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Guidelines on assessing and minimizing the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture

Year of publication 2023

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 46 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

ISBN 978-92-5-137325-5

Synopsis (short abstract) This publication presents guidelines prepared and adopted by the GFCM to assess and minimize the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Specifically, it identifies the guiding principles and minimum common criteria needed to minimize the potential adverse impacts of non-indigenous species on biodiversity, natural habitats, ecosystems and related ecosystem services. By recommending practical actions to stakeholders, these guidelines aim to create a common regional framework on aquaculture practices related to the use of non-indigenous species and provide decision-makers with a useful tool for policy development.

Statutory body / Meeting title General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM)

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FAO. 2023. Guidelines on assessing and minimizing the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture. General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean. Rome. 

https://doi.org/10.4060/cc3207en

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