Fisheries and Aquaculture Department | Programme on Fisheries and Aquaculture |
In order to implement its
mission, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department focuses its activities on 3 medium term strategic objectives- Promotion of Responsible Fisheries Sector Management at the Global, Regional and National Levels with priority given to the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, Compliance Agreement, International Plans of Action and particular attention paid to the problem of excess capacity and the provision of advice for the strengthening of Regional Fisheries Bodies . The Department continues to be fully involved in the implementation of important international fisheries instruments.
- Promotion of Increased Contribution of Responsible Fisheries and Aquaculture to World Food Supplies and Food Security. Following on the outcome of the Kyoto Conference on the Sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security, the Department focuses on reduction of waste in fisheries (particularly discards) and aquaculture (including its promotion in the context of FAO's Special Programme for Food Security). Support is given to aquaculture development in areas of highest potential or critical need by improving aquaculture resources utilization and integration with agriculture, promoting research as well as protection and rehabilitation of the environment.
- Global Monitoring and Strategic Analysis of Fisheries, with priority given to development of databases and analysis of information using modern information systems (e.g. CD-ROM, GIS), and contributing inter alia to the publication of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) on a biennial basis and the Digital Atlas on Agriculture,Forestry and Fisheries.
The Regular Programme is funded from assessed contributions from Member Nations and from other income at the disposal of the Organization. Under the FAO reform 2006-2007, the major programme "2.3 Fisheries" has been consolidated into three programmes under Chapter 2 on Sustainable food and agricultural systems. These three programmes, subdivided into eighteen programme entities, match the three Fisheries and Aquaculture Department divisions, and are: -
Fisheries and aquaculture information, statistics, economics, and policy
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Fisheries and aquaculture management and conservation
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Fisheries and aquaculture products and industry
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Field Programme is mainly funded by voluntary contributions consistently complementing those of the Regular Programme. The Field Programme supports technical and emergency assistance to governments. It is constituted by the totality of projects, programmes and activities that are executed or implemented at country, regional, interregional and headquarters level. |
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