The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2008

The State of World
Fisheries and Aquaculture

2008


FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2009

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Contents



Foreword    (Download pdf  776 Kb)
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations and acronyms


PART 1
WORLD REVIEW OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE (Download pdf 1029 Kb)


    Fisheries resources: trends in production, utilization and trade

    Notes

PART 2
SELECTED ISSUES IN FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE (Downloadpdf 923 Kb)


    Climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture

    The safety of fishing vessels and fishers: an opportunity to address safety in a holistic fashion

    Private and public standards and certification schemes: synergy or competition?

    Marine genetic resources in areas beyond national jurisdiction as related to marine biodiversity and the sustainable use of living marine resources

    Notes

PART 3
HIGHLIGHTS OF SPECIAL STUDIES (Download pdf 1024 Kb)


    Ecosystem approaches for fisheries management in the Benguela Current Large Marine Ecosystem

    Increasing the contribution of small-scale fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security

    A global study of shrimp fisheries

    Marine capture fisheries management in the Pacific Ocean: status and trends

    Use of wild-fishery resources as seed and feed in aquaculture

    Notes

PART 4
OUTLOOK (Download pdf 1187 Kb)


    Constraints on growth in the aquaculture sector

    Notes




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