Publications
Aquaculture – Aquatic foods and climate policy
19/11/2025
Aquatic food systems are increasingly recognized as an essential contributor of adaptation and mitigation solutions in national climate strategies, while safeguarding food and nutrition security for billions of people. With countries submitting updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs), there is a timely opportunity to scale up climate action on aquatic foods.
Edible seaweed food guide
14/11/2025
This manual provides a practical guide for preparing seaweed-based foods in China, and it aims to raise global awareness of the nutritional and culinary potential of edible seaweeds.
Seaweed for the future: public policy recommendations towards a blue transformation in Latin America
21/10/2025
The cultivation of macroalgae in Latin America and the Caribbean represents a strategic opportunity to strengthen food security, foster economic development and promote environmental sustainability.
Aquaculture development - 10. Responsible investment for sustainable aquaculture
02/09/2025
These guidelines aim to support current and prospective entrepreneurs and investors by outlining essential steps to help them determine whether to invest or continue investing in aquaculture. In addition, the guidelines provide prospective entrepreneurs and investors a list of actions they could take to secure the funding necessary to establish, maintain, and operate sustainable aquaculture farms as successful businesses.
Aquaculture Adaptation Framework for Climate Change (Aqua-Adapt)
29/08/2025
A tool to support the development and implementation of strategies to improve aquaculture’s resilience to climate change
The role of aquaculture in the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
19/08/2025
This technical paper summarizes how the aquaculture sector contributes to the vision, goals, and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF) with a view to ensuring that sustainable aquaculture systems and practices are not overlooked in efforts to achieve the KMGBF targets.
Sea moss cultivation in the Caribbean
01/04/2025
This manual provides a comprehensive guide on best practices for sea moss cultivation in the Caribbean, emphasizing its economic potential and role in supporting rural and coastal communities. Sea moss (Kappaphycus alvarezii), commonly known as Eucheuma cottonii, has long been harvested in the region for cultural and culinary uses, and its cultivation presents a sustainable opportunity for economic growth and environmental conservation.
Technical Guidelines on Aquaculture Certification
15/11/2011
Global production from aquaculture is growing substantially and provides increasingly significant volumes of fish and other aquatic food for human consumption, a trend that is projected to continue.
Mud crab culture: a practical manual
15/12/2011
The last decade has seen rapid expansion in the farming of several mud crab species in Viet Nam, the Philippines and China in particular. This manual is an introduction to...
Women's empowerment in aquaculture in Bangladesh and Indonesia: Insights from four case studies
19/10/2017
This factsheet contributes to FAO Organizational Strategic Objective 1 "Eradicate hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition", Strategic Objective 2 "Increase and improve provision of goods and services from agriculture, forestry and...
Strengthening food security through innovative aquaculture management
29/05/2020
The scale-up note "Strengthening food security through innovative aquaculture management “ highlights the key results obtained through the strategic partnership with Mississippi State University on collaborations on combatting antimicrobial resistence,...
Aquaculture can improve water use for agriculture
11/06/2020
Climate change is a universal and critical challenge for global food security. Rain uncertainty and increased frequency of droughts will have direct and negative impacts on crops, livestock, forestry and...
Integrate aquaculture with mangrove conservation
11/09/2020
This climate smart aquaculture leaflet is a technical guide on integrated aquaculture of mangrove conservation
Management of grow-out pond for freshwater fish polyculture
28/09/2020
This brochure provides technical information on the management of grow-out pond for freshwater fish polyculture for small-scale inland fish farmers in Buthidaung and Maungdaw Townships, Rakhine State, Myanmar. It identifies...
How can aquaculture improve agriculture in salinized areas?
05/12/2021
This climate smart aquaculture one - pager will provide technical guidance on how aquaculture can improve agriculture in salinized areas.
Genetically improved farmed tilapia: the GIFT that keeps on giving
17/03/2022
Today, tilapia is the second most cultured fish species in the world. After 28 years of selective breeding, WorldFish’s genetically improved farmed tilapia (GIFT) is now producing its twenty third...
Aquaculture improvement projects: driving change beyond the farm level
13/04/2022
An aquaculture improvement project (AIP) is a way for a group of stakeholders to come together to tackle high priority sustainability issues by improving the management practices and policies of...
Integrated multitrophic aquaculture: lessons from China
11/05/2022
Integrated multitrophic aquaculture (IMTA) generates both environmental and economic benefits in China, where it accounts for 40 percent of the country’s mariculture production. IMTA involves farming two or more aquatic...
Sustainable intensification of aquaculture using efficient nanobubble technology
03/06/2022
To intensify production, it is common for aquaculture producers to aerate water in production systems. Efficient distribution of dissolved oxygen in the production unit is important to avoid stress and...
Gene editing in aquaculture
25/06/2022
The document is a brief of a specific aquaculture innovation. It contains information on the technique and approach used, scope and scale of application, accessibility and the outcome and benefits...