3c. Submission. The finalized project proposal is submitted
to the key institutions.
The key institutions that must be contacted are listed on page 34.
3d. Preliminary Screening. The institutions relevant to
mariculture meet to determine whether the project proposal
is adequate to proceed with the MAJOR permit procedure.
Criteria used to determine the adequacy of the proposal to continue the permit process are outlined on pages 33-36.
3e. Scoping. The ToR for the EIA are developed, incorporat-
ing each institution’s comments from the screening meeting and their review cr iteria.
Development of the ToR for EIA is described on pages 36-39.
3f. Assessment. The EIA is conducted and through consulta-
tion, the institutional and public per spectives are incor porat- ed in the EIA.
Procedure for conducting the EIA is described on page 40.
3g. Review. The EIA is reviewed for adequacy by an inter-
sectoral team.
The intersectoral process is described on pages 40-41.
3h. Environmental Permit. If the review finds that the EIA
repor t is satisfactory and answers the review cr iteria of all institutions, the Environmental Permit is issued.
The criteria for issuing the Environmental Permit are described on page 41.
3i. Final Approval. O nce the Environmental Permit is
granted, the investor may take the final steps in the approval process. The MNRT Fisher ies compiles and reviews all final
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institutional approvals and completes the final processing of the permit. The Cer tificate of Business Incentives may
be obtained. Land and water use rights may also be obtained at this stage.
The final approval process is described on pages 42-44.
4. Steps in the MINOR permit process small-scale projects
without potential impacts:
4a. Getting started. Preparing the project proposal.
Elements that need to be included in the project plan are defined on pages 45-46.
4b. Preliminary review by the District Technical Team.
Proposal is reviewed by the District Technical Team for ade-
quacy to continue in the MINOR permit process.
Review process and criteria are defined on pages 46-47.
4c. Review by local authorities. Village and ward per sonnel
review the proposal for acceptability and feasibility.
Review process and criteria are defined on pages 47-48.
4d. Final approval. The Full Council approves, and the
investor can then proceed to obtain land and water use rights, then the business license.
Review process is described on page 48.
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Mariculture, because of its intersectoral nature, touches many sectors at several levels of government. Each has a different role
to play and each enter s and exits the process at different times. However, each sector, regardless of their sectoral mandate,
seeks to:
Promote integrated and sustainable approaches to the development of major economic uses of the coast
to optimiz e benefits and minimize negative impacts
The following lists the major sectors that are involved in the mariculture review and approval process. O ther sector s may be
involved occasionally and where required, NEMC will identify and contact them for involvement in the approval process. For
each, we have defined their role and their legislative mandate as it relates to mariculture. How they enter and exit the process is
detailed as the process is described in the following pages. This document also provides key contacts for each sector.
Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism MNRT
Primary Responsibility:
Acts as the ultimate author ity and provides oversight for approving mar iculture projects once individual
institutions have completed their reviews and issued their approvals. The MNRT also archives the approval process docu-
ments to create a public record of the process.
Type of Review:
An administrative review of the package of collect- ed documents acquired dur ing the approval process submitted by
the Fisher ies Division to ensure that all needed documents are present and that overall compliance with the permitting process
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