Fisheries policy in Bangladesh is still trying to get to grips with the major dilemmas of maximizing benefits from natural resources. During the 20th century Bangladesh adopted one-sided production-oriented policies in the agricultural sector to feed its rapidly growing population. This strategy included increasing fish production, then in decline mainly as a result of environmental degradation brought about by the expansion of agriculture. The solution was to develop aquaculture and later to promote culture-based fisheries and large-scale stocking in the floodplains and beels (lakes) that previously sustained capture fisheries. Although fish production per se in many cases may have increased as a result of this type of intervention, benefits have not been socially and environmentally sustainable. This document reviews and discusses the development of culture-based fisheries and community-based fisheries management in Bangladesh with regard to socio-economic impacts as well as environmental effects and biodiversity loss.

This volume of the 'Yearbook of Fishery Statistics: Aquaculture production' is a compilation of statistics on world production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic plants and animals produced from all cultures, for the years 1996-2005. The statistics, in quantities and value, are presented by country or territory, species, culture environment and year, and for various aggregations.- Le present volume de l' "Annuaire statistique des peches: Production de l'aquaculture" regroupe les statistiques de la production mondiale de tous poissons, crustaces, mollusques et autres animaux aquatiques, et plantes aquatiques a partir de toutes formes d'elevage, pour les annees 1996-2005. Ces statistiques, en quantite et en valeur, sont presentees par pays ou territoire, espece, environnement de culture et annee, et pour divers niveaux d'agregats. - El presente volumen del "Anuario estadistico de pesca: Produccion de acuicultura"es una compilacion de estadisticas sobre la produccion de peces, crustaceos, moluscos y demas animales acuaticos, y plantas por medio de toda clase de cultivo para los anos 1996-2005. Las estadisticas, en cantidad y valor, se presentan desglosadas par paises o territorios, especies, tipo de cultivo y resumidas por diversos conceptos."

The Symposium was held from with the purpose of raising general awareness about the potential effectiveness of strengthened and coordinated port State measure and to develop national capacity and promote regional coordination so that countries would be better placed to improve the management of offshore fisheries and combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing in the Indian Ocean and, as a result, meet the requirements of relevant RFMOs. The Symposium addressed a broad range of issues fundamental to the implementation of effective port State measures. Issues and initiatives addressed in the Symposium included the international and regional frameworks for port State measures, the legal tools and mechanisms that might be used to implement such measures, the role of information systems, human resource development and stakeholder actions. The convenors of the Symposium and Workshop expected that they would result in improved capacity for countries to strengthen and coordinate their port State measures with the objective of better managing offshore fisheries and deterring IUU fishing.

Major topics discussed during the session were: the state of fisheries in the WECAFC region; the status and trends of fisheries and aquaculture; the decisions of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) and the twelfth session of WECAFC; intersessional activities and projects; factors of unsustainability and overexploitation in marine fisheries; fisheries social science; and coordination and collaboration in fisheries science in the region. The decisions of the twenty-seventh session of COFI have implications for the work of WECAFC, especially in areas such as small-scale fisheries, subsidies, marine protected areas and bycatch reduction. - La quatrieme session du Groupe scientifique consultatif (GSC) de la Commission des peches pour l'Atlantique Centre-Ouest (COPACO) s'est tenue a Merida, Mexique, du 2 au 4 avril 2007. Les principaux points abordes durant la reunion etaient: la situation des peches dans la region de la COPACO; la situation et les tendances des peches et de l'aquaculture; les decisions de la vingt-septieme session du Comite des peches (COFI) et de la douzieme reunion de la COPACO; les activites et projets menes durant l'intersession; les facteurs de non-durabilite et de surexploitation des peches maritimes; les sciences sociales appliquees aux peches; et la coordination et collaboration en matiere de science halieutique dans la region. - Los principales temas abordados durante la reunion fueron: el estado de la pesca en la region de la COPACO; la situacion y las tendencias de la pesca y la acuicultura; las decisiones del vigesimo septimo periodo de sesiones del Comite de Pesca (COFI) y de la duodecima reunion de la COPACO; las actividades y los proyectos llevados a cabo durante el periodo entre reuniones; los factores de insostenibilidad y de sobreexplotacion de la pesca marina; las ciencias sociales aplicadas a la pesca; y la coordinacion y colaboracion en materia de ciencia pesquera en la region."

