Towards sustainable shrimp culture development: implementing the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF)
Cultured shrimp have been the driving force behind the strong increase in shrimp trade during the late 1980s and early 1990s making it, in value terms, the most important seafood product traded internationally. In fact, over one quarter of the shrimp traded internationally comes from aquaculture. Recently, increasing publicity has been given to environmental and social issues related to shrimp farming, which together with shrimp disease outbreaks in various countries have raised questions about the sustainability of shrimp farming. Some organizations and individuals have judged shrimp farming to be un-sustainable. Whilst practices can be identified in some situations where there are indications of threats to sustainability (e.g. environmental impacts, shrimp disease outbreaks, social conflicts, etc), it is equally possible to identify farms and farming systems among the diversity of shrimp farming practices which have grown shrimp over many years, without apparent adverse social conflicts or environmental impacts. Among the various challenges which the shrimp culture sector is facing nowadays, is the need to properly identify and promote those systems and management practices – among the diversity of practices - which are sustainable and promote these as a contribution to sustainable development for people in coastal areas. There is significant scope for improving or refining existing institutional and legal frameworks governing current aquaculture practice, and for enhancing capabilities of the public and private sectors to better plan and manage the development of the shrimp culture sector, be it at national, local or farm levels. However, whilst the bulk of farmed shrimp is produced in the developing world, most of this production is being exported and consumed in industrialized countries. There are therefore many opportunities to strengthen international co-operation on technical, policy and trade issues associated with global shrimp culture developments. The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), adopted in 1995 as global intergovernmental consensus on the promotion of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture developments, is presented here as a framework of basic principles and norms which all stakeholders concerned with shrimp culture can use as a common platform for better understanding, consultation and collaboration. Examples of recent efforts by FAO, and others, in the implementation of the CCRF are given, and suggestions are provided to further promote the sustainable development of shrimp culture.
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Rome (Italy) FAO
2003
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| Subjects: | PRAWNS AND SHRIMPS, AQUACULTURE, SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, REGULATIONS, LEGISLATION, FISHERY MANAGEMENT, FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT, FAO, TRENDS, SHELLFISH CULTURE, FISHERY POLICIES, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, DEVELOPPEMENT DES PECHES, TENDANCE, ELEVAGE DE COQUILLAGES ET CRUSTACES, POLITIQUE DES PECHES, COOPERATION INTERNATIONALE, CREVETTE, DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE, REGLEMENTATION, GESTION DES PECHES, DESARROLLO PESQUERO, TENDENCIAS, CRIA DE MARISCOS, POLITICA PESQUERA, COOPERACION INTERNACIONAL, GAMBAS Y CAMARONES, ACUICULTURA, DESARROLLO SOSTENIBLE, REGLAMENTACIONES, LEGISLACION, ADMINISTRACION PESQUERA, |
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| Summary: | Cultured shrimp have been the driving force behind the strong increase in shrimp trade during the late 1980s and early 1990s making it, in value terms, the most important seafood product traded internationally. In fact, over one quarter of the shrimp traded internationally comes from aquaculture.
Recently, increasing publicity has been given to environmental and social issues related to shrimp farming, which together with shrimp disease outbreaks in various countries have raised questions about the sustainability of shrimp farming. Some organizations and individuals have judged shrimp farming to be un-sustainable. Whilst practices can be identified in some situations where there are indications of threats to sustainability (e.g. environmental impacts, shrimp disease outbreaks, social conflicts, etc), it is equally possible to identify farms and farming systems among the diversity of shrimp farming practices which have grown shrimp over many years, without apparent adverse social conflicts or environmental impacts. Among the various challenges which the shrimp culture sector is facing nowadays, is the need to properly identify and promote those systems and management practices – among the diversity of practices - which are sustainable and promote these as a contribution to sustainable development for people in coastal areas.
There is significant scope for improving or refining existing institutional and legal frameworks governing current aquaculture practice, and for enhancing capabilities of the public and private sectors to better plan and manage the development of the shrimp culture sector, be it at national, local or farm levels. However, whilst the bulk of farmed shrimp is produced in the developing world, most of this production is being exported and consumed in industrialized countries. There are therefore many opportunities to strengthen international co-operation on technical, policy and trade issues associated with global shrimp culture developments.
The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), adopted in 1995 as global intergovernmental consensus on the promotion of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture developments, is presented here as a framework of basic principles and norms which all stakeholders concerned with shrimp culture can use as a common platform for better understanding, consultation and collaboration. Examples of recent efforts by FAO, and others, in the implementation of the CCRF are given, and suggestions are provided to further promote the sustainable development of shrimp culture.
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