Regional Plan on Marine Fisheries and Aquaculture 2000-2002 Country/Territory Italy Territorial subdivision Toscana Document type Miscellaneous Date 2000 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Agricultural development Marine fisheries Aquaculture Mariculture Fishery management and conservation Policy/planning Subsidy/incentive Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, Mediterranean, Southern Europe Abstract The Regional Department for Economic Development has adopted the present Plan with a view to promoting the development and modernization of the marine fisheries and aquaculture sectors in the Tuscany Region. Firstly, the Plan describes the fisheries and aquaculture regional framework in administrative, legal, social and economic terms. The Plan is divided into the following three Titles: (I) Overview; (II) Forms of intervention; (III) Implementation of the Plan and financial resources. The development of the sectors covered by this Regional Plan shall be prompted through sustainable policies and taking into particular account the protection of marine resources, the balance between fishing efforts and marine resources as well as the prevention of damages that may arise from the inappropriate exploitation of natural resources at sea. The Plan pursues also the modernization of installation and techniques. Full text Italian Website www.regione.toscana.it