Into the Next Millennium: Fishery Perspective

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RAP 1999/26 - Working Paper Series 1/3
prepared by
Veravat Hongskul
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Bangkok
November 1999

The designations employed in the presentation of material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations concerning the legal status of any country, territory or any area or of it’s authorities, or concerning the delimitation of it’s frontiers or boundaries. Opinions expressed in this paper are those of the author alone and do not imply any opinion whatsoever on part of the FAO.

The author, Dr. Veravat Hongskul is the Senior Fishery Officer, FAO RAP, Bangkok. The current publication is a part of a Working Paper series produced by the FAO Regional Office. Also in this Working Papers series on Food and agriculture - Asian perspective beyond 2000:

- Nutritional security: Asian perspective beyond 2000
- Asian livestock: year 2000 and beyond
- Women in development of agriculture and rural economies: Asian scenario beyond 2000
- Crop production in the Asia-Pacific region - issues and perspectives.

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Meetings and Publications Officer
FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
Maliwan Mansion, 39 Phra Athit Road
Bangkok 10200, THAILAND
Telephone: (662) 281 7844
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(RAP Publication 1999/26)

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (FAO RAP)
Maliwan Mansion, 39 Phra Athit Road
Bangkok 10200
THAILAND
Telephone: (662) 281 7844
Facsimile: (662) 280 0445
Email: [email protected]
Web page: http://www.fao.org

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Abstract

Introduction

Historical perspective

Current state of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region

Demand and supply prospects

Fishery potentials in Asia and the Pacific

Contribution from aquaculture

Environmental impacts on fishery resources

Future challenges in fisheries and aquaculture

The role of regional fishery bodies

Conclusion

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