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A Regional Survey of the Aquaculture Sector in the Mediterranean

Year of publication 1989

Author Michel Girin ;Office of Assistant Director-General

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Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Aquaculture continues to grow in economic importance. The main reason for this is the quantifiable contribution aquaculture is making in many countries to fill the growing gap between supply and demand for fisheries products. This gap continues to widen because of increasing human populations and the static growth rates of capture fisheries brought about by declines in stocks and the increasing cost of obtaining fish through conventional methods. Although this gap can (and in some cases is alrea dy) being met by alternatives, such as inexpensive poultry and white meats, aquaculture particularly provides consumers with a choice of fresh products. Aquaculture is also evident in earning foreign exchange for many countries through the export of high-value products. It also creates employment, particularly in economically depressed coastal and remote regions, and contributes Co the household economy of rural farmers. This fourth regional survey prepared by the Aquaculture Development a nd Coordination Programme (ADCP) covers the existing aquaculture sector in the countries of the Mediterranean region, namely Albania, Algeria, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Libya, Lebanon, Malta, Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, and Yugoslavia

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