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FISHERIES
Section 4

Field identification guide to the sharks and rays of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes
Rome, 2004, 106 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105045-7
ISSN 1020-6868
TC/M/Y5080/E
$24.00

This volume presents a fully illustrated field guide for the identification of the sharks and rays most relevant to the fisheries of the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. An extensive literature review and two field surveys in the region were carried out for the preparation of this document. A total of 49 sharks and 45 batoids reliably reported for the region are listed and those common in the fisheries or likely to be found through fisheries operations are fully treated. The guide includes sections on technical terms and measurements for sharks and batoids, and fully illustrated keys to those orders and families that occur in the region. Color plates for a large number of the species are included.

Management, co-management or no management? Major dilemmas in southern African freshwater fisheries. 2. Case studies

FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 426/2
Rome, 2003, 274 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105032-5
ISSN 0429-9345
TC/M/Y5056/E
$56.00

This volume contains reports of ten case studies of freshwater fisheries in southern Africa. A synthesis of these reports can be found in FAO Fisheries Technical Paper 426/1 (ISBN 92-5-104919-X). The case studies were conducted in five medium-sized lakes in four countries: the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Five of the case studies focus on the biological and environmental effects of fishing while the remaining five are concerned with historical and sociological analysis. In different ways all of them address one or more of the following three features, relevant for the management of freshwater fisheries in the SADC region: Has fishing effort developed in these lakes over the last 50 years? What causes the changes in fishing effort? How do fishing effort and environmental factors compare in their effects on the regeneration of fish stocks?

Maritime societies, fisheries law and institutions in the western Mediterranean. A summary of collective rights and decentralized systems of professional discipline

FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 420
Rome, 2004, 64 pp.
ISBN 92-5-104696-4
ISSN 0429-9345
TR/M/Y2788/E
$15.00

This publication considers fisheries management policies in the Mediterranean in the light of the new objectives of sustainability and governance. Emphasis is put on the decentralization of public action and the reform of institutional mechanisms. The first chapter assesses the historical and societal bases of the dualism of small-scale fisheries and industrial fisheries. The similarity of the legal frameworks governing access to fisheries, the statutes of the profession and the areas of intervention by the administration are considered in Chapter II. Chapter III looks at the institutional convergences between the countries of the region. The author underlines the various initiatives aimed at rebuilding the communities' principles of self-regulation, and questions the policy-makers' capacity to commit themselves to policies of territorial allocation, as well as the communities' capacity toulfil a regulatory function enforceable in the industrial sector. Legal validation of the communities and their traditional rules of management over territories to be allocated would be a priority.

Report of the Workshop on the Promotion of Sustainable Commercial Aquaculture in Zambia and Malawi. Lusaka, Zambia, 2-4 October 2002

FAO Fisheries Report No. 733
Rome, 2004, 52 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105115-1
ISSN 0429-9337
TR/M/Y5324/E
$14.00

The Workshop was organized in recognition of the potential role of commercial aquaculture to achieve poverty alleviation and food security growth and employment creation in the region. The main recommendation from the workshop to the Governments of both countries included the need for preparing clear national policies for commercial aquaculture development, promoting start-up aquaculture and allied industries, defining clear models for economic and financial viability assessments to be applied by funding institutions, facilitating borrowing for commercial operations, disseminating research findings to farmers and information sharing at all levels of aquaculture development, as well as awareness-raising among customers on aquaculture products to increase demand for fish.

STATISTICS
Section 7

Summary of world food and agricultural statistics 2003

Rome, 2004, 118 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105050-3
TC/M/Y5085/E
$32.00

This report shows a broad range of statistics pertaining to world food and agriculture. It presents, where appropriate, the differences between developed and developing countries, continents and regions. It is hoped that managers and policy-makers dealing with international issues relating to food and agriculture will find the tables useful. The tables are organized in sections covering agriculture macroeconomic indicators, population and labour force, land use and agricultural inputs, water resources and irrigation, agricultural production and trade, forestry production and trade, fishery production and trade, food nutrition and food security. The figures given refer to the most recent period for which data are available and, where relevant, for selected benchmark periods to allow analysis of trends over time.

FOOD AND NUTRITION
Section 8

Food Hygiene. Basic texts. Third edition - 2003. Codex Alimentarius - Joint FAO/WHO Food Standards Programme

Rome, 2003, 74 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105106-2
ISSN 0259-2916
TC/M/Y5307/E
$12.00

The Codex basic texts on food hygiene lay a firm foundation for understanding how rules and regulations on food hygiene are developed and applied. The General Principles of Food Hygiene cover hygiene practices from primary production through to final consumption, highlighting the key hygiene controls at each stage. This compact volume also contains the most internationally used description of the Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) System and guidelines (as revised in 2003) for its application; principles for the establishment and application of microbiological criteria for foods, and principles and guidelines for the conduct of microbiological risk assessment. The texts will be of use to government authorities, food industries and all food handlers, and consumers as well as teachers and students of food hygiene.

Safety assessment of foods derived from genetically modified animals, including fish

FAO Food and Nutrition Paper No. 79
Rome, 2003, 46 pp.
ISBN 92-5-105110-0
ISSN 0254-4725
TC/M/Y5316/E
$12.00

The report of the FAO/WHO Expert Consultation on the Safety Assessment of Foods derived from Genetically Modified Animals, including Fish (GM animals) provides advice on the topic to FAO and WHO and their Member States. The consultation focused on discussing what strategies are appropriate and applicable to the food safety assessment of GM animals and addressed issues originating from the production of GM animals as well as environmental and ethical issues. The consultation did not include all environmental issues but focused on the connection between environmental entry of GM animals and food safety. It also addressed ethical considerations that relate directly to the scientific assessment of foods derived from GM animals.

PESCA
Sección 4

Evaluaciones técnico-económicas de la pesca marítima

FAO Documento técnico de pesca Nº 421
Roma, 2004, 86 págs.
ISBN 92-5-304693-7
ISSN 1014-1138
TC/M/Y2786/S
$15.00

Este documento resume los resultados de 15 estudios nacionales sobre el desempeño económico y financiero de las actividades de la pesca marítima entre 1999 y 2000. Los estudios confirman otras investigaciones llevadas a cabo entre 1995 y 1997 (estos estudios fueron publicados en el Documento técnico de pesca Nº 377). La mayoría de las categorías de barcos analizadas (92 en 108, el 85 por ciento) mostraron una ganancia neta luego de deducir el costo de depreciación y los intereses. En comparación con el estudio anterior, estos resultados positivos reflejan los mejores precios recibidos por los productores. En la mayoría de los países se observó que no había información empírica detallada sobre el monto de las transferencias financieras del Estado a la industria ni sobre el comportamiento financiero de las empresas pesqueras privadas.

Informe de la Consulta de Expertos sobre Embarcaciones Pesqueras que Operan bajo Registros Abiertos y su Impacto en la Pesca Ilegal, No Declarada y No Reglamentada. Miami, Florida, Estados Unidos, 23-25 de septiembre de 2003

FAO, Informe de Pesca Nº 722
Roma, 2004, 182 págs.
ISBN 92-5-305098-5
ISSN 1014-6547
TC/M/Y5244/S
$28.00

Los expertos se centraron en los efectos de la pesca INDNR sobre los recursos pesqueros mundiales y en las lecciones que han podido aprenderse de las experiencias de los Estados del pabellón que ya han puesto en práctica un control más estricto sobre las actividades de sus embarcaciones pesqueras.

FOMENTO DE TIERRAS Y AGUAS
Sección 5

Estimaciones globales de las emisiones gaseosas de NH3, NO y N²O provenientes de las tierras agrícolas

Roma, 2004, 120 págs.
ISBN 92-5-304689-9
TC/M/Y2780/S
$13.00

Las plantas absorben solamente el 50 por ciento del fertilizante nitrogenado que se aplica a la tierra agrícola. Esta ineficacia del uso del fertilizante es en parte el resultado de las emisiones de amoníaco, de óxido nitroso y de óxido nítrico. La cuantificación de estas emisiones es importante tanto para aumentar en lo posible la eficacia del uso de los fertilizantes como para controlar las repercusiones de las mencionadas emisiones en los ecosistemas, en la contaminación atmosférica y en el efecto invernadero. En esta publicación se ofrece una revisión completa de la literatura sobre estas emisiones, y se examinan los aspectos reglamentarios, las técnicas de medición y los modelos relativos a las emisiones objeto de estudio.

DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO Y SOCIAL
Sección 6

Alimentación, agricultura y desarrollo agrícola. Temas actuales y emergentes para el análisis económico y la investigación de políticas (CUREMIS II). Volumen 1: América Latina y El Caribe

Roma, 2004, 172 págs.
ISBN 92-5-304998-7
ISSN 1810-617X
TC/M/Y4940/S
$14.00

Esta publicación forma parte de la segunda edición de la series CUREMIS. Esta segunda edición, de la cual forma parte el presente volumen sobre América Latina y el Caribe, consta de cinco volúmenes publicados por separado, que también incluyen las regiones de Asia, África, el Cercano Oriente y África del Norte, y Europa Central y Oriental y la Comunidad de Estados Independientes. En la presente publicación se presentan cuatro estudios detallados sobre diversos temas actuales y emergentes del análisis económico de la alimentación, de la agricultura y del desarrollo rural en la región de América Latina y el Caribe.

ALIMETACIÓN Y NUTRICIÓN
Sección 8

Mejoramiento de la calidad e inocuidad de las frutas y hortalizas frescas: un enfoque práctico. Manual para multiplicadores (CD-ROM)

Roma, 2004
ISBN 92-5-305102-7
TC/C/Y5266/S
$24.00

El manual está dirigido a profesionales en el área técnica, del sector público y/o privado, con responsabilidades en la realización de actividades de capacitación, investigación, formulación y ejecución de proyectos y programas en materia de inocuidad alimentaria (especialmente en el sector hortofrutícola).
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