he first half of the paper introduces the conditions under which the studies were made and the data sources. It first provides caveats and assumptions which are designed to prevent misunderstanding or misinterpretation when using the data. It then reviews the world tuna stock status based on the results of Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs) scientific reviews. Even though the biomass of most of the world’s tuna stocks is generally above but close to the...

Fish and fish products are among the most traded food commodities: close to 40 percent by volume ends up in international markets. About half of those exports by value originate in developing countries. Sixth World Congress on Seafood Safety, Quality and Trade. Sydney, Australia,14–16 September 2005. Edited byDavid JamesConsultantFAO Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentLahsen AbabouchChiefFish Utilization and Marketing ServiceFAO Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentandSally WashingtonConsultantFAO Fisheries and Aquaculture DepartmentFAO Fisheries Proceedings

The purpose of this report is to provide an overview of the marine aquaculture industry in the Mediterranean and its markets based on national country reports submitted by national marketing experts selected in the Mediterranean countries. This document is an output of the project “Support to the GFCM Working Group on Marketing of Aquaculture Products: Development of a Strategy for Marketing and Promotion of Mediterranean Aquaculture (MedAquaMarket)”. The purpose of this report is to provide an...

Las Directrices para el ecoetiquetado de pescado y productos pesqueros de la pesca de captura marina son facultativas. Éstas se aplican a los sistemas  de ecoetiquetado cuya finalidad es certificar y promover etiquetas para los  productos de una pesca de captura marina bