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Report of the Ninth Session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture Rapport de la Neuvième Session du Sous-Comité de L'aquaculture Informe de la Novena Reunion del Subcomité de Acuicultura

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    Report of the ninth session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture. Rome, Italy, 24–27 October 2017. Rapport de la neuvième session du Sous-Comité de l’aquaculture. Rome (Italie), 24-27 octobre 2017. Informe de la novena reunión del Subcomité de Acuicultura. Roma (Italia), 24-27 de octubre de 2017. 2018
    The ninth session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture (SCA) of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) was held in Rome, Italy from 24 to 27 October 2017. It was attended by eighty-nine Members of FAO, by two associate Members, by representatives from two specialized agencies of the United Nations and by observers from seven intergovernmental and six international non-governmental organizations. The Sub-Committee recognized the growing significance of sustainable aquaculture development for global food security, nutrition, and the achievement of SDG targets. The Sub-Committee endorsed FAO’s Common Vision for Sustainable Food and Agriculture and the Blue Growth Initiative. The Sub-Committee welcomed the forthcoming report on the State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. The importance of extension and certification for sustainable aquaculture development was recognized. A special event on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) highlighted the importance of regional coordination and exchange of experiences as well as capacity development and technical assistance. This document contains the report of the session adopted by the Sub-Committee. La neuvième session du Sous-Comité de l’aquaculture du Comité des pêches de la FAO s’est tenue à Rome (Italie), du 24 au 27 octobre 2017. Étaient présents quatre-vingt-neuf Membres de la FAO, deux Membres associés, des représentants de deux institutions spécialisées des Nations Unies et des observateurs de sept organisations intergouvernementales et six organisations non gouvernementales internationales. Le Sous-Comité a reconnu l’importance croissante du développement de l’aquaculture durable au service de la sécurité alimentaire mondiale, de la nutrition et de la réalisation des cibles des ODD. Il a approuvé la vision commune de la FAO pour une alimentation et une agriculture durables, ainsi que l’Initiative en faveur de la croissance bleue. Le Sous-Comité s’est félicité de la publication prochaine du Rapport sur l’État des ressources génétiques aquatiques pour l’alimentation et l’agriculture dans le monde. Il a reconnu l’importance de la vulgarisation et de la certification au service du développement d’une aquaculture durable. Une manifestation spéciale consacrée aux petits États insulaires en développement (PEID) a permis de mettre en avant l’importance de la coordination régionale, de l’échange de données d’expérience, du renforcement des capacités et de l’assistance technique. Le présent document contient le rapport de la session, tel qu’adopté par le Sous-Comité. La novena reunión del Subcomité de Acuicultura del Comité de Pesca (COFI) de la FAO se celebró en Roma (Italia) del 24 al 27 de octubre de 2017. Asistieron a ella 89 Miembros de la FAO, dos Miembros Asociados, representantes de dos organismos especializados de las Naciones Unidas y observadores de siete organizaciones intergubernamentales y seis organizaciones internacionales no gubernamentales. El Subcomité reconoció la importancia cada vez mayor del desarrollo sostenible de la acuicultura para la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición mundiales y para el logro de una amplia variedad de metas relativas a los ODS. El Subcomité respaldó la visión común de la FAO para una alimentación y una agricultura sostenibles y la Iniciativa sobre el crecimiento azul. El Subcomité acogió con agrado el informe sobre El estado de los recursos genéticos acuáticos para la alimentación y la agricultura en el mundo que se publicaría próximamente. Se reconoció la importancia de la extensión y la certificación para el desarrollo sostenible de la acuicultura. Se celebró un acto especial sobre los pequeños Estados insulares en desarrollo (PEID) en el que se destacó la importancia de la coordinación regional y el intercambio de experiencias, así como del desarrollo de la capacidad y la asistencia técnica. El presente documento contiene el informe de la reunión aprobado por el Subcomité.
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    COFI - Report of the ninth session of the Sub-Committee on Fish Trade. Bremen, Germany, 10-14 February 2004 / COFI - Rapport de la neuvième session du Sous-Comité du commerce du poisson. Brême, Allemagne, 10-14 février 2004. / COFI - Informe de la novena reunión del Subcomité sobre Comercio Pesquero. Bremen, Alemania, 10-14 de febrero de 2004. 2004
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    At its sixteenth session, the Committee on Fisheries decided to establish a Sub-Committee on Fish Trade to serve as a multilateral framework for consultations on international trade in fishery products. The ninth session of the Sub-Committee was held in Bremen, Germany, from 10 to 14 February 2004. The Sub-Committee took note of important recent events concerning international trade in fishery products and considered specific issues of international trade and sustainable fisheries de velopment, including: - safety and quality of fishery products; - traceability of fish products; - labelling issues; - the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and fish trade; - small-scale fisheries catch access to international trade; - fish trade and food security. In its capacity as the International Commodity Body for Fishery Products, the Sub-Committee noted the progress achieved in its cooperation with the Common Fund fo r Commodities and endorsed several pipeline projects.
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    Committee on Fisheries - Report of the First Session of the Sub-Committee on Aquaculture, Beijing, People's Republic of China, 18-22 April 2002 / Comité des Pêches - Rapport de la première session du Sous-Comité de l'Aquaculture, Beijing (République populaire de Chine), 18-22 avril 2002 / Comité de Pesca - Informe de la primera reunión del Subcomité de Acuicultura, Beijing, República Popular China, 18-22 de abril de 2002 2002
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    At its twenty-fourth session, the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) decided to establish a Sub-Committee on Aquaculture to provide a forum for consultation and discussion on aquaculture and to advise COFI on technical and policy matters related to aquaculture and on the work to be performed by FAO in the subject matter field of aquaculture. At its first session, held in Beijing, People's Republic of China, from 18 to 22 April 2002, the Sub-Committee recognized the important role that aquaculture cou ld play in improving livelihoods, generating income, and stimulating national and regional development, and identified a number of key priority areas for future work: It also acknowledged the current inadequacy of Regular Programme funds to carry out successfully the activities recommended during this session. It requested that the FAO Fisheries Department review its Medium-Term Plan for its compatibility with the recommendations made during this session, and develop new programme entities with budget requests, as appropriate, to accommodate these un-funded needs, for submission to the next COFI session. The Sub-Committee requested the FAO Fisheries Department to make a report on its efforts in this regard, and present this to the next session of the Sub-Committee.

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