APFIC REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP

CERTIFICATION SCHEMES FOR CAPTURE FISHERIES
AND AQUACULTURE

Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
18-20 September 2007





RAP PUBLICATION 2007/26


Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific





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Abstract

An account of the workshop held in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam from 18 to 20 September 2007. Attended by 13 APFIC member countries, the objective of the workshop was to evaluate the potential for capture fisheries and aquaculture certification schemes in the region and to examine issues relating to their sustainability and implementation. In particular, the costs and benefits of certification schemes for small-scale fisheries were analyzed. Conclusions and recommendations are included in the report.