Report of the FAO Expert Workshop on the Use of Wild Fish And/or Other Aquatic Species as Feed in Aquaculture and Its Implications to Food Security and Poverty Alleviation
Author | : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations |
Publisher | : Fao |
Total Pages | : 52 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : UCSD:31822031014715 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The workshop served to address the following thematic areas and other issues of significance emerging from the regional reviews and case studies: a) fisheries management; b) policy development; c) food security; d) poverty alleviation; e) social and ethical issues; and f) aquaculture technology and development. Following several working group deliberations, the workshop agreed on a series of principles and guidelines on the use of wild fish as feed in aquaculture, concluded that such use should be governed by the above guiding principles and recommended a number of actions for the FAO to undertake to address issues raised.--Publisher's description.