This publication on aquaculture insurance was written by Dr Raymon van Anrooy of the Fishery Policy and Planning Division (FIP), FAO Fisheries Department, Rome, Mr Philip A.D. Secretan of Aquaculture Underwriting Management Services Ltd (AUMS), East Sussex, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ms Yong Lou of Tongji University, Shanghai, China, Dr Richard Roberts, Auckland, New Zealand and Dr Maroti Upare of the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mumbai, India.
The document summarizes the findings of regional review desk studies carried out in late 2004 and early 2005, which covered China, other main Asian aquaculture producer countries (including Bangladesh, India, Japan and Viet Nam), Europe (France, Italy, Norway, Spain and the United Kingdom), South America (Brazil and Chile), North America (the United States of America and Canada), sub- Saharan Africa (Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and Oceania (Australia and New Zealand).