This document summarises more than four decades of statistics of apparent consumption of fish and fishery products based on supply/utilisation accounts for 223 countries, six continental aggregates, four economic groupings and world totals. Data is given for total and per capita supply in live weight on a yearly basis. Indicative nutritional values in terms of animal and total proteins are also provided. For 40 major food fish consuming countries, balances are provided for the supply in quantities and nutritional factors of eight main groups of species of similar biological characteristics. A section comprising descriptive and analytical graphs supplements the data.

The First Meeting of Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN-1) was held at FAO headquarters, Rome, on 12 and 13 March 2007. The meeting reviewed the decision of the twenty-seventh session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) of relevance to regional fishery bodies (RFBs). The meeting discussed the role of RFBs, external factors affecting fisheries management, approaches to incorporate ecosystem consideration into fisheries management by RFBs, the status of the Fisheries Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS) and other related matters. The Meeting reached a number of conclusions regarding matters meriting the attention of RFBs, governments and FAO.

This checklist summarizes information on the parasites of Latvia fishes contained in the world literature dating to the end of 2005. Information is presented in the form of parasite-host and host-parasite lists and includes 305 named species of parasites. Also included are many records of parasites not identified to species level. The Parasite-Host List is organized on a taxonomic basis and provides information for each parasite species on the environment (freshwater, brackish, marine), the location (site of infection) in or on its host(s), the species of host(s) infected, the known geographic distribution (by major waterbody) in Latvia, and the published sources for each host and locality record. The common freshwater fish species (particularly those having economic importance, such as the cyprinids, percids, esocids and salmonids) have been particularly well studied, providing a good general picture of their parasite faunas and data having value for use in faunistic analyses. This checklist is part of FAO's continuing effort to address the need of information on the occurrence of diseases and pathogens of aquatic animals. Three previous checklists have summarized the parasites of fish of the Philippines, Bangladesh and Viet Nam.

The Committee expressed concern about the level of fishing capacity which was higher than prior to the 2004 tsunami in some of the areas affected by the disaster and recognized that it called for the design and implementation of sustainable and effective fisheries management arrangements that included a gradually phasing out fishing overcapacity, monitoring, access and livelihood considerations. The Committee reaffirmed its trust in FAO to play a coordinating role in advancing the global aquaculture agenda and highlighted the importance of addressing socio-economic impacts of aquaculture and other issues, such as improving planning and policy development at national and regional levels. The Committee agreed to give greater attention to small-scale fisheries and welcomed the convening of a broad-based international conference focusing specifically on small-scale fisheries.

The twenty-fourth session of the European Inland Fisheries Advisory Commission (EIFAC) was held in Mondsee, Austria, from 14 to 21 June 2006, in concomitance with a Symposium on Hydropower, Flood Control and Water Abstraction: Implications for Fish and Fisheries. The session reviewed EIFAC's activities since 2004 in the fields of fishery biology and management, aquaculture, protection of the aquatic environment, and social and economic issues. EIFAC revised and decided its future programme of work, in particular the activities which should be carried out until the next session of the Commission in 2008. The twenty-fifth session will be preceded by a Symposium that will focus on interactions between socio-economic and ecological objectives of inland fisheries, commercial and recreational, and aquaculture.

Mediterranean finfish species such as the European seabass and the gilthead seabream have, over the last two decades, been attracting considerable attention among aquaculturists and investors. The net result has been a rapid increase in the supply of the finfish to the European markets. This report describes the current status of the European market for these and other finfish species and the major characteristics of marketing farmed fish in the Mediterranean basin.

The Panel was convened in response to the agreement by the twenty-fifth session of the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) on the Terms of Reference for an ad hoc expert advisory panel for assessment of proposals to the Convention on International Trade in endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and to the endorsement of the twenty-sixth session of COFI to convene the Panel for relevant proposals to future CITES Conference of the Parties. The objectives of the Panel were to: i) assess each proposal from a scientific perspective in accordance with the CITES biological listing criteria (Resolution Conf. 9.24 Rev. CoP13]); ii) comment, as appropriate, on technical aspects of the proposal in relation to biology, ecology, trade and management issues, as well as, to the extent possible, the likely effectiveness for conservation. Seven proposals were evaluated by the Panel.

The purpose of the workshop was to assist Caribbean countries in the development of effective management plans for queen conch fisheries and, consequently, to improve their capacity to implement regulations and obligations under the Convention on International trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife of the Cartagena Convention. This report includes, in the main body, the workshop objectives and programme, national reports from participating countries, analysis of issues from the subregional management zones and main conclusions of the workshop. Draft national management plans completed by individual participants and other workshops outputs are documented in the appendix to this report.

