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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter 39 - April 2008

Year of publication 2008

Pages 40

Author FAO;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Journal, magazine, bulletin

Series title FAO Aquaculture Newsletter

Series number FAN39

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The effects of global food prices on aquaculture was the subject of the editorial. Four articles described activities/results of FAO aquaculture projects (in Tunisia, Uruguay, Mexico, Saudi Arabia); one article dealt with the outcomes of the FAO disease investigation task force on a serious fish disease outbreak in south Africa's Chobe-Zambezi river system. Other articles included: FAO aquaculture online fact sheets; workshop on safety of shellfish from harmful algae and biotoxins; application o f risk analysis in aquaculture; celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Asia-Pacific Regional Research and Training Center for Integrated Fish Farming; outcomes of the high-level special meeting on FAO's Special Programme on Aquaculture Development; and announcement on the XI Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Trade. A list of accomplishments of the Aquaculture Service for the biennium 2006-2007 was also presented, including short descriptions of a number of meetings. One new staff profile and nine recent aquaculture publications were also provided.

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FAO.FAN - FAO Aquaculture Newsletter. No. 39. April 2008.Rome, FAO. 2008. 40p.

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