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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations is the United Nations specialized agency for agriculture (including livestock, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture) and food.
Funded by industrialized countries and development banks, the FAO often works through public-private partnerships.
Rather than directly administer aid or food, the FAO attempts to set up sustainable food sources, resources, and operational systems in nations.
https://www.fao.org/
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A practical guide on safe hookah diving – Diving for sea cucumbers and other marine organisms.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2023)The gathering of commercial benthic organisms from the seabed by underwater fishers is a growing activity in many regions in Africa, Asia, Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean. Sea cucumbers are particularly targeted, ... -
Report on good practices to prevent and reduce marine plastic litter from fishing activities.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations & International Maritime Organization, Rome, Italy & London, UK, 2022)This report provides an overview of the status of fishing-related marine plastic litter, focusing specifically on abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG or “ghost gear”) and evaluating its impact and ... -
Guidelines on aquaculture restocking and stock enhancement.
(General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Rome, Italy, 2023)Aquaculture practices in the Mediterranean and Black Sea extend beyond food production into activities carried out for restocking and stock enhancement purposes. Acknowledging the diverse role of aquaculture in the region, ... -
Guidelines on assessing and minimizing the possible impacts from the use of non-indigenous species in aquaculture.
(General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Rome, Italy, 2023)Mediterranean and Black Sea aquaculture is a fast-growing sector that is becoming crucial for food security, employment opportunities and economic growth. To maintain this level of development and to enhance these important ... -
Legal aspects of abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and International Maritime Organization, Rome, Italy, 2022)The growing quantity of plastic waste in the marine environment, including abandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear (ALDFG), is a global problem. A particular feature of ALDFG is the potential for some gears ... -
Good practices at FAO: Experience capitalization for continuous learning.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy, 2013)For an organization to progress and adapt to change, it must become a learning organization which draws lessons from its experiences in order to identify and understand good practices. These good practices will improve ... -
Guidelines and Criteria on Technical and Environmental Aspects of Cage Aquaculture Site Selection in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2017)Aquaculture and more specifically marine aquaculture is a growing industry that currently supplies approximately 50 percent of the world’s global fish market. This will certainly continue with an anticipated global ... -
Current Status and Options for Biotechnologies in Aquaculture and Fisheries in Developing Countries.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2011)The rapid growth of aquaculture has significantly benefited from both conventional technologies and biotechnologies and it is expected that advanced biotechnologies will further help the sector in meeting the global ... -
Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.
(Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome, Italy, 2011)In recent years, world fisheries have become a market-driven, dynamically developing sector of the food industry and coastal States have striven to take advantage of their new opportunities by investing in modern fishing ... -
Fisheries learning exchanges: a short guide to best practice.
(Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy, 2018)This handbook provides guidance on developing, implementing, evaluating and sustaining fisheries learning exchanges (FLEs). A collaboration between FAO, the NGO Blue Ventures and the research initiative FLExCELL, it draws ... -
Fishing operations. 3. Best practices to improve safety at sea in the fisheries sector.
(Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy, 2015)Article 6, paragraph 6.17, of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries recognizes that “States should ensure that fishing facilities and equipment, as well as all fishing activities, allow for safe, healthy and fair ... -
SDG Indicator 14.4.1 - Fish stocks sustainability. [TRAINING COURSE]
(FAO e-Learning Centre, Rome, Italy, 2019)This course focuses on SDG Indicator 14.4.1 - Fish stocks sustainability: “Proportion of fish stocks within biologically sustainable levels”. It introduces basic fisheries concepts and definitions, illustrates some technical ... -
Safety at sea for small scale fishers.
(Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome,Italy, 2019)This manual on safety at sea for small-scale fishers aims to contribute to a culture of safety awareness among fisherfolk, reduce the number of accidents and increase the chances of survival if accidents occur. The manual ... -
Models for an ecosystem approach to fisheries.
(Food and Agricultural Organization, Rome, Italy, 2007)This report reviews the methods available for assessing the impacts of interactions between species and fisheries and their implications for marine fisheries management. The focus is on modelling methods and multi-species ...
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