 That training provision should be revised to reflect actual demand from the industry and to increase the amount of practical content.
8.2.3 That semi-intensive methods should be given a higher priority and be more fully exploited.
8.2.4 That an information service should be created to cater for the needs of producers.
8.2.5 That the role of the cooperative sector should be strengthened to help solve current marketing problems with freshwater species and future marketing and production problems with mussels and marine fish.
8.2.6 That a capacity for applied research should be established.
8.2.7 That the involvement of regional government in planning, strategy and support services should be reinforced.
8.3.1 That policies for government support and assistance should distinguish between the market-related problems of trout, carp and mussels and the production-related problems of other species.
8.3.2 That levels of direct taxation on production should be significantly reduced.
8.3.3 That grant assistance should be available for initial operating costs for intensive production projects.
8.3.4 That, where new intensive systems are to be introduced, technical and management support should be provided from external sources for the initial phases.
8.3.5 That information on pollution effects from aquaculture be produced and widely disseminated.
8.3.6 That legislation and licence acquisition be improved by the introduction of zoning of sea areas.
8.3.7 That the current allocation of licences should avoid the monopolization of sea areas by individuals or firms.
8.3.8 That public hatcheries should be run on commercial lines and freed from central civil service control.
