The state of world fisheries and aquaculture

2000


CONTENTS

Foreword
Acknowledgement
Glossary

PART 1
WORLD REVIEW OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE

Fisheries resources: trends in production, utilization and trade overview

 

PART 2
SELECTED ISSUES FACING FISHERS AND AQUACULTURISTS

Fishers’ safety
The issue
Possible solutions
Recent actions
Global perspective
Fish quality and safety
The issue
Possible solutions
Recent actions
Global perspective
Property rights and fisheries management
The issue
Possible solutions
Recent actions
Global perspective
Illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
The issue
Possible solutions
Recent actions
Global perspective
Indicators of sustainable development and the precautionary approach in marine capture fisheries
The issue
Possible solutions
Recent actions
Global perspective
Monitoring the impact of fishing on marine ecosystems
The issue
Possible solutions
Global perspective
Genetically modified organisms and fisheries
The issue
Possible solutions
Recent actions
Global perspective
Ecolabelling in fisheries management
The issue
How ecolabelling works
Recent actions
Global perspective

PART 3
HIGHLIGHTS OF SPECIAL FAO STUDIES

Understanding the cultures of fishing communities: a key to fisheries management and food security
Background
Highlights from case studies
Highlights of main findings
The economic viability of marine capture fisheries
Background
Findings
Outlook: sustainability and economic viability
Trends in world fisheries and their resources: 1974-1999
Introduction
Relative production levels
Global levels of exploitation
The stat of stocks by region
Global trends
Discussion

PART 4
OUTLOOK

Recent trends and possible consequences for world fisheries and aquaculture
Overview
Fish as food
Fish as a source of income
Medium-term outlook: fish consumption in 2010
Long-term outlook: some plausible structural changes in production and demand

PART 5
FISHERIES ACTIVITIES OF COUNTRY GROUPINGS

Association of Southeast Asian Nations
Caribbean Community and Common Market
Commonwealth of Independent States
Economic Community of West African States
European Community
Latin American Economic System
League of Arab States
North American Free Trade Agreement
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
Southern African Development Community
South Pacific Forum



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