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Book (stand-alone)Report of the 2010 Session of the Joint EIFAAC/ICES Working Group on Eels, Hamburg, Germany, 9-14 September 2010
Hamburg, Germany. 9-14 September 2010
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No results found.This report summarizes the presentations, discussions and recommendations of the 2010 session of the Joint EIFAC/ICES Working Group on Eels which took place in Hamburg, Germany, from 9 to 14 September 2010. In this section, the main outcomes from the report are summarized, a forward focus is proposed in the light of observed declines in many Anguillid stocks and the implementation of the EU Regulation for the Recovery of the Eel Stock and the main recommendations are presented by WGEEL. The Work ing Group in 2010, along with SGIPEE, has focused on five main themes, updating the recruitment and stocking time-series, including a spatial analysis, undertaking a preliminary post-evaluation at the EMU and international level as a model for future post-evaluations, providing support for local population assessments and filling methodological gaps in surveys in support of estimating biomass and mortality, updating the EEQD and making preliminary assessments of spawner quality and summarizing s ome advancements in the scientific basis for advice and eel conservation. The objective of eel stock assessment is to quantify the biomass of silver eel escaping from the Eel Management Unit (EMU) in order to assess compliance with the EU target of 40% of pristine biomass without anthropogenic mortality. Given that it will be impractical to directly assess silver eel biomass and mortality in many rivers, yellow eel stock assessment will also be required. In conjunction with SGIPEE and POSE, the Working Group identified a number of areas where gaps in knowledge existed (i.e. silver eel assessment, yellow to silver transformation, quantification of habitat) and focused on these in order to provide support for local stock assessments. -
Book (stand-alone)FAO Report on the 2010 International Scientific Symposium on Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets
United against Hunger, 3-5 November 2010
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No results found.On the occasion of the celebration for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, the International Scientific Symposium “Biodiversity and Sustainable Diets: United Against Hunger” was organized jointly by FAO and Bioversity International. The three-day Symposium was held at FAO headquarters, from 3 to 5 November 2010, within the World Food Day/Week programme, as a contribution to the advancement of the Cross-cutting Initiative on Biodiversity for Food and Nutrition. It was realized in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Alliance Against Hunger and Malnutrition, INFOODS, IUNS, FENS, INRAN, CIHEAM-IAMB, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policy of Italy and with the contribution of the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, IDCR and CTA. The Symposium was preceded by a Technical Workshop held on 31 May and 1 June 2010, at FAO headquarters, in Rome. The Workshop served to identify topics, agenda and program me of the Symposium as well as to develop a set of key points and recommendations for a definition of “sustainable diets” in line with the ecosystem approach. The Symposium produced a consensus position on a definition of “sustainable diets” as those diets with low environmental impacts which contribute to food and nutrition security and to healthy life for present and future generations. It was agreed that sustainable diets were protective and respectful of biodiversity and ecosyste ms, culturally acceptable, accessible, economically fair and affordable. It was also agreed that sustainable diets were those diets that were nutritionally adequate, safe and healthy, while optimizing natural and human resources. The Symposium had the aim to mainstream, as a common path, food biodiversity and nutrition towards the achievement of food and nutrition security and the MDGs. -
Book (series)Regional Review on Status and Trends in Aquaculture in sub-Saharan Africa - 2010 / Revue régionale sur la situation et les tendances dans l’aquaculture en Afrique subsaharienne - 2010. 2011
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No results found.FAO regularly conducts global and regional reviews of aquaculture status and trends, most recently during 2008 and 2009. The present regional review and synthesis for sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) provides an overview of major issues and trends in the aquaculture sector over the past few years. The regional review reflects development in 42 of the 55 countries in SSA for which production was reported to FAO in 2008. The production volume and value data have been derived from the latest FAO FISHSTAT Plus database for 2009. Between 1998 and 2008, there has been a five-fold increase in production from 42 587 to 238 877 tonnes. The greatest catalyst for increased production has been the emergence and intensification of private sector-led small- and medium-size enterprises and the expansion of large commercial ventures stimulated in some cases by growing public support and the inflow of foreign capital and expertise. In addition, the implementation of the FAO Special Programm e for Aquaculture Development in Africa (SPADA), as well as the introduction of new production systems, for example cages and tanks previously untried or unproven in SSA, accompanied by the refinement of existing production systems have contributed to this development. The bulk of the production (95 percent) is from fresh-water, predominantly of the indigenous and ubiquitous species of tilapia and the African catfishes. The regional review indicates that there are opportunities for i ntegrating aquaculture with other activities, for enhancing exports of high value species and for strengthening institutional capacity building. There is a need for research, technology development and investment to improve sustainability of existing farming systems. There is significant scope for improved human resources development, for better collaboration among farmers, and between science and practice and for international collaboration, within the region and with institutions and organizations outside the region. The draft version of this Circular was presented at the Global Conference on Aquaculture 2010 at Phuket, Bangkok, and the present document has benefited from inputs from different sources during the Conference.
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