Profile updated on 12 October 2022

SUMMARY

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Argyrosomus regius , Dicentrarchus labrax , Sparus aurata

SPECIES NAME(s)

Meagre, European seabass, Gilthead seabream

JURISDICTION

Primorje-Gorski Kotar

PREDOMINANT PRODUCTION SYSTEM

Cage - Floating

WATER SOURCE

Marine

JUVENILE SOURCE

hatchery - closed cycle


ANALYSIS

Strengths
  • Coastal water quality bodies are monitored nationwide under EU Directives and are also assessed for eutrophication.
Weaknesses
  • Unlike other counties, there is no evidence of allocated zones for marine aquaculture in Primorje-Gorski Kotar.