State of world aquaculture 2006
By: Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service, Fishery Resources Division, FAO Fisheries Department ; [preface by Ichiro Nomura].
Contributors: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Inland Water Resources and Aquaculture Service.
Series: FAO fisheries technical paper -- no. 500.
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9789251056318
Subjects: Aquaculture.; Aquaculture -- Technological innovations.; Aquaculture industry.; Sustainable development.; Sustainable fisheries.
Description: Aquaculture is developing, expanding and intensifying in almost all regions of the world. Although the sector appears to be capable of meeting the gap between future demand and supply for aquatic food, in order to at least maintain the present level of per capita consumption at the global level, there are many constraints and challenges. This well-illustrated document examines the past trends in aquaculture development and describes its current status globally.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Production, environments, species, quantities and values; title: Markets and trade; title: Contribution to food security and access to food; title: Resource use and the environment; title: Legal, institutional and management aspects; title: Social impacts, employment and poverty reduction; title: Trends and issues; title: Participants in the Expert Workshop on Global Review on Status and Trends in Aquaculture and Prospective Analysis of Future Aquaculture Development, Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China, 12-15 March 2006.