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MeetingMeeting documentMandatory statistical reporting requirements for IOTC Members and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CPC’S) - European Union (revision of Resolution 10/02) 2013
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DocumentOther documentResolution 15/02 On mandatory statistical reporting requirements for IOTC Contracting Parties and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CPCs) 2015
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Book (series)General interest bookAquaculture Legal Assessment and Revision Tool 2023
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No results found.While the aquaculture sector has seen extraordinary global growth over recent years, it also faces a number of important challenges. Although aquaculture may reduce pressure on wild fish stocks, the fact remains that the sector can also have a range of negative environmental impacts. At the same time, a degraded environment, in particular poor water quality, can adversely affect the health of aquatic animals and plants used in aquaculture and therefore the economic sustainability of the sector. Moreover, if appropriate bio-security measures, in the sense of measures to protect aquatic animal health, aquatic plant health and human health, are not in place (or are not implemented), the sector can be subject to devastating disease outbreaks. It follows that the legal framework for aquaculture should support the development of the sector while at the same time promoting its long term environmental, social and economic sustainability. This requires a balancing act. Overly burdensome legislation may discourage or otherwise hinder investment. At the same time, insufficient regulation may encourage indiscriminate and substandard operations that lead to uncontrollable disease outbreaks, irreparable environmental damage and the economic failure of aquaculture operations with ensuing social costs. Unlike capture fishing, which is regulated largely if not exclusively on the basis of a fisheries law, the legal framework for aquaculture is invariably diverse and complex. Some aspects of aquaculture are addressed in legislation that has aquaculture as its specific or primary focus, such as a chapter in a fisheries law or a stand-alone aquaculture law (described in this document as ‘aquaculture legislation’). -
Book (series)Technical studyState of the global market for shark products 2015
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No results found.This publication is intended to complement and inform the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, developed in 1998 to address concerns over possible negative effects of increased shark catches on vulnerable shark populations. It is also intended as a part complement to, and part continuation of, Shark Utilization, Marketing and Trade (FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 389), published in 1999. Much of that paper remains valid, e.g. the information on product u tilization and processing, as well as that on the biological characteristics of shark species. Consequently, the present publication focuses primarily on providing an updated picture of the world market for shark products using data that in many cases have only become available in recent years, such as origin and destination data. Where data are still lacking, an effort has been made to estimate the relevant figures through examination of the trade databases of the world’s major traders of shark products. This increased availability of data is believed to have allowed a more accurate – and up-to-date – initial evaluation of the relative importance of each country or territory, thus providing a more solid basis on which to target investigative efforts. The country-by-country assessments of shark fin trade recording practices also constitute another important area of focus that had not previously been addressed. However, given the primary objective of this study (above), those details th at are necessarily not captured in such a broad-scale review will need to be identified and elucidated in regional or country-specific studies. -
BookletTechnical briefResponsible use of fishmeal in aquaculture 2025
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No results found.The FAO Innovation for Blue Transformation series introduces relevant policy initiatives, mechanisms and tools to promote innovation and technical solutions that can accelerate aquatic food systems transformation. The series shares brief and practical knowledge needed for sustainable and resilient aquatic food systems that can nourish the world’s growing population, providing solutions to the challenges preventing these systems from delivering their full potential. This edition explores how the fed aquaculture sector has advanced and improved the use of fishmeal as a feed source for aquaculture based on recent scientific and technological developments. It provides up-to-date information on the use of fishmeal in aquaculture, its main sources, and how it is utilized. It presents evidence of innovations supporting the responsible use of fishmeal by the fed aquaculture sector and the opportunities and limitations of replacing fishmeal with alternative ingredients. It also includes two case studies, one from Ecuador highlighting the efforts made by the shrimp farming sector to reduce the amount of fishmeal used and one from West Africa outlining the socioeconomic impacts of fishmeal production in the region.