FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 480

FAO FISHERIES TECHNICAL PAPER 480

Towards improving global information on aquaculture

by
FAO Fisheries Department


FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 2005

 

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A local fish market in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, courtesy of Felix Marttin, FAO.

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Contents

Preparation of this document

Abstract

Draft strategy and outline plan for improving information on status and trends of aquaculture

Report of the Expert Consultation on Improving Information on Status and Trends of Aquaculture

Report of the Meeting of the Working Group of Experts on the FAO Aquaculture Questionnaire "FISHSTAT AQ"

Supporting documents prepared for the Expert Consultation on Improving Information on Status and Trends of Aquaculture

Current FAO procedures for monitoring and reporting production and status of aquaculture
General issues in relation to status and trends reporting on aquaculture
Asia regional synthesis: information for status and trends reporting on aquaculture
Latin America regional synthesis: information for status and trends reporting on aquaculture
Summary and excerpts from the Africa regional synthesis: information for status and trends reporting on aquaculture
Europe and Near East regional synthesis: information for status and trends reporting on aquaculture

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