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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 49 - June 2012

Year of publication 2012

Author Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

Series title FAO Aquaculture Newsletter

Series number FAN49

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The June 2012 issue of FAN contains an editorial on "Rio+20 Aquaculture for sustainable development and its credentials for green growth"; aquaculture highlights on the 6th Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture and the 13th Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Fish Trade; thematic/lessons learned section containing articles on Eat more fish – a healthy alternative; Implementing the Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries and Aquaculture: a case study in Nicaragua; Testing and training the new aquaculture CCRF compliance questionnaire; Enhancing capacity on risk analysis as a decision-making tool for aquaculture development; Emergency response to transboundary aquatic animal disease outbreaks; and A success story: establishment of Central Asian and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish). Projects/Programme updates section provide information on new and/or ongoing aquaculture projects in various world regions. The final section of FAN is dedicated, as usual, to new aquaculture publications.

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FAO. FAN - FAO Aquaculture Newsletter. No. 49. December 2012 Rome, FAO. 2009. 48p.

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