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Informe del Taller sobre Factibilidad de Establecimiento de una Red de Cooperación en Acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe, Panamá, República de Panamá, 6-8 de diciembre de 2004/ Report of the Workshop on the Feasibility of Establishing a Regional Cooperation Network for Aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, Panama, Republic of Panama, 6-8 December 2004

Year of publication 2005

Pages 51

Author FAO.;Fisheries and Aquaculture Management Division

Product type Book (series)

ISBN 9250053037

Series title FAO Fisheries Report

Series number R773

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) The workshop examined the status of aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a focus on its contribution to economic and social development and the major difficulties it faces. It also looked at previous occurrences of cooperation for aquaculture in the region with the presentation and analysis of a summary of past activities and mechanisms. The central issue placed before the workshop was the proposal to establish a new regional cooperation network for aquaculture, based o n a study carried out by FAO and additional information on similar activities conducted by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Council (APEC) Fisheries Working Group and the Latin American Organization for Fisheries Development (OLDEPESCA). The workshop recommended the establishment of an intergovernmental cooperation network for aquaculture that would be open to all the countries of the Americas and would establish linkages with equivalent mechanisms in other regions. It identifie d key issues for the network’s attention, together with its possible structure and sources and modalities of financing. The agenda and list of participants are given in Appendixes A and B respectively. Appendixes C and D contain background documents prepared to facilitate discussion.

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FAO. Informe del Taller sobre Factibilidad de establecimiento de una Red de Cooperación en Acuicultura en América Latina y el Caribe. Panamá, República de Panamá, 6-8 de diciembre de 2004. Report of the Workshop on the Feasibility of Establishing a Regional Cooperation Network for Aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean. Panama, Republic of Panama, 6-8 December 2004. FAO Informe de Pesca/FAO Fisheries Report. No. 773. Roma/Rome, FAO. 2005. 43p.

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