| Arabic | The eighth session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Brasilia, the Federative Republic of Brazil, from 5 to 9 October 2015 at the kind invitation of the Government of the Federative Republic of Brazil. It was attended by forty-nine Members of FAO, by representatives from one specialized agency of the United Nations and by observers from three intergovernmental and five international non-governmental organizations. Several working documents were presented by the Secretariat for information, discussion and decision by the Sub-Committee. The Sub-Committee unanimously agreed on priorities for its future agenda, in line with FAO؟s Strategic Objectives and the FAO Blue Growth Initiative. The Sub-Committee was informed of the discussions and recommendations from the first meeting of the COFI Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies. The Sub-Committee considered the recommendations of the ؟Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2) and noted their relevance for aquaculture. A side event was held on FAO؟s work with partners towards the sustainable use, conservation and management of Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and another side event was held on Biosecurity and Public-Private Sector Partnership (PPP): a shared responsibility |