All of the local research vessels had carried out acoustic surveys since the 2005 meeting of the Planning group. The analysis of the results of the coordinated parallel survey carried out in the fourth quarter of 2005 had shown that the variability of the allocation of recorded acoustic energy between the local vessels and the R/V DR FRIDTJOF NANSEN had been within acceptable limits. One coordinated survey was also carried out between the R/V ITAF DEME of Senegal and the R/V AL AWAM of Mauritania however no common report had been produced. The importance of doing so in the future was stressed. The countries are still working to find solutions with respect to problems related to noise levels and trawling as well as to ensure adequate funding for vessel operations. A plan to conduct a coordinated regional survey in October-December to continue the time series started with the R/V DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN was made. - Tous les navires de recherche locaux ont conduit des campagnes acoustiques depuis la reunion du Groupe de planification de 2005. L'analyse des resultats de la campagne coordonnee parallele qui a ete conduite pendant le quatrieme trimestre de l'annee 2005 a montre que la variabilite dans l'allocation des energies acoustiques enregistrees entre les bateaux locaux et le N/R DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN est restee dans des limites acceptables. Une campagne coordonnee a aussi ete conduite entre le N/R ITAF DEME du Senegal et le N/R AL AWAM de Mauritanie, cependant aucun rapport n'a ete produit. L'importance de le faire dans le futur a ete soulignee. Les pays travaillent toujours pour trouver des solutions aux problemes lies aux niveaux de bruit et chalutage ainsi que pour assurer des fonds adequats pour les operations des navires. Un plan de conduite de coordination de la campagne regionale d'octobre-decembre pour continuer la serie commencee avec le N/R DR. FRIDTJOF NANSEN a ete mis en oeuvre"

The second session of the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Commission was attended by delegates from Comoros, Kenya, Madagascar, the Republic of Maldives, Mauritius, Mozambique, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Yemen. Representatives of The World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Swedish Board of Fisheries, the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP), the Regional Seas Program of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Oceanographic Research Institute (ORI), New Partnership for African Development (NEPAD) also attended the session as observers.The Commission noted the work undertaken since the first session, considered the report of the Scientific Committee, agreed on a set of recommendations, approved the establishment of a Working Group on Fisheries Data and Statistics, and agreed to link with the South West Indian Ocean Fisheries Project (SWIOFP) through a Committee to be established within the Commission. The Commission will hold a regional conference on: sustainable fisheries development and its contribution to the Millennium Development Goals within two years; the key topics of the Conference were decided. The Commission agreed to renew its efforts to engage in ongoing national and regional monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) activities and assist with a regional directory of MCS personnel. It elected a Bureau composed of Seychelles, Madagascar and Mozambique to steer the Commission intersessionally and at the third session that will take place in Seychelles in 2007.

This meeting was organized as a result of a process, comprising an external evaluation of the Committee on Aquaculture (CAQ) and its Networks, in 2004, and the endorsement by the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) at its thirtieth session (January 2006) of a meeting of experts to identify the needs for a GFCM subsidiary body of CAQ which would deal with the socio-economic and technical aspects of aquaculture in the Mediterranean. The experts defined the terms of reference, priorities and modus operandi of such a subsidiary body.They also requested the fifth session of CAQ: to endorse the establishment of the Coordinating Steering Group on Technical, Economic and Social Aspects of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (TESAM) and the ad hoc working groups proposed, to present results to the Commission at its forthcoming session, to review and redefine the objectives and terms of reference of the GFCM CAQ in order to reflect more precisely the socio-economic and technical issues that CAQ should handle for the Commission, to explore the possibility of a merger of the Environment and Aquaculture in the Mediterranean Network (EAM) and TESAM, to ensure a lighter cost-effective and efficient structure for CAQ subsidiary bodies, and to instruct the Information System for the Promotion of Aquaculture in the Mediterranean (SIPAM) to start collecting more socloeconomic, technical and research-related data and information to facilitate the work of TESAM. The meeting of experts was informed of the findings and recommendations of the Workshop on European Seabass and Gilthead Seabream Markets, that was held in Rome on 12 May 2006. Many of the recommendations from the workshop were translated into activities to be carried out by the ad hoc Working Group on Marketing as proposed by the Expert Meeting

These guidelines are addressed to decision-makers and policy-makers associated with the management of fisheries, but they should also be of interest to fishing industries and other parties. This Plan of Action is consistent with the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, as well as with the 1993 Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, the 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and other applicable rules of international law. The guidelines are intended to provide general advice and a framework for development and implementation of national plans of action.

Using over 200 archive images, many previously unpublished, Colin Tooke has compiled a vivid collection that records this hugely important aspect of Yarmouth life and industry. Many of the faces that worked in the industry over the years will be here and the experiences and hardships of working in such a demanding environment are also brought to life in this evocative volume.

The guidelines provide general information on the issue of sustainable development of fisheries in order to clarify why a system of indicators is needed to monitor the contribution of fisheries to sustainable development. They are complementary to the Guidelines on Fisheries Management but provide the broader perspective needed for a sectoral and holistic approach to sustainability in fisheries. All dimensions of sustainability (ecological, economic, social and institutional) are considered as well as the key aspects of the socio-economic environment in which fisheries operate.

This book examines the development of property rights in marine fisheries, and asks whether the obstacles to their continued development cannot be more easily overcome. The contributed chapters generally focus on the consequences of a lack of property rights of commercial and small-time fishers globally. National governments have recognized that the absence of such rights coupled with the technological advances in commerical fishing have resulted in widespread economic and environmental problems (e.g., overfishing, bycatching, highgrading, increased physical dangers, and lower profits). The most significant solution to these problems, and the predominate concern of this book, is the institution of Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs), also known as Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs). These are national and global policies, public- and private-sector managed allocations of the amount of various species of fish, at certain qualities can be harvested at particular times by fishers.

Currently there is great concern about over-fishing and the effects of fisheries on other marine organisms. This book addresses ecological and environmental issues associated with responsible and sustainable marine fisheries. It includes 20 chapters developed from an international conference and concurrent symposium held in Iceland in October 2001. Contributors include leading international authorities from around the world. Contents include: global overview of marine capture fisheries, legal protection for marine ecosystems, dynamics of marine ecosystems, the role of man in marine ecosystems, and incorporating ecosystem considerations in fisheries management.

This volume of the Yearbook of Fishery Statistics: Aquaculture Production includes summary tables and revision to data for fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals and plants produced from all culture practices for the years 1991-2000. The statistics, in quantity and value, are presented by country or territory, species, culture environment, and year, and for various aggregations. - La presente edition de l 'Annuaire statistique des peches: Production de l'aquaculture regroupe les statistiques de la production mondiale de tous poissons, crustaces, mollusques et autres animaux aquatiques, et plantes aquatiques a partir de toutes formes d'elevage, pour les annees 1991-2000. Ces statistiques, en quantite et valeur, sont presentees par pays ou territoire, espece, environnement de culture et annee, et pour divers niveaux d'agregats, le but etant d'assurer une couverture totale des statistiques de la production aquacole a travers le monde. - El presente volumen del Anuario estadistico de pesca: Produccion de acuicultura de la FAO es una compilacion de estadisticas sobre la produccion de peces, crustaceos, moluscos y demas animales acuaticos, y plantas por medio de toda clase de cultivo para los anos 1991-2000. Las estadisticas, en cantidad y valor, se presentan desglosadas por paises o territorios, especies, tipo de cultivo y resumidas por diversos conceptos. Se pretende con ello proporcionar una informacion completa sobre las estadisticas de la produccion de acuicultura en todo el mundo."

This paper summarizes the findings of 15 country level studies on the economic and financial performance of marine capture fisheries conducted in 1999 and 2000. The studies validate the findings of surveys carried out between 1995 and 1997 and published in FAO Fisheries Technical Paper No. 377. Most types of vessels covered by the study showed a net profit after deducting the cost of depreciation and interest. These overall positive results were also achieved because of higher prices paid to producers as compared to the previous study period.

This volume is a comprehensive handbook for production, marketing and finacne strategies in the commercial exploitation of fisheries. It analyses global fishing production, disposition and import trade, and strategies for Indian exporters.

This book is concerned with the law of agriculture in the EC. It is an area in which it has few competitors, yet which raises major issues relevant to all those with an interest in EC law and World Trade law more generally.

This work documents the rise and fall of Pacific American Fisheries, a salmon packing company based in Bellingham, Washington, which also had a substantial presence in Alaska. It covers the company's history from its beginnings when Roland Onffroy arrived in early 1898 and saw an opportunity to start a business and make a mint using the abundant supply of salmon in nearby Puget Sound, up until its closing in 1966. The company's story is presented chronologically as unfolding local, regional, national, and international events impacted the fortunes of the company, its employees, and the town that housed it. It also takes a close look at the entrepreneurs, developers, businessmen, and Asian labor force that were associated with the company. PAF's history can also be read as the story of how the United States was developed as people moved from the Atlantic to Pacific coasts and how the Pacific coast was targeted for development due to its natural resources that could easily be exploited for profit.