FAO in North America

US Congressional Legislative Briefing highlights - Blue Growth: Future of Fish as a Significant Food Source

07/06/2017

Washington, D.C. Sponsored by the Mississippi State University (MSU) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Liaison Office for North America, a Congressional Legislative Briefing was held on 5 June 2017, in Washington, D.C. 

Dr. Greg Bohach, MSU's Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry & Veterinary Medicine welcomed the attendees representing both the House of Representatives & the Senate & other stakeholders, e.g. the American Fisheries Society, the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, the U.S. Agency for International Development, George Washington University's Food Institute, & the Mississippi Farm Bureau. He recognized the important partnership between the FAO and MSU. 

Fisheries and aquaculture remain important sources of food, nutrition, income, and livelihoods for millions of people around the world. In 2014, production from aquaculture is about 73.8 million tonnes, worth $160.2 billion; fish and fishery products have an export value of $148 billion. About 56.6 million people are engaged in the primary sector of capture fisheries and aquaculture.