Year of publication 2005

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Pages 38

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Author Office of Director General;Legal and Ethics Office

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Product type Book (stand-alone)

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ISBN 9251053227

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Series title 粮农组织伦理系列

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Series number 1609-0098

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Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) Since ancient times, fisheries have been an important source of food, employment, and economic and social benefits. That there are limits to the extraction of fishery resources has long been recognized by science, but policies and management have failed to consider them adequately, leading to regrettable environmental and socio-economic consequences. It is now globally clear that fisheries resources cannot sustain the rapid and often uncontrolled exploitation and development rates, and that new ma nagement and conservation approaches are needed. In the process of change, ethical concerns related to the well-being of humans and the ecosystem are central to the debate about the future we want for fisheries and fishers.This fourth study in the FAO Ethics Series addresses the ethical issues broadly raised by FAO in food and agriculture, narrowing its focus to fisheries.

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Language Chinese

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Also available in:

• Arabic
• English
• French
• Spanish

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