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Publication on the Third (FAO) Assessment of Global Marine Fisheries Discards

We are pleased to inform you that the Third (FAO) Assessment of Global Marine Fisheries Discards has been published on 17 January 2019.

Abstract
The first discard estimate was published in 1994 by Alverson et al., and the second one in 2005 by Kelleher. This third update of FAO’s global discard estimate adopted the ‘fishery-by-fishery’ approach employed in the second discards assessment published in 2005. Unfortunately, it is difficult to quantify the progress made in reducing discards due to different methodologies used in the 3 estimates but this report indicates that in the last 10 years there has been greater scrutiny of such issues via public reporting of discards. This report also includes (i) a review of available data on estimating and mitigating fisheries interactions with endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species, (ii) an overview of current measures to manage bycatch and discards and (iii) a summary of challenges associated with estimating cryptic sources of fishing mortality such as pre-catch, discards and ghost fishing mortality. The publication will be presented on 30 January 2019 in Denmark at the Science - Policy conference for the closing of Horizon 2020 DiscardLess project.

You can access the publication and supplementary materials online through the following links:

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Multi-stakeholder perspectives on spatial planning processes for mariculture in the Mediterranean and Black Sea

We are pleased to announce that the article below has been published as OnlineOpen

Corner, R. A., Aguilar-Manjarrez, J., Massa, F. and Fezzardi, D. (2018)

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Aquaculture provides more than half of the fish used for human consumption, contributing to food security and nutrition, economic growth and improved livelihoods. Aquaculture production in countries bordering the Mediterranean and Black Sea has grown steadily, though not homogenously, mainly based on marine species. To boost development, there is a need to support governance to establish activities within a coordinated spatial planning process. Knowledge of aquaculture spatial planning processes are assessed through consultations with stakeholders from 21 countries using a structured questionnaire, internal review and a workshop to determine major barriers to the implementation in the region. Results suggest different levels of knowledge of regulatory systems in the countries surveyed. Aquaculture zoning is widespread. Site selection is a long and inefficient process, a barrier to investment, exacerbated by an apparent lack of a clear distribution of power and responsibilities. Area management is the least implemented part of the spatial planning process, with few examples of an integrated approach. Poor social acceptance of aquaculture, low technical knowledge and understanding of spatial planning concepts, and a lack of meaningful communication are among the problems highlighted by stakeholders. Although recent advances are evident, the integration of aquaculture with other users of marine space remains a work in progress that requires a specific regulatory framework, capacity building, transparency, good communication and participatory processes. Application of spatial planning following an ecosystem approach to aquaculture can contribute to improvements that have the potential to counter the negative externalities of unplanned or uncoordinated development.

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Fish Forum 2018 kicks off today !

10-14 December 2018, FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy

Bringing together the wider community of scientists and experts working on fisheries and the marine environment in the Mediterranean and Black Sea in order to build a lasting network, discuss advancements in research, integrate scientific knowledge in support of decision-making and identify research priorities for the coming decade.

Over 500 participants are expected to fill FAO headquarters to attend, during the course of the week, 7 workshops, over 104 oral contributions from 3 different thematic sessions, 3 expert roundtables and 9 side events.

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More information on General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) website

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FAO Expert Group met in Palermo to better understand the risks of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in aquaculture - 26-29 November 2018, Palermo, Italy

26 Nov 2018 Top photo: AMR/RA/AAH experts debate on risk of AMR in aquaculture
29 Nov 2018: Bottom photo: Experts from candidate FAO Reference Laboratory
for Aquaculture Biosecurity (inc AMR) from China, India and USA Dr Richard
Arthur (Canada), Dr Iddya Karunasagar (India, Nitte University), Dr Peter Smith
(Ireland), Dr Rohana Subasinghe (Sri Lanka), Dr Olafur Valsson (Iceland, OIE),
Dr David Verner-Jeffreys (UK, CEFAS), Dr Carlos Zarza (Spain, Skretting),
Dr Patricia Gaunt (USA, MSU), Dr Jiang Lan (China, Pearl River Fisheries
Research Institute), Dr Wang Yingeng and Dr Zhang Zheng (China, Yellow Sea
Fisheries Research Institute) and FAO HQ Officers (Dr Melba Reantaso, Dr Hao Bin,
Ms Elena Irde)

