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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 42 - April 2009

Year of publication 2009

Pages 44

Author FAO;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

Series title FAO Aquaculture Newsletter

Series number FAN42

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Managing health and ensuring food safety, the subject of FAN 42 editorial, provided good arguments on the importance of ensuring animal health improving at the same time food safety. FAN 42 announced the organization of the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 which is intended to review the present status and trend of aquaculture and evaluate the progress made in the implementation of the 2000 Bangkok Declaration and Strategy. A wide range of articles were presented in this issue such as the o utcomes of several meetings and workshops on such subjects as ecosystem approach to aquaculture, aquatic biosecurity, indicators for evaluating the contribution of small-scale aquaculture, and cage aquaculture; technical articles on regional aquaculture information systems, melamine in aquaculture, feed additives and probiotics. Project and/or activity updates in Algeria, Central Asia, Thailand and Malaysia were also provided including two GIS-related articles (one on a training course and anoth er on a GIS award). This issue also included an FAO press release on a killer fish disease in Africa and new aquaculture publications.

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FAO. FAN - FAO Aquaculture Newsletter. No. 42. April 2009 Rome, FAO. 2009. 44p.

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