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These Technical Proceedings represent the most comprehensive and authoritative review assembled to date of the status of aquaculture development in the world. This volume, the third major publication arising from the Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium, contains the information essential to conduct well-informed discussion of sustainable aquaculture development - both at the Conference, as well as after. The conclusions and recommendations were derived from the following discussion fora:
These all provide basic reference points on the progress, direction and magnitude of aquaculture changes, and the factors associated with these changes, within global, regional, sectoral, thematic and technical perspectives. As a collective, these offer a holistic view, thorough analyses and multi-dimensional perspectives on the progress of aquaculture, upon which stakeholders can base decisions for future development requirements. The reviews were prepared in various fora by individuals or groups of expert authorities. The intensive preparatory work included: organization of expert consultations, national studies and workshops; regional workshops; and an international expert meeting that refined the draft regional reviews and initiated the development of the global synthesis on trends in aquaculture development. Specifically, these included: |
Additionally, technical and experience papers were submitted voluntarily, many of which were presented as posters. For the purposes of the Conference, the presentation of the reviews was arranged in a sequence and manner that enabled the Conference participants to develop a broad understanding of the status of aquaculture and a systematic recognition of the key issues associated with its status. The program enabled a deliberate, iterative and participatory process that allowed every participant ample opportunity to contribute constructively to the deliberations, formulation of conclusions and recom-mendations, and the framing of the Bangkok |
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Declaration and Strategy for Aquaculture Development Beyond 20001. The two keynote papers complemented each other. The first reviewed the progress made in development of aquaculture, and how this has been achieved over the 24 years since 1976, when the first conference on aquaculture was held in Kyoto; the second keynote reviewed the prospects for aquaculture development over the next 20 years, the potential for sustainable aquaculture development, and the mechanisms by which this potential can be achieved. Following the keynote papers, during the first day of the Conference, eight regional reviews of aquaculture development status, trends and issues were presented, along with those within China and a global overview which was largely, but not wholly, the synthesis of the regional reviews. The plenary lectures were delivered prior to the thematic sessions, their purpose being to provide the context and setting for issues to be described and analysed by the reviewers undertaking the thematic reviews. The platforms for discussion were divided into eight thematic sessions covering policy-related issues, such as legal frameworks, stakeholder involvement etc., and six sessions addressing technical issues, such as health, nutrition and genetics. The results of these discussions, specifically the conclusions and recommendations, were presented in plenary workshops and subjected to further deliberations. These conclusions and recommendations were further synthesized by a multi-national, multi-sectoral and multidisciplinary Technical Drafting Committee into a draft Bangkok Declaration and Strategy. The Draft was discussed and adopted at the final plenary session. After being subjected to a post-conference public review over a period of one month, it was refined and published. |
In addition to the Bangkok Declaration and Strategy, the recommendations of the thematic sessions were brought together in the Reportof the Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium2. The recommendations were developed by the members of the session panels and other specialists present at the conference, presented in plenary workshops, redrafted, and refined through post-conference consultation by correspondence among the panel members and interested participants. These provide a comprehensive set of recommendations on key issues to address for the future development of sustainable aquaculture. The three publications produced from this Conference are complementary. Together, they provide a useful reference for anyone with an interest or stake in aquaculture development. Moreover, they underline the need for direction towards higher production within the bounds of sustaining the aquatic resource base upon which aquaculture depends (habitat, water quality, stock resources). The Conference also emphasized the benefits from equitable distribution of the income and products generated by aquaculture. These have to support not only those who work directly for the sector, but also the rural communities and socio-economic dependants upon which aquaculture is developing. Sustainability is not only founded upon, but also best supported by, well-nourished and educated workforce communities. |
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1http://www.fao.org/fi/statist/fisoft/fishplus.asp
1 NACA/FAO. 2000. Aquaculture Development Beyond 2000: the Bangkok
Declaration and Strategy. Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium,
20-25 February 2000, Bangkok, Thailand. NACA, Bangkok and FAO, Rome. 27pp. http://www.fao.org/fi/default.asp,
www.eNACA.org
2 NACA/FAO. 2000. Report of the Conference on Aquaculture in the
Third Millennium. Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium, 20-25 February
2000, Bangkok, Thailand. NACA, Bangkok and FAO, Rome. 120pp.
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