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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter, October 2018 59 FFAO AquacultureAN Newsletter o N October 2018 Aquaculture Branch Fisheries and Aquaculture Department Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy E-mail: [email protected] FAO Aquaculture Newsletter ok18 FA N banner changed The FAO Aquaculture Newsletter (FAN) is issued two times a year by the Aquaculture Branch (FIAA) of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Rome, Italy. It presents articles and views from the FAO aquaculture programme and discusses various aspects of aquaculture as seen from the perspective of both headquarters and In this month’s issue the fi eld programme. Articles are contributed by FAO staff from within and outside the Fisheries and Aquaculture » Opportunities for Aquaculture Development Department, from FAO regional offi ces and fi eld projects, by FAO consultants and, occasionally, by invitation in Drylands ii from other sources. FAN is distributed free of charge to various institutions, scientists, planners and managers » Overview of Recently Published Global in member countries and has a current circulation of about 1 300 copies. It is also available on the FAO webpage: Aquaculture Statistics 6 www.fao.org/fi shery/publications/fan » The Development of Small-Scale Trout Farming in Kyrgyzstan 18 Chief Editor: Valerio Crespi » Rice-fi sh Farming in Iran: History and Editorial Board Members: José Aguilar Manjarrez, Graham Mair, Rodrigo Roubach, Elizabeth Graham Development 28 Graphic Designer: José Luis Castilla Civit » Development of Mariculture in Zanzibar, © FAO, 2018 © FAO, Citation: FAO. 2018. FAO Aquaculture Newsletter. No. 59 (October). Rome. CA2325EN/1/11.18 Tanzania 41 Citation for single contribution: Name(s) of the author(s). Year. Title of the article. FAO Aquaculture Newsletter, No. 59, pp. xx–xx. » Preparation of the State of the World Report on Aquatic Genetic Resources 46 EDITORIAL ©FAO/V. CRESPI ©FAO/V. Aquaculture facility in arid lands in Egypt ©FAO Opportunities for Aquaculture Development in Drylands quaculture the fastest of offshore aquaculture usually of the world population (313 million) Agrowing major food industry requires high initial costs and lives in arid zones with 92 million for decades, currently produces investments not always affordable residing in hyper-arid deserts (UNDP/ 53 percent of the global fish we by small-medium scale investors and UNSO). Deserts cover more than one consume and it is largely responsible at times, not technically feasible nor fifth of the Earth’s land, they are for doubling the per capita fish economically attractive. Although found on every continent and they consumption of fish products since marine aquaculture offers great can represent new unexploited areas 1960s (SOFIA, 2018)1. The global opportunities for development in for development. population growth and increase in term of high value species, revenues food demand is driving the rapid and creation of employment it may Arid lands are characterized development and intensification not, at least for now, fill the gap of by high temperature variations of aquaculture towards new fish needs of those populations living (between day and night); low geographical frontiers. in inland marginal regions such as precipitations; high solar radiation arid lands. and evaporation; limited surface When we consider expansion of the water; abundant inexpensive land; sector as a whole, we immediately Drylands take up 41.3 percent of often with large aquifers of fresh think of offshore aquaculture due the world land surface and up and brackish water. Ground water to the large extension of the oceans to 44 percent of all the world's in these environments is often only and areas with limited conflicts of cultivated systems are in the drylands partially used although this water use. However, the development (United Nations)2. Thirteen percent is abundant and of high quality. The designations employed and the presentation of material in this FAO encourages the use, reproduction and dissemination of material information product do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever in this information product. 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All requests for translation and adaptation rights, and for resale and other commercial use rights should be made via: The views expressed in this information product are those of the author(s) www.fao.org/contact-us/licencerequest or addressed to [email protected] and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of FAO. FAO information products are available on the FAO website © FAO, 2018 (www.fao.org/publications) and can be purchased through [email protected]. ii COVER PHOTO: Farmed Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) in Bangladesh, ©FAO/M.R. HASAN EDITORIAL agriculture has become In many countries of the Near East more popular in areas where and North Africa, governments ©FAO/V. CRESPI ©FAO/V. Fish market in Kuwait City, Kuwait water and other resources are strongly supporting the are limited. Aquaculture development of freshwater Nowadays drylands can be better in arid lands can provide social aquaculture particularly in marginal exploited for food production using benefits, assuring an improved public regions such as desert and arid modern and responsible aquaculture health and food security for rural lands. The increasing competition practices such as integrated communities reducing migration for land, water and natural aquaculture systems which follow of vulnerable population especially resources will require the application agroecology principles3, reducing youth and women, towards cities of new strategies including water use in support to food safety and/or abroad. promotion of efficient use of and environmental protection and resources, recycling and enhancing conservation. These integrated In these areas aquatic food does biodiversity to ensure adequate farming systems can produce a not easily reach local markets food production protecting cheap and affordable source of and there is a low tradition in fish livelihoods and social systems and quality protein and fresh vegetable consumption. Moreover available promoting responsible governance. products with reduced water and fish is often in the form of frozen resources use especially small-scale products (sardines or tilapia) and farm households in rural areas. often of poor quality. People are Integrated multi-trophic aquaculture usually not aware of the high (IMTA)4 also offers the opportunity nutritional value of fresh fish and Valerio Crespi to produce high quality crops taking the role fish plays in the optimal Chief Editor advantage of synergistic interactions development of the brain and FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department among the species. Also, renewable neural system of children. E-mail: [email protected] energy such as solar, geothermal and wind power allows the SEE ALSO intensification of production without depending on standard 1. FAO. 2018. The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2018 - Meeting the sustainable development goals. Rome. www.fao.org/3/i9540en/I9540EN.pdf sources of energy. 2. United Nations webpage: www.un.org/en/events/desertification_decade/whynow.shtml 3. FAO Agroecology Knowledge Hub: www.fao.org/agroecology In the last two decades, the 4. Integrated Multi-trophic Aquaculture https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4614-5797-8_173 integration of aquaculture with V. CRESPI ©FAO/ Women visiting an aquaculture facility in the District of Ouargla, Algeria FAO AQUACULTURE NEWSLETTER No. 59 ■ OCTOBER 2018 iii CONTENTS ■ Editorial Oportunities for Aquaculture Development in Drylands ii GLOBAL AQUACULTURE UPDATES 6 ■ From the Statistician’s Desk Overview of Recently Published MASSA ©FAO/F. Global Aquaculture Statistics 6 Aquaculture cages in Samsun, Turkey ■ From the Fish Health Specialist’s Desk AQUACULTURE UPDATES ■ Europe FAO Continues Efforts to Build Capacity BY REGION 15 Technical Training on Turbot Farming in Dealing with Tilapia Lake Virus 8 and Restocking in Trabzon, Turkey 21 ■ Asia-Pacific ■ Meetings/events The Pacifc Micronesian Association for Regional Workshop on Market Access Thirty-third Session of the FAO Sustainable Aquaculture: Aquaculture and Fish Trade for Central and Committee on Fisheries (COFI 33) 10 Business Investment Planning and Eastern Europe 22 Development 15 Meeting between the Aquaculture EU funded project: Ecosystem Branch Staff and the FAO The Seventh Regional Consultation Approach to Making Space for Decentralized Officers 11 Forum Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Aquaculture 24 Fishery Commission 17 Advancing Integrated Agriculture- Mass Media Communication and Aquaculture through Agroecology 12 The Development of Small-Scale Trout its Impact
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