The future of mariculture: a regional approach for responsible development in the Asia-Pacific region

The future of mariculture: a regional approach for responsible development in the Asia-Pacific region - (Aquaculture)

14 October 2008 -

Aquaculture in southeast Asia has been growing steadily over the last decades, requiring more space to accommodate it. The search for additional areas to expand the aquaculture industry as a whole and the identification of new farming species of commercial value are pushing the sector in some countries to broaden activities in the sea, including further offshore where more space is available and competition less intense. The Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), organized a regional workshop to identify key trends and issues affecting mariculture growth in the Asia-Pacific region and to strengthen regional collaboration for future responsible development of mariculture. The results of the workshop are availabe as FAO Fisheries Proceedings No. 11 The future of mariculture: a regional approach for responsible development in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Asia;