These Proceedings include (1) the report of and (2) the background paper prepared for the Workshop on climate change implications for fishing communities in the Lake Chad Basin: What have we learned and what can we do better? The Workshop [...]

The present document is a follow-up to previous FAO technical assistance efforts in the sustainable development and management of the fishery and aquaculture sector in Georgia. It aims to call attention to and provide evidences of the fact that fisheries [...]

The aim of this report is to shortly describe some important aspects of commercial inland fishing in each of the 33 member countries of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC), a Regional Fishery Body of FAO. Emphasis is on [...]

La Transferencia Tecnológica (TT) se ha convertido en uno de los mecanismos más importantes de apoyo al desarrollo de diversos sectores de la economía de los países de América del Sur. En el ámbito de la producción regional de alimentos, [...]

The symposium on Interactions between Social, Economic and Ecological Objectives of Inland Commercial and Recreational Fisheries and Aquaculture, was organized in conjunction with the Twenty-Fifth Session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) in Antalya, Turkey, from 21 to [...]

The fisheries sector in the Republic of Uzbekistan (or Uzbekistan), composed of inland capture fisheries and aquaculture sectors, has a potentially important role in the development of the rural economy of the country. However, in recent years the sector’s contribution [...]

This technical paper presents the findings of a study on inland fisheries livelihoods in Central Asia. It discusses current policies and potential livelihood-enhancing policy interventions. The study was conducted in 2008 under a partnership between Portsmouth University, the United Kingdom [...]

Annual fish production in the Kyrgyz Republic (or Kyrgyzstan) has fallen significantly since independence in 1991. In 1991, fish production (inland and aquaculture) was estimated at more than 1 361 tonnes. By 2006, it had decreased to 71 tonnes. In [...]

Este documento presenta y analiza los datos sobre desembarques de la pesca continental disponibles en la base de datos de la FAO (FishStatPlus) y discute las limitaciones de los mismos. Se discute también el papel actual y potencial que tendrían [...]

The symposium objectives were:1) To review the wide range of socio-economic and ecological interactions between fisheries and aquaculture and the roles of various stakeholders with respect to these interactions.2) To identify where future research should focus and propose measures to [...]