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FAO/Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia Report of the FAO/Government Australia Expert Consultation on Good Management Practices and Good Legal and Institutional Arrangements for Sustainable Shrimp Culture. Brisbane, Australia, 4-7 December 2000. FAO Fisheries Report. No. 659. Rome, FAO. 2001. 77p. During the December 1997 FAO Technical Consultation on
Policies for Sustainable Shrimp Culture, it was noted that the achievement of
sustainable shrimp culture is dependent on effective government policy and
regulatory actions, as well as the co-operation of the shrimp farming sector in
utilizing sound technology in its planning, development and operations. In this
regard, the Bangkok Consultation recommended that FAO convene expert meetings to
elaborate best[1] practices for shrimp culture
and desirable elements of the legal and other regulatory instruments for coastal
aquaculture. Since then FAO, in collaboration with many agencies, pursued
several initiatives in support of shrimp culture sustainability. As a follow up
to the recommendations from the Bangkok Consultation, an Expert Consultation was
convened by FAO and the Government of Australia on the 4 to 7 December 2000, in
Brisbane, Australia. The main objectives of the Brisbane Expert Consultation
were to provide a recognized international forum for discussion on major aspects
related to the promotion of sustainable shrimp culture practices as well as of
related institutional and legal instruments and to identify/determine avenues,
as well as specific benefits and limitations, for the development and
implementation of Good Management Practices and Good Legal and Institutional
Arrangements leading to improvements in shrimp culture management practices at
farm and institutional levels. The Brisbane Consultation was attended by 71
participants from 19 countries, including major shrimp producing and consuming
nations. The participants included representatives from governments and
non-governmental organizations, shrimp producers and associations and
intergovernmental agencies. During the Brisbane Consultation, working papers
prepared by FAO were discussed and further developed by participants. The
Consultation developed and adopted a set of “Operating Principles” for
sustainable shrimp culture and a set of recommendations including a follow-up
process. Among others, the Brisbane Consultation recommended that a document on
the objectives and operating principles, and the legal and institutional
arrangements to support implementation, be prepared for presentation to an
intergovernmental forum for formal agreement. The Brisbane Consultation
requested FAO to facilitate this process. This document provides a detailed
description of the preparation, conduct, and recommended follow-up of the
Brisbane Consultation. |