A meeting of an Expert Group composed of the following experts, namely: Dr R. Arthur (Canada), Dr I. Karunasagar (India, Nitte University), Dr P. Smith (Ireland), Dr R. Subasinghe (Sri Lanka), Dr O. (Iceland, OIE), Dr D. (U.K., CEFAS), Dr C. Zarza (Spain, Skretting), Dr P. Gaunt (USA, MSU), Dr J. Lan (China, PRFRI), Dr W. Yingeng and Dr Z. Zheng (China, YSFRII) and FAO Officers (Dr M. Reantaso, Dr H. Bin, Ms E. Irde), engaged in a scoping exercise to increase the understanding of the risks of AMR in aquaculture. Setting the scene with technical presentations (e.g. Recent global and regional initiatives to reduce AMR, Overview and current status of knowledge on AMR, AMR risk analysis for human medicine: the WHO framework and guidance, AMR risk analysis for aquaculture: the OIE framework, Observations on the OIE RA framework and CODEX framework, Oral delivery of medicines through aqua feed: AMR risk factors), the Expert Group performed a risk profiling of two important bacterial pathogen groups (Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Streptococcus spp.). The Expert Group was of the opinion that risk profiling as outlined in Codex provides a useful guidance, but it would need to be reviewed and adapted as appropriate for aquatic AMR RA. The risk profiling exercise for the above two bacterial pathogens revealed that in both cases, the AMR risks posed by these pathogens were likely to be low and thus conducting a full risk assessment was not recommended. Strain differentiation and pathogenicity as outlined in Codex are essential in understanding the AMR risks posed by bacteria affecting aquaculture production. Discussions on potential development of a proposal to contribute to a multisectoral project "Towards reducing aquaculture-based AMR through a cross-sectoral approach" followed. A consensus was reached to develop a project concept that will include Streptococcus spp. and mesophilic aeromonads as the bacterial agents for investigation, as these pathogens are important to both animal and human health. These two bacterial agents are important pathogens of tilapia, the second largest species group produced in aquaculture globally, which contributes significantly to global food and nutrition security. A short meeting of the FAO Reference Centers for Aquaculture Biosecurity (including AMR), participated by China, India and the USA discussed a joint work program that included activities within the pillars of the FAO Action Plan on AMR (awareness, evidence, governance and practices) including joint resource mobilization. The next meeting of the expert group is planned to be in China in mid-2019.

More information: Melba.Reantaso@fao.org

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FAO Aquaculture Newsletter (FAN) 59 is out

ABSTRACT
This issue of FAN contains an editorial on Opportunities for aquaculture development in drylands, and four main sections on:

  1. Global aquaculture updates with an article from statistician's desk providing an Overview of recently published global aquaculture statistics; one article from the fish health specialist's desk on FAO efforts to build capacity in dealing with Tilapia Lake Virus; one article providing information on the Thirty-third Session of Committee on Fisheries (COFI); one contribution on a special workshop on Advancing integrated agriculture-aquaculture through agroecology and one on FAO presence at AQUA 2018 Conference in Montpellier.
  2. Aquaculture updates by region offers information on ongoing projects, activities and events by region particularly: three articles for Asia-Pacific; four articles for Europe; three articles for the Near East and North Africa; one articles for Latin America and the Caribbean; five articles for Sub-Saharan Africa.
  3. There are three thematic articles on the following subjects:
    1. World aquaculture - the next 20 years;
    2. Preparation of the States of the Word Report on Aquatic Genetic Resources;
    3. Lessons to be learned from aquaculture development in China.
  4. Miscellaneous section contains three contributions with the following titles:
    1. Conservation and Management of Aquatic Genetic Resources: technical exchange visit between Zambia and Hungary; and
    2. Approaching fifty years of the Aquatic science and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA);
    3. Aquaculture production and marketing in the Roman empire. The three last sections focus on new staff profiles in the FAO Aquaculture Branch, new FAO aquaculture publications and Calendar of events.

