Technical Reports
Adoption of aquaculture assessment tools for improving the planning and management of aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific
2013
Miao W., Mohan C.V., Ellis W., Brian D. (eds.) (2013) Adoption of Aquaculture Assessment Tools for Improving the Planning and Management of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2013/11, 136 pp. Global capture fish production has been stagnant since the 1990s. The major part of increased fish production during the last two decades has come from aquaculture, largely the result of progress in...
Regional strategy and action plan for sustainable intensification of aquaculture in Asia-Pacific
2016
This publication is the outcome of regional activity and the regional initiative on sustainable intensification of aquaculture for blue growth in Asia-Pacific so it contributes to the strategic objective 2. It will be important regional strategy document to support the concerted effort of member country governments and the regional /international organizations to support the sustainable growth of aquaculture in the region to contribute to food security, nutrition, and the livelihoods.
Pilot application of selected aquaculture planning and management tools in Indonesia, Thailand and Viet Nam
2018
Asia has experienced rapid growth of aquaculture in the past four decades and this has significantly contributed to an increased supply of fish products for improved nutrition of the Asian people. It has also strongly benefitted the global seafood trade, local livelihoods and overall economic development. Being a relatively new food production sector of industrial scale, aquaculture has been developed in the region, in many cases, without good planning and management. This has caused...
Regional Consultative Workshop Strengthening Aquaculture Governance for Sustainable Development in Asia-Pacific
2021
Aiming to build regional capacity in aquaculture governance in Asia-Pacific, FAO and NACA jointly implemented a regional consultation in collaboration with NACA member governments to assess the status of aquaculture governance in Asia, share experiences and lessons learned in aquaculture governance among countries, and recommend strategies and actions for further improvement. The consultation consisted of two major activities: country assessment studies and a regional consultative workshop. The country assessment studies were carried out by...
Regional Consultative Workshop on Antimicrobial Resistance Risk Associated with Aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific
2021
Aquaculture sector in Asia-Pacific has grown rapidly during the past four decades and contributed significantly to food security, nutrition, livelihood and overall socioeconomic development in the region. Meanwhile, disease problem has become increasingly challenging in aquaculture. Un-prudent and poorly controlled use of anti-microbial in animal disease control in aquaculture can have significant contribution to AMR risk. Although the control over the use of antimicrobial in aquaculture through some regulatory frameworks has been strengthened over...
- Aquaculture (39)
- Ecosystems - habitats - environments & climate change (10)
- Fishery livelihoods (90)
- Inland Capture Fisheries (13)
- Legislation, international mechanisms (0)
- Marine Capture Fisheries (23)
- Overviews - statistics & assessments (9)
- Post-harvest, food safety, nutrition, marketing & trade (31)