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海魚養殖的持牌要求
《海魚養殖條例》（第353章）規定，所有海魚養殖活動均須在指定魚類養殖區內持牌經營，未持牌不得進行。現時全港有28個魚類養殖區，佔海域約650公頃，約有907個持牌經營者；多數魚場規模細小、以家庭作業為主，一般只有一至兩個浮排。海魚養殖牌照自2002年6月起可轉讓，漁農自然護理署並已推出數碼牌照平台方便持牌人管理牌照。
塘魚與蠔隻養殖
塘魚養殖集中在新界西北，魚塘有淡水與鹹淡水之分。2025年本地內陸魚塘面積約1,115公頃，生產約1,518公噸淡水魚，約八成八的魚場採用混養，其餘單養石斑、海鯛等掠食性魚類。魚苗多在早春放養，一般八至十二個月達到上市體型。蠔隻養殖則在后海灣潮間泥灘進行，部分農戶近年改為把內地購入的中型蠔養肥，多採浮排籃養方式。
支援、風險與行業實況
漁農自然護理署為養魚戶提供技術支援、培訓、推廣與貸款，並推動現代化塘魚養殖及良好水產養殖規範；業界亦可申請漁業持續發展基金，採用可持續及高增值的作業模式。養殖業面對的風險相當直接：紅潮可令魚類大量死亡，溶氧不足與水質惡化會影響生長，颱風與天氣突變亦可能損毀設施。漁護署亦推行「漁＋樂」魚場計劃，讓取得認證的魚排與內陸魚場舉辦休閒垂釣及教育導賞活動，開拓收入來源。
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Licensing requirements for marine fish culture
The Marine Fish Culture Ordinance (Cap. 353) requires all marine fish culture to operate under licence within designated fish culture zones, and unlicensed operation is not permitted. There are currently 28 zones occupying about 650 hectares with some 907 licensed operators; most farms are small and family-based, typically with one or two rafts. Marine fish culture licences have been transferable since June 2002, and the AFCD has launched a digital licensing platform to help licensees manage their licences. Operators must hold a licence before stocking a raft.
Pond fish and oyster culture
Pond fish culture clusters in the north-west New Territories, with freshwater and brackish ponds. In 2025 local inland ponds covered about 1,115 hectares and produced about 1,518 tonnes of freshwater fish; about 88 per cent of farms used polyculture, while the rest farmed carnivorous species such as groupers and seabreams alone. Fry are usually stocked in early spring and most species reach marketable size in eight to twelve months. Oyster culture is practised on the intertidal mudflats of Deep Bay, and some farmers in recent years have fattened medium-sized oysters imported from the Mainland, mostly using the raft and basket method.
Support, risks and industry reality
The AFCD provides fish farmers with technical support, training, extension services and loans, and promotes modernised pond fish aquaculture and good aquaculture practices; the trade can also apply to the Sustainable Fisheries Development Fund to adopt sustainable, high-value-added operations. The risks are direct: red tides can cause mass fish deaths, low dissolved oxygen and deteriorating water quality affect growth, and typhoons and sudden weather changes can damage facilities. The AFCD also runs the 'Fish + Fun' scheme, allowing accredited rafts and inland fish farms to offer recreational fishing and educational guided tours, opening up income sources.
