SOFIA 2004 SOFIA 2004 A few words about

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SOFIA 2004 • A few words about: q The Global Overview q The Issues q The FAO Special studies, and q The Outlook

Fisheries production : (1998 - 2003) Million tonnes 110 100 Total capture (World) 90 80 Total capture (World without China) 70 60 Total aquaculture (World) 50 40 30 Total aquaculture 20 (World without China) 10 0 98 99 00 01 02 03

Per capita food fish supply (kg)

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SOFIA 2004 Aquaculture has an important role in food fish supplies But growth not homogeneous: q q q Stagnation in Europe and Oceania Rapid growth in Latin America Slow growth in Sub - Saharan Africa

Average annual growth rate (%) Growth of brackish and marine water aquaculture since 1970 25 20 15 Molluscs Crustaceans 10 Marine fish 5 0 1970 -1980 -1990 -2000 -2002

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SOFIA 2004 • Livelihoods q Recent employment growth – takes place in Asia q Employment in capture fisheries – growth appears to be stagnating q Faster growth in aquaculture employment q About 1 % of employment world-wide

SOFIA 2004 • Stagnation also for fishing vessels? q Up-to-date information on vessels 100 GT and above – shows stagnation in numbers – about 24 000 q But this does not mean stagnation in fishing capacity

SOFIA 2004 • Figures include only a fraction of the Chinese vessels

SOFIA 2004 • Wild fish stocks q Fisheries Technical Paper 457 just released q Provides detailed information on status of marine fish stocks

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SOFIA 2004 • International trade q The value of world fish trade continues to expand q Volume that enters trade – about unchanged q China responsible for growth q China accounted for some 7 % of world exports in 2002

Imports and exports of fish and fishery products: China

SOFIA 2004 Six Issues Capture based aquaculture q Labour standards in the fishing sector q Fisheries management and CITES q Trade implications of fish species and fishery product identification q Governance and management of deep water fisheries q Recovery of depleted stocks : a challenging necessity q

SOFIA 2004 Issue: recovery of depleted stocks UNCLOS - contravention q World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) - goals q Recovery: easier for small pelagics than long-lived demersals q Recovery: can take 10 years or more q Action is needed urgently!

SOFIA 2004 Highlights of special FAO studies: q Scope of seaweed industry q Global aquaculture outlook q Impacts of trawling on benthic habitats q Measurement of fishing capacity q Fisheries subsidies q African freshwater fisheries q Re-estimating discards

SOFIA 2004 Highlight: re-estimating discards in the world’s marine capture fisheries q Discards = portion of catch returned to sea q In 1994 FAO estimated: 27 million tonnes/year q In 2004 FAO reviewed available information q We concluded that in the late 1990 s discards were most likely around 7 million tonnes/year

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SOFIA 2004 Outlook Two sections: coming decade & 2020 – 2030 Capture fisheries: q Restricted access q Fewer fishers q Better economy – but little growth in landings Aquaculture: q Continued growth in output

SOFIA 2004 Situation in 2015 and beyond: computer simulations q Comparison of IFPRI/WFC – FAO study q Results somewhat different – function of different assumptions q Good news: apparent consumption of fish per caput in the world will be higher in 20152020 than it is today

SOFIA 2004 THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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