We are pleased to announce that the FAO Reviews of Aquaculture have been published online at the FAO website, including the six Regional Reviews and a Global Synthesis, which were developed and published in conjunction with the Global Conference on Aquaculture Millennium +20 (GCA+20). The publications are linked below. Video presentations of the reviews, including expert panel discussions and question and answer sessions, are also available from the GCA+20 website.

• Global Aquaculture Synthesis.
• Regional Review of Aquaculture in Asia and the Pacific.
• Regional Review of Aquaculture in Europe.
• Regional Review of Aquaculture in Latin America and the Caribbean.
• Regional Review of Aquaculture in the Near East and North Africa.
• Regional Review of Aquaculture in North America.
• Regional Review of Aquaculture in Sub Saharan Africa.

Each regional review and the global synthesis contains nine chapters:

• Social and economic background.
• General characteristics of the sector.
• Resources, services and technologies.
• Aquaculture and environmental integrity.
• Markets and trade.
• Contribution of aquaculture to food security and social and economic development.
• External pressures on the sector.
• Governance and management of the sector.
• Aquaculture contribution to the FAO strategic objectives.

You are welcome and invited to share the reviews widely through your networks.