Guidelines for issuing Aquaculture Projects Licenses.

These instructions provide for the general features of the directives of aquaculture projects licenses and controlling the businesses thereof, the procedures for submitting new license applications and the requirements thereof for any investor who wishes to start or continue investing in aquaculture projects and a controlling vision for implementing these projects after obtaining the licenses.
These controls and their regulating procedures of issuing aquaculture project licenses and controlling the businesses thereof include all obligations all investors must comply with. The requisites of these controls are based on the fact that all aquaculture projects shall obtain the licenses regulating their businesses. Any investor engaged in the management and administration of aquaculture operations shall be responsible for carrying out such controls.
The Ministry grants aquaculture licenses under these controls based on the technical, economic, and environmental feasibility studies submitted by the competent authority and the other related authorities. The competent authority issues, reviews, develops, and updates the controls and procedures regularly, including: Specifying the minimum distances between projects; Environmental management; The needed equipment, establishments; Biosecurity; Preventing aquaculture marine organisms from access to natural environments; Protecting natural reserves; Using antibiotic and chemical therapy, vaccines, and others. In addition, the competent authority shall be responsible for overseeing the activities of aquaculture projects.