PDF: http://www.fao.org/3/CA2325EN/ca2325en.pdf

Information: V. Crespi Valerio Crespi

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“REVEALING ALGAE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIALS TO CONTRIBUTE  TO SUSTAINABLE BLUE GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN”

“REVEALING ALGAE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIALS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE BLUE GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN”

COURSES and VIDEOS


9h30 - 9h45 Welcoming and Opening

Pr. Hechmi Missaoui, General Director of INSTM

Pr. Elizabeth Cottier-Cook , Programme Leader of GSSTAR

Dr. Celine Rebours, President of ISAP


Session Chair Pr. Saloua Sadok

09h45 - 10h30 Microalgae exploited species (Pr. Hatem Ben Ouada)

10h30 - 11h15 Active molecules from microalgae: structure and function (Pr. Hatem Ben Ouada) [lecture1]

11h15 - 11h30 Coffee break

11h30 - 11-45 Video 1 : Cultivation of spirulina in Tunisia from the lab to the marketing. [video1]

11h45 - 12h30 Seaweed cultivation (Dr. Fethi Mensi) [lecture2]

12h30 - 13h30 Lunch Time

Session Chair: Dr. Leila Ktari

13h30 - 14h00 Seaweed uses in Pharmaceuticals, Nutraceuticals and Cosmetics (Dr. Leila Ktari) [lecture3]

14h00 - 14h30 Seaweed uses for Bioproducts and Bioenergy (Dr. Leila Chebil Ajjabi) [LECTURE4]

14h30 - 14-45 Video 2 : Revealing Seaweed Potential for Tunisian Blue Economy. [video2]

15h00 - 15h15 Coffee break

15h15 - 15h45 Seaweed uses for Phycoclloids production (Dr. Rafik Ben Said) [Lecture5]

15h45 -16h15 Seaweed associated bacteria and potential exploitation (Dr. Monia El Bour) [Lecture6]

16h30-16h45 Final discussion and questions from audience, closing
Author: Saloua Sadok
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Quatrième atelier de recherche-industrie: Planification des travaux sur l’Enrichissement des microalgues en oligoéléments

Quatrième atelier de recherche-industrie: Planification des travaux sur l’Enrichissement des microalgues en oligoéléments

21-24 Décembre 2021

Author: Saloua Sadok
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REVEALING ALGAE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIALS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE BLUE GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

REVEALING ALGAE BIOTECHNOLOGICAL POTENTIALS TO CONTRIBUTE TO SUSTAINABLE BLUE GROWTH IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

webinaire en phycologie appliquée du 28 septembre 2021

The National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies (INSTM) organizes, in association with the Tunisian Assocaition for Scientific Information (ATIS) and funded by Global seaweed STAR (GSSTAR) and the international Society of applied Phycology (ISAP), a one-day online training course on September 28, entitled: “Revealing Algae Biotechnological Potentials to Contribute to Sustainable Blue Growth in Mediterranean ".
For registration, visit this link : https://forms.gle/5U8hQyJtJhPBvjLb9
Author: Saloua Sadok
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 Deuxième Atelier de travail : Microalgues : vers l’application du savoir

Deuxième Atelier de travail : Microalgues : vers l’application du savoir

28-29 OCTOBRE 2019 BNI MTIR

Author: Saloua Sadok
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Concours de «l’Innovation Agricole» 2017

Concours de «l’Innovation Agricole» 2017

 L’Institution de la Recherche et de l’Enseignement Supérieur Agricoles (IRESA) et l’Union Tunisienne de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche (UTAP), en collaboration avec l’agence nationale de la promotion de la recherche organisent, à la marge de la 13ème édition du Salon International de l’Agriculture du machinisme agricole et de la pêche un concours de l’innovation agricole en sa première édition. La date limite de soumission est fixée pour le 15 septembre 2017. (Voir l’annonce : lien)

Télécharger l'annonce UTAP FR  (PDF)

Télécharger la fiche de projet finale 2016 (PDF)

Télécharger les critères de sélection finaux 2016 (PDF)

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FAO/NFTEC/SYSU Intensive 7-day course on Tilapia Lake Virus successfully completed in Guangzhou

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Twenty nine participants representing competent authorities, academe
and service providers completed the TILV 7-day intensive course
from 18-24 June 2018.

A collaborative capacity building initiative between China's National Fisheries Extension Center and Sun Yat-Sen University and FAO, the TiLV course concluded successfully on 24 June 2018. Prof J He (SYSU) and Dr F Zang and Ms Q Li (NFTEC) were special guests during the opening and closing, respectively.

