PREPARATION OF THIS DOCUMENT

This document was prepared in close collaboration with various colleagues who provided additional information on sea farming and sea ranching practices used in the coastal areas of China. In particular, the authors gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from the following specialists from the Shangdong Province of China:

• Guorong Miao, Professor, Fisheries College, University of Oceanography, Qingdao.
• Shilu Liu, Deputy Chief, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Qingdao.
• Chenglu Wang, Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean and Fisheries, Weihai.

For technical reasons, information on sea farming and sea ranching practices used in the Province of Taiwan, China, could not be obtained and presented in this document.

Dr. André G. Coche and Ms. Rine Sola-Ronchetti made valuable suggestions while editing and finalizing the document. Ms. Emanuela D’Antoni produced the map of the China coast.

Comments would be welcome. They should be sent to the Chief, Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service (FIRI), Fisheries Department, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00100 Rome, Italy.

Distribution:

FAO Fisheries Department
FAO Regional Fishery Officers
FAO Regional Office for Asia/Pacific
FAO China
Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia and Pacific Region (NACA)
FI Aquaculture List (Asia)
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