(1) Placed under the authority of a Head of Department, the Aquaculture Service is responsible for:

• the promotion of aquaculture;
• the organization and monitoring of the supervision of fish farmers;
• the examination of technical advice files on the import and export of aquaculture species, in conjunction with the administrations concerned;
• monitoring and supporting the activities of professional and interprofessional organizations of aquaculturists and non-governmental organizations working in the sector;
• monitoring and control of private aquaculture extension services;
• the development and monitoring of aquaculture standards, in conjunction with the administrations concerned;
• the selection of species adaptable to different ecological zones;
• the collection of aquaculture statistics;
• the examination of technical approval files, authorisations for the creation and authorisation to open aquaculture establishments, in conjunction with the administrations concerned.