From rising meat and seafood production to changes in the climate, Vital Signs 2010 documents 24 trends that are shaping our future and includes concise analyses and clear ...
Over the past decade, there has been growing concern among international stakeholders, particularly in Mediterranean countries, about aquaculture product quality, knowledge management, interaction with the environment, technology and systems, fish health and welfare, management of biological lifecycles and sustainable feed production within the aquaculture sector. This publication is a result of ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Papers # 529This technical paper provides a comprehensive review of current integrated mariculture practices around the world in three papers covering temperate zones, tropical zones and one semi enclosed ecosystem, the Mediterranean Sea. Integrated mariculture includes a diverse range of co-culture/farming practices, from integrated multitrophic ...
This flagship publication of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, presents a world review of fisheries and aquaculture, including trends and statistics. It highlights issues debated worldwide and profiles future scenarios with a view to providing the most current global view and perspective on fisheries and aquaculture.This issue of The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture ...
The Working Party received updates of the status of monitoring of the fishery catches by the member countries of the Commission. Some countries were upgrading their systems, others continued with existing systems that operated satisfactorily. They discussed minimum data requirements for effective fisheries management in three artisanal fishery types: tuna, shark and small pelagic ...
Several working documents, including Technical guidelines on aquaculture certification, Towards better governance in aquaculture and Opportunities for addressing the challenges in meeting the rising global demand for food fish from aquaculture, were presented by the Secretariat for information, discussion and decision by the Sub-Committee. Also published in Arabic, Chinese and Russian. - ...
The aim of the Consultation was to review the draft International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas which had been developed in order to assist States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements in sustainably managing deep-sea fisheries. Also published in Arabic and Chinese. - L'objectif de cette Consultation était d'examiner le projet de ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsThe meeting discussed the final activities and inputs to the Regional Aquaculture Information System (RAIS) in view of its imminent and official launching in March 2009. The participants discussed and agreed on: i) the RAIS User Manual, ii) the promotional flyer, iii) the press release, and iv) the overall communication strategy to launch and to further ...
Codex Alimentarius - Joint FAO/WHO Food StandardsThe Code of Practice for fish and fishery products is intended for all those engaged in the handling, production, storage, distribution, export, import and sale of fish and fishery products. The Code will help in attaining safe and wholesome products that can be sold on national or international markets and meet the requirements of the Codex ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsMajor topics discussed during the sessions were: the state of fishery resources and the status and trends of fisheries and aquaculture in the WECAFC region; climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture; FAO fishery statistics programme and WECAFC; and Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) issues ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports # 904The workshop reviewed progress in post-harvest fish utilization in Africa and made recommendations to FAO, its member countries and institutes interested in fish utilization in Africa. The experts reviewed in particular fresh or live fish handling, fish processing, post-harvests loss assessment, quality and safety, and marketing and socio-economic ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports No. 902The twenty-eighth session of the Committee on Fisheries reviewed the issues of an international character and the FAO programme in fisheries and aquaculture and their implementation. The Committee supported the development of guidelines on best practices for the safety of seas and agreed that additional work should be carried out in relation to the ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports 910The objective of the Workshop was to develop national capacity and promote bilateral, subregional and regional coordination so that countries would be better placed to strengthen and harmonize port State measures and, as a result, implement the relevant tools of the 2001 FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported ...
This issue of The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture features some aspects that may receive increasing attention: climate change, the use of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the proliferation of private standards and certification schemes in the international fish trade. This report also highlights some of FAO's special studies. Among these are the use ...
This issue of The State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture features some aspects that may receive increasing attention: climate change, the use of marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction, and the proliferation of private standards and certification schemes in the international fish trade. This report also highlights some of FAO's special studies. Among these are the use ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsThe Committee discussed the main problems faced by the Mediterranean aquaculture market and agreed on the need to harmonize and to implement the procedures for site selection and site management of Mediterranean aquaculture, for Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Monitoring Programmes. The Committee confirmed that the sustainability of ...
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical PapersNo. 521Knowledge of the technological and socio-economical factors that have contributed to the past development of aquaculture in diverse regions of the world is essential to understand the current challenges facing the sector and to formulate appropriate policies to spur growth in those regions where aquaculture has failed to develop adequately. ...
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)This study summarizes the available information about different aspects of the small tuna species in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea and provides data on their biology and ecology, their exploitation, including the fishery statistics by species, and the socio-economic aspects of these ...
General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM): Reports # 33The yearly review of the activities of the Commission and its Committees, with new recommendations and resolutions. For governmental bodies and policy makers. Also published in ...