http://www.fao.org/fishery/en Annual meeting Norway FAO , 8 January 2103 © FAO: http://www.fao.org

1. Annual Meeting Norway FAO
8 January 2013

2. Key messages
 Fisheries & aquaculture are critical for food
security
 Their contribution is often undervalued
 Sustainability of fisheries is still a major concern
globally
 Sustainable aquaculture growth is needed to
increase fish production and meet future supply-
demand gap

3. FISH AS FOOD
In many parts of the developing
world, fish represent the single most
important source of animal protein.
For 1.5 billion people, fish contributes
about 20% of animal protein intake
Fish provides an affordable
source of significant micro-
nutrients, minerals, and
essential fatty acids, of
special importance in child-
development

4. Source: FAO SOFIA 2010
Fisheries and Aquaculture: Socio-economic contribution
Foreign exchangeFish consumptionEmployment
34
million
132
million
10
million
Average annual per
capita supply:17kg
•East Asia:30.1kg
•Southeast Asia: 29.8
•Africa: 8.5g

5. FI Priorities :
Consistent with FAO’s Strategic objectives:
 SO1: Contribute to the eradication of hunger, food insecurity and malnutrition
 SO2: Increase and improve provision of goods and services from agriculture,
forestry and fisheries in a sustainable manner
 SO3 - Livelihoods of rural populations and in particular for women and youth
improved through enhanced employment opportunities and conditions,
increased access to productive resources and rural services
 SO4 - Enable more inclusive and efficient food and agricultural systems at
local, national and international levels
 SO5 - Increase the resilience of livelihoods to threats and crises
And consistent with cross-cutting issues related to:
 Governance
 Gender

6. Making the most
of quantity,
quality and value FOOD
CCRF, EA
FI’s work

7. Future Fish Supply and Demand
Global food fish supplies in 2011 was around 150 million t
Population and consumer demand for fish increasing
globally and by 2030, we will require 260 million t of fish
Aquaculture growth rate is declining.
If this trend continues, the global fish supplies in 2030
will only reach 210 million tonnes - gap of 50 million t
To bridge this supply demand gap:
1. Recover depleted/Overexploited fish stocks
2. Reduce post-harvest fish loss and reduce waste
3. Accelerate the rate of growth of sustainable
aquaculture

8. Strengthening FI’s work
on key priority areas
 Sustainable fisheries
 Improved knowledge and governance
(EAF-Nansen)
 IUU fishing: Port State Measures
 Reduction of Fishing Capacity
 SSF
 ABNJ
 Improving collection of Fishery Statistics
 Improve post harvest practices
 Sustainably increase of aquaculture
ClimateChange

9. Major Challenges for increased
aquaculture production
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 Land and water
 Cost and energy efficient productivity
 Ecosystem impacts
 Feeds: Fishmeal, Fish Oil and other ingredients
 Biosecurity and health
 Climate change
 Conducive policy
 Technology and knowledge
 Finance and investment

10. Global Aquaculture Advancement
Programme - GAAP
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In order to meet these challenges and to
address the issue of bridging the supply and
demand gap of fish in the coming decades, and
to assist Member Countries in their efforts, FAO
is in the process of developing a programme –
Global Aquaculture Advancement
Programme (GAAP)

11. GAAP
A programme to be implemented by many
stakeholders and partners, with FAO leadership.
Addressing regional demands and priorities.
Reflecting on FAO’s new decentralization policy.
Based in different regions and sub-regions.
Executed in projects of different scales and scopes
at global, regional and/or national levels.

12. 12Global Aquaculture Advancement Programme
Intensification - Asia Regional
Sustainable intensification of aquaculture in Asia with focus on social,
economic, environmental and climate change aspects

13. Global Aquaculture Advancement Programme
Development - Africa Regional
Development of African aquaculture through policy assistance, aquaculture
service and technology provision, commercial seed and feed development,
and strengthening aquatic biosecurity

14. 14Global Aquaculture Advancement Programme
Diversification - Latin America Regional
Sustainable diversification of aquaculture in Latin America through
implementation of IMTA and EAA concepts, improving sustainability of
tilapia, shrimp and salmon sectors

15. 15Global Aquaculture Advancement Programme
Capacity Development - Central Asia Regional
Establishing aquaculture in Central Asia through policy and legal assistance
and institutional and human capacity development

16. 16Global Aquaculture Advancement Programme
Support to Europe - Europe Regional
Technical assistance for aquaculture production for appropriate countries
based on the new EU guidelines on aquaculture development

17. 17Global Aquaculture Advancement Programme
•Sustainable feeds
• Investment
•Improving knowledge and building capacity at national levels in specific key priority
technical areas

18. Stronger Resource Partnership with
Norway?
• Create a stronger resource partnership between FI
and Norway for complementing and enhancing
each other's development efforts towards achieving
aquaculture sustainability
• Take advantage of Norwegian competence
• Stimulate south-south cooperation
for reducing poverty and hunger,
improving food and nutrition security,
increasing income and
making lives better for many in need!