Some 29 participants (representing competent authorities, academe and service providers) from Brasil, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Peru, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Viet Nam completed the course that was delivered by experts from China (Dr Y Hong, Prof A Li, Dr H Liu, Prof J Xia) and FAO (Dr K Tang/USA, Dr W Surachetpong/Thailand, Dr H Dong/VietNam, Dr M Jansen/Norway & Dr M Reantaso/FAO).

Seven sessions (consisting of 22 expert presentations, field visit, laboratory activities & interactive exercises) gave the participants the most current information on the biology, pathology, diagnostics, surveillance, farm level management of TiLV and emergency preparedness – and reinforced their capacity to prepare an action plan on TiLV.

Tilapias, the second-most important farmed finfish worldwide (with Nile Tilapia ranked 6th among the most important cultured species), are affordable, with widespread source of low cost but high quality protein and micronutrients. TiLV represents a serious threat to food security in countries where tilapias are farmed.

An enveloped, negative-sense, single stranded RNA virus, TiLV seems to have a narrow host specificity [farmed tilapia, e.g hybrid tilapia, Nile tilapia, red tilapia] and reported as well from several wild tilapines.

Histopathology, RT-PCR & RT-qPCR, and in-situ hybridization are recommended methods to identify TiLV; as well as fulfilling Koch's postulate for first time diagnosis. Syncytial hepatitis is the most common histopathological lesion found in TiLV outbreaks,

Although the precise mechanism for transmission is unknown, horizontal disease transmission is likely to be the main mode of disease spread. Vertical transmission also needs to be investigated.

Fourteen tilapia producing countries had TiLV reports (e.g. through local and international scientific literature, OIE notifications). As live tilapia is widely traded, TiLV may have spread significantly over the years since the first report in 2009; no information on the role played by the trade in uncooked tilapia products.

Tilapia producing countries are encouraged to assess risks, undertake surveillance to determine national TiLV health status, investigate unexplained tilapia mortalities and introduce risk management measures where deemed necessary. The status of TiLV in a country can be politically sensitive; it is recommended that competent authorities are immediately informed of any observation (field or research) before such findings are made publicly available.

Further info can be obtained via email to: Melba.Reantaso@fao.org

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New publication: Report of the FAO Expert Consultation on Trade in Fisheries and Aquaculture Services, Gothenburg, Sweden, 20-22 March 2018

At its thirty-second session, in July 2016, the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) underlined the importance of trade in fisheries services and welcomed the work of the FAO on conducting a literature review on the subject. In September 2017, during its sixteenth session, the FAO Sub-Committee on Fish Trade (COFI:FT) was invited to note the literature review and to make recommendations for future work on the topic. On this occasion, the Sub-Committee agreed to hold an expert consultation on trade in fisheries services that would allow a more detailed analysis, within a clear scope. This report is the result of the first Expert Consultation on Trade in Fisheries Services. The Expert Consultation was convened by FAO with the financial support of the Government of Sweden, in Gothenburg, Sweden, from 20 to 22 March 2018. The Expert Consultation was tasked to deliberate in a definition on trade in fisheries services, possible classification and methodologies for assessing its extension and impact. In addition, the Expert Consultation also suggested follow-up developments by FAO to enhance the work of the Organization.

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New data published in July 2018: Global fisheries commodities and Regional capture fisheries up to 2016

We are pleased to announce the release of updated statistics on global fisheries commodities production and trade and regional capture fisheries production up to 2016. These data are now available through query panels and the following workspaces in FishStatJ

Global commodities workspace:

  • Fisheries Commodities Production and Trade 1976-2016

Regional workspace:

  • CECAF (Eastern Central Atlantic) capture production 1970-2016
  • GFCM (Mediterranean and Black Sea) capture production 1970-2016
  • RECOFI capture production 1986-2016
  • Southeast Atlantic Capture Production 1975-2016
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New Publication: Impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture. Synthesis of current knowledge, adaptation and mitigation options

A unique overview of the implications of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture, and for the millions of people who depend on these sectors for their livelihoods, this publication maps out solutions for climate change adaptation and mitigation around the globe.

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