Technical Reports
FAO/APFIC Workshop on "Implementing the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing"
2012
This document contains the report of the FAO/APFIC Workshop on Implementing the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Combat Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) Fishing (the Agreement), which was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 23 to 27 April 2012. The workshop focused on the implementation of the Agreement from a legal and policy, institutional and capacity development, and operations stand points.
Transition from low-value fish to compound feeds in marine cage farming in Asia
2012
Transition from low-value fish to compound feeds in marine cage farming in Asia. Hasan, M.R. (2012) FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper. No. 573. Rome, FAO. 2012. 198 pp. This technical paper presents the findings of the FAO Regional Technical Cooperation Project TCP/RAS/3203 (D) 'Reducing the dependence on the utilization of trash fish/low-value fish as feed for aquaculture of marine finfish in the Asian Region,' which was implemented between 1 August 2008 and 31 July 2011 in...
A review of mangrove and seagrass ecosystems and their linkage to fisheries and fisheries management
2012
In the tropical and sub-tropical regions of Asia, mangrove and seagrass habitats provide habitat for a wide range of species and plants, for some or all of their lifecycle. Many of these species are exploited for food and are the target of both artisanal and commercial fisheries. Mangroves provide a wide range of ecosystem services which are incidental to fisheries production, but important to coastal environments and the livelihoods of coastal populations. Mangroves provide...
Timor-Leste National Aquaculture Development Strategy (2012-2030).
2012
RFLP engaged WorldFish to undertake an assessment of the current aquaculture situation in Timor-Leste and thereafter to facilitate the development of a national strategy for aquaculture development for Timor-Leste by the NDFA with input from other key stakeholders. This document is the Portuguese version of the strategy.
APFIC/FAO Regional consultative workshop: strengthening assessment of fisheries and aquaculture in the Asia-Pacific region for policy development
2012
At its 31st Session, the Asia-Pacific Fishery Commission (APFIC) noted the need to strengthen fishery and aquaculture management in the region and encouraged member countries to undertake assessments where possible to assist fishery and aquaculture management decision-making. APFIC further emphasized the need to implement lower cost fishery assessment methods that are not heavily reliant on survey cruises, and to develop assessment techniques for data-poor, small-scale fisheries based on qualitative data and the use of...
Case study: Mangrove replanting in Indonesia.
2013
This case study presents an overview of the context, details the RFLP intervention, gives the results, implementation problems, and recommendations and key lessons learned of RFLP supported mangrove replanting in coastal communes of Nusa Tenggara Timur province, Indonesia.
A Brief introduction to trawl fishery and management issues in Vietnam
2013
Trawl fisheries play an important role in Vietnam marine capture fishery, not only in terms of total number of fishing effort, but also in catch volume. According to DECAFIREP1 (2013), currently, there are about 19,700 trawlers which were categorized by different fishing fleets based on engine capacity (HP), namely below 20 CV, 20-‐ ˂50CV, 50-‐ ˂90CV, 90-‐ ˂ 150CV, 150-‐ ˂ 250CV, 250-‐ ˂ 400CV and above 400CV. Trawlers occur in all 28 coastal...
The trawl fishery of the Eastern Arabian Sea
2013
The trawl catch is showing an increasing trend all along Indian coast, which is contributing highly to the economy of the country. Research programs are being conducted for resources conservation and sustainability of production in trawl fisheries. The changes in fishing technology and catch characteristics, like pelagic trawl introduction, introduction of high speed engines, bycatch issues and juvenile fishery are monitored and discussed in various forums organized by government of India. Such awareness and...
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...
Proceedings of the Regional Consultation on Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific
2014
Miao W., Wilkinson S., Ellis W. (eds.) (2014) Proceedings of the Regional Consultation on Sustainable Intensification of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand. RAP Publication 2014/20, 76 pp. Fish has now become an important source of diet protein for the world’s population. The world’s per capita food fish supply reached 19.2 kg in 2012, which provides about 17 percent of the animal protein in people’s...
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