Cbd third National Report Armenia (English version)

Marine and Coastal Protected Areas

Which of the following statements can best describe the current status of marine and coastal protected areas in your country? Please use an “X” to indicate your response.
Marine and coastal protected areas have been declared and gazetted (please indicate below how many)
Management plans for these marine and coastal protected areas have been developed with involvement of all stakeholders
Effective management with enforcement and monitoring has been put in place
A national system or network of marine and coastal protected areas is under development
A national system or network of marine and coastal protected areas has been put in place
The national system of marine and coastal protected areas includes areas managed for purpose of sustainable use, which may allow extractive activities
The national system of marine and coastal protected areas includes areas which exclude extractive uses
The national system of marine and coastal protected areas is surrounded by sustainable management practices over the wider marine and coastal environment.
Other (please describe below)
Not applicable
Further comments on the current status of marine and coastal protected areas.

Mariculture

Is your country applying the following techniques aimed at minimizing adverse impacts of mariculture on marine and coastal biodiversity? Please check all that apply.
Application of environmental impact assessments for mariculture developments
Development and application of effective site selection methods in the framework of integrated marine and coastal area management
Development of effective methods for effluent and waste control
Development of appropriate genetic resource management plans at the hatchery level
Development of controlled hatchery and genetically sound reproduction methods in order to avoid seed collection from nature.
If seed collection from nature cannot be avoided, development of environmentally sound practices for spat collecting operations, including use of selective fishing gear to avoid by-catch
Use of native species and subspecies in mariculture
Implementation of effective measures to prevent the inadvertent release of mariculture species and fertile polypoids.
Use of proper methods of breeding and proper places of releasing in order to protect genetic diversity
Minimizing the use of antibiotics through better husbandry techniques
Use of selective methods in commercial fishing to avoid or minimize by-catch
Considering traditional knowledge, where applicable, as a source to develop sustainable mariculture techniques
Not applicable
Further comments on techniques that aim at minimizing adverse impacts of mariculture on marine and coastal biodiversity.