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ProjectStrengthening the resilience and livelihoods of Gazan fishing communities by promoting the establishment of a marine cage farming social business 2023
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No results found.The Government of the Republic of Italy contributed USD 2 417 459 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for the implementation of project OSRO/GAZ/703/ITA. The objective of the project was to strengthen the resilience and livelihoods of Gazan fishing communities by establishing marine aquaculture as a new subsector within the Gazan fishing sector. -
Book (series)Report of the Regional Technical Workshop on Sustainable Marine Cage Aquaculture Development. Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, 25–26 January 2009 2009
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No results found.The Regional Commission for Fisheries (RECOFI) Regional Technical Workshop on Sustainable Marine Cage Aquaculture Development, held from 25 to 26 January 2009 in Muscat, Sultanate of Oman, was organized in view of the growing importance and interest of this aquaculture sub-sector across the region. The workshop focus was on environmental impact assessment and monitoring, and aquaculture licensing for marine aquaculture cage systems and aimed at identifying constraints and shortcomings that requi red to be dealt with to support the development of the cage industry and facilitate investments from the private sector. The document contains a set of suggestions and recommendations with regards to technical and policy requirements needed to support the growth of the aquaculture sector as a whole and more specifically cage fish farming. The report also contains three review documents on marine cage aquaculture in the region, regulation of Norwegian net-cage fish farming, and a review on cage a quaculture licensing procedures prepared as background discussion papers for the workshop. With specific regard to environmental impact assessment (EIA) the discussions held at the workshop clearly indicate that there is a need for the region and individual Commission members to develop an ad hoc EIA format based on the conditions of the local marine environment. A proposed cage aquaculture licence procedure was discussed and proposed at the workshop based on the format developed and adopted by the Sultanate of Oman. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetSupporting marine cage culture in the Islamic Republic of Iran
To improve national capacities and developing framework for marine cage culture development and management
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No results found.As a result of the increasing impacts of climate change, including the sharp precipitation decline during recent years and consequently the shortage of available freshwater, marine cage culture has been identified as a key national priority to supply animal proteins, healthy food and alternative livelihoods to the people of the Islamic Republic of Iran. Since the Country is facing a number of challenges in this regard, at the request of the Islamic Republic of Iran, FAO is implementing a Technical Cooperation Programme to assist the Country in improving its marine cage culture sub-sector.
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