Aquaculture Books

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By Benten Water Solutions

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 ...

By Earthprint Ltd

The most updated data on capture production, aquaculture production and commodities in one volume. The complete yearbook package for each of these categories – all the key information and statistical tables – are now contained on one CD-ROM, inserted in a booklet including general notes, concepts and classifications, summary tables as well as a ...

By Earthprint Ltd

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 ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical PapersNo. 509This paper shows that the rapid expansion of aquaculture in Southeast Asia occurred in response to market demand and profit opportunities with little government involvement. Governments were more enabling than pro-active; they endorsed aquaculture as a source of livelihood or export earnings, ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports 906The recent incursion of a serious disease, epizootic ulcerative syndrome (EUS), in the Chobe-Zambezi River - and now confirmed in Botswana, Namibia and Zambia - revealed biosecurity weakness in the southern African region. The Workshop on the Development of an Aquatic Framework for Southern Africa was ...

By Earthprint Ltd

These guidelines are particularly important for two reasons: i) fish and fish products are among the most traded agricultural and food commodities with more than one-third of production entering international trade. This makes it especially important to ensure that all those involved in the sector operate according to the same set of rules; and ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports # 885This second workshop was arranged to tackle further the illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing problem, with nearly 200 practitioners discussing pragmatic solutions to eliminate IUU fishing, using actual situations covering a broad array of topics. These topics included case studies from many ...

By Earthprint Ltd

The Workshop received presentations of the Frame Survey methods used in Zimbabwe and Zambia which included data analysis, fish taxonomy, socio-economics and fish diseases. A number of areas of concern regarding harmonization of methodology between the two countries were identified and the Workshop made recommendations on improving the Frame Survey ...

By Earthprint Ltd

Aquaculture is currently facing a significant challenge : how to alleviate the pressure on fish stocks exerted by commercial fishing and yet meet the increasing demand for sea products in a sustainable way. The aim of this guide is to promote the sustainable development of Mediterranean aquaculture by providing basic guidelines for good practice ...

By Earthprint Ltd

The major topics discussed included, inter alia, proposals for a revision of the CECAF-FAO fishing area 34 statistical divisions, shared small pelagic fisheries management in North-West Africa, review of project proposal for strengthening the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic, and global emerging issues in fisheries development ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsThe Technical Workshop considered global and country specific information on shark fisheries and trade to identify limitations and strategies for improving their monitoring. Reports from a selected number of main shark fishing and trading nations described the status of shark fisheries and the efforts towards ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsThe Commission noted the work undertaken since the second session, considered the report of the Scientific Committee, and agreed that the second Working Party on Fisheries Data and Statistics should address the harmonization of fishery frame surveys. - La Commission, après avoir pris note du travail accompli ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Reports 911This report provides a summary of the presentations, panel statements and working group discussions of the Bangkok Global Conference on Small-Scale Fisheries in 2008. The conference identified several critical ways forward in securing sustainable small-scale fisheries that integrate social, cultural and ...

By Earthprint Ltd

With the growing scarcity of fish resources, instruments of fisheries management become crucial. This publication suggests a legal approach to this isssue, and focuses on six case studies: Indonesia, Kenya, Namibia, Brazil, Mexico and the EU. The case studies are preceded by an analysis of the international law requirements concerning fisheries ...

By Earthprint Ltd

The meeting initiated the drafting work on the substantive issues of the agreement and decided on the next steps including a timeline to confirm the commitment to a cooperative arrangement and the choice on the option for the regional cooperative arrangement in order to prepare for the second Regional Intergovernmental Meeting on the Establishment ...

By Earthprint Ltd

The meeting included a range of views regarding the risks and challenges inherent to the recent developments in international seafood trade with views from government officials, business representatives and academia. The symposium highlighted that the seafood sector is extremely dynamic and is increasingly becoming a global sector. Risks include ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsThe workshop focus was on environmental impact assessment and monitoring, and aquaculture licensing for marine aquaculture cage systems. It also aimed at identifying constraints and shortcomings that need to be dealt with to support the development of the cage industry and facilitate investments from the ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture ReportsThe Scientific Committee examined the status of fisheries resources in its area of competence; considered the report of the second Working Party on Fisheries Data and Statistics; discussed a recent fishery assessment from Mauritius; discussed management and research actions in Mozambique (lobster), Seychelles ...

By Earthprint Ltd

FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical PapersInland fisheries livelihoods in Central Asia have been highly affected by the deterioration in the economic environment after the collapse of the former Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics in 1991. This publication discusses current policies and potential livelihood-enhancing policy interventions. ...

By Earthprint Ltd