Workshop on Status and Trends in Aquatic Genetic Resources
Subtitle: a basis for international policy : 8-10 May 2006, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
By: edited by Devin M. Bartley, Brian J. Harvey, and Roger S.V. Pullin.
Contributors: Bartley, Devin M.; Harvey, Brian J.; Pullin, Roger S. V.; Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.
Series: FAO fisheries proceedings -- 5
Publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Rome
Language: eng
Number of pages: 179
ISBN-13: 9789251058183
Subjects: Aquatic genetic resources -- Congresses; Aquatic biodiversity -- Congresses; Aquatic resources -- Management -- Congresses
Genres: Congresses
Description: Fish genetic resources (FiGR) comprise all finfish and aquatic invertebrate genetic material that has actual or potential value for capture fisheries and aquaculture. In capture fisheries more species are becoming endangered and more stocks overexploited. Management of FiGR can help maintain and rebuild these fisheries. Deep-sea fisheries and modern genetic technologies are emerging areas that require attention. Improved information is necessary for improved policies, but at present it is incomplete, scattered and unstandardized. Although tremendous progress has been made in the genetic improvement, genetic stock identification and genomics of aquatic species, further work is needed to: i) assess the status of FiGR in capture fisheries and aquaculture; ii) improve the capacities of scientists, technical persons, governments and industry; iii) improve facilities for characterizing FiGR; iv) develop genetically improved farmed types of aquatic species; v) develop appropriate policy instruments on use and conservation of FiGR; vi) improve general awareness and levels of knowledge about FiGR; and vii) prioritize species, geographic areas and production systems on which to expend resources for conservation and use of FiGR.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

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Table of contents: title: Summary of the workshop; title: Background of the workshop; title: Report of the workshop; title: Conclusions and recommendations of the workshop; title: Contributed papers. Developing policies for the management of fishery genetic resources / D.M. Bartley and A. Toledo; title: Status and trends in genetic resources of capture fisheries / W.S. Grant; title: Issues, status and trends in deep-sea fishery genetic resources / P.J. Smith; title: Genetic resources for aquaculture : status and trends / R.S.V. Pullin; title: Fish genomics and analytical genetic technologies, with examples of their potential applications in management of fish genetic resources / Z. Liu.