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BookletCorporate general interestImpacts on climate change on fisheries and aquaculture
Executive summary of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Technical Paper 627
2018The booklet includes the executive summary of a technical paper on current scientific knowledge available on climate change implications for fisheries and aquaculture, as well as adaptation and mitigation responses. The booklet will summarize the main information contained in part I on impacts and part II on responses and will address marine and inland fisheries, as well as aquaculture. The original report includes a general overview of the main climate change drivers and their impacts on aquatic ecosystems. Interactions of climate change with poverty are described, as well as institutional opportunities that could help reduce food insecurity and poverty. The global importance of fisheries and aquaculture in terms of food security and economic benefits is described to frame the findings of the technical paper. Projections of future fisheries catch potential provide an estimate of the expected impacts at global scale. Part I indicates the current impacts on marine fisheries summarized by geographical area, in the context of other stressors such as overfishing or pollution. Inland fisheries are also addressed through two different angles: the climate change impacts on freshwater fisheries system and a more specific analysis by basin or region. Three chapters are dedicated to aquaculture, focussing respectively on drivers, adaptation options and interactions with other sectors. Two chapters address critical and emerging hazards, such as extreme events and hazards in aquatic animal health and food safety. Part II is dedicated to adaptation and mitigation responses and presents toolboxes compiling potential solutions to cope with climate change in the sector. -
Book (series)Technical studyMonitoring discards in Mediterranean and Black Sea fisheries: methodology for data collection 2019
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Discards – the part of the catch that is not retained on board, which may include target species or any other (commercial and non-commercial) species that are returned at sea dead or alive – usually result in a reduction of harvesting opportunities and may have negative consequences on the stocks, ecosystems and the marine environment. In the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, studies on discards only cover a small portion of the total fishing activities and discard rates are often poorly estimated or totally unknown. Information is lacking for many types of fishing gear, countries and GFCM subregions, and most available studies only cover relatively short periods and small areas. Discards therefore represent a major source of uncertainty about the actual fishing mortality rates of stocks. These knowledge gaps highlight the need to expand discard monitoring programmes and standardize practices, so to assess discards appropriately and address their important impacts. This publication and the methodology discussed herein aim to provide a framework for the development and implementation of an efficient, standardized data collection and monitoring system for discards through on-board observations, questionnaires at landing sites and self-sampling activities. It ensures minimum common standards for the collection of discards data and allows for repeatability and comparisons among fisheries across the region, thus offering a harmonized basis of knowledge, information and evidence for decision-making. -
Book (stand-alone)Technical studyAnálisis de oportunidades para el fortalecimiento técnico y de la gobernanza de la gestión integral del riesgo en el sector agropecuario y la seguridad alimentaria - Paraguay 2017
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No results found.La publicación presenta las capacidades institucionales y técnicas para la gestión del riesgo de desastres en la agricultura y la seguridad alimentaria en Paraguay. El análisis se una estructura de acuerdo con las cuatro prioridades del Marco de Sendai para la Reducción del Riesgo de Desastres, la estrategia internacional para reducir el riesgo y los impactos de los desastres 2015-2030. El análisis muestra avances y brechas críticas para proteger la agricultura de los riesgos e impactos de desastres, información que puede ser de valor para el diseño de políticas e iniciativas de Gobierno y otros actores. También identifica áreas en las que Paraguay podría apoyar o recibir apoyo de otros países del Consejo Agropecuario del Sur (CAS) para una agricultura más resiliente, en el marco de la cooperación Sur Sur.