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No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Fisheries and aquaculture in Europe: situation and outlook in 1996 1996
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No results found.This document provides a review of fisheries and aquaculture in Europe, including Russia and the other six European Republics of the former USSR. Fishery production for the region as a whole is worth over US$ 20 billion first sale value per year, or about 20% of the world total. In terms of quantity, the region accounts for about 23% of the world's capture fishery production but only 12% of global aquaculture production, although the former has been declining in recent years and the latter growi ng. Europe is also a major region for fish trade, with the European Union alone accounting for about one third of the world's fish imports. Some European countries have very high levels of fish consumption by world standards. The two major country groupings are considered separately: (1) the Industrialized Countries of Western Europe which have in general an adequate food supply with demand for fish satisfied through domestic production and imports, and (2) the less prosperous Transition Coun tries of Eastern Europe and the former USSR which are in the process of changing to market economies with consequent decreases in fish production. Two Transition Countries are classified as Low-Income Food-Deficit Countries. One section of this review deals with the current fisheries situation including the role of fisheries in the economy, fishery production, utilisation, trade, consumption, technology and investment in fisheries. Various issues are also discussed. Finally, the outlook for Euro pean fisheries and aquaculture is considered. The FAO Fisheries Circular is a vehicle for the distribution of short or ephemeral notes, lists, etc., including provisional versions of documents to be issued later in other series. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Fisheries and aquaculture in Sub-Saharan Africa: situation and outlook in 1996. 1996
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No results found.Globally, the contribution of the fisheries sector to the economy of the Region is largely positive. Over the last decade, significant progress has occurred in terms of artisanal fisheries development, the consolidation of a small industrial base, growing export receipts leading to a positive trade balance, and more recently indications of a promising take off of aquaculture. Catches by distant-water fishing Nations are steadily decreasing. In marine capture fisheries, most demersal stocks are t hought to be fully exploited. The main potential for immediate increases of production and supply for local markets lies with low value small pelagics species. Inland fisheries figure importantly in food security providing over 40% of domestic catches. Freshwater production is, however, close to its estimated potential. Since 1990, per caput fish supply follows an alarming negative trend. The major challenge for the fisheries sector will be to maintain current levels of consumption. This will re quire significant efforts to improve the management of capture fisheries, to support the development of aquaculture and to promote intra-regional trade. The FAO Fisheries Circular is a vehicle for the distribution of short or ephemeral notes, lists, etc., including provisional versions of documents to be issued later in other series. -
No Thumbnail AvailableBook (series)Fisheries and aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa: situation and outlook in 1996. 1996
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No results found.No country in the region depends on fish and fish products as a mainstay of the economy, and fish consumption is generally low relative to meat. Morocco has the most abundant resources available both for human consumption, and as a basis for the fish processing industry. It seems unlikely there are under-exploited stocks left in the Mediterranean. In the Gulfs region it is probable that mesopelagic stocks could withstand increased exploitation. Aquaculture production is less than one per cent of total world production. Assuming that fish consumption in the region remains relatively low by world standards, it would seem reasonable to expect that, at least until 2010, the increased demand could be met from higher landings of fish in the region if it is not diverted for export. Improved management should allow increased catches of certain stocks which are exploited intensively at present, and small pelagic resources in particular should form a basis for increased landings throughout the r egion.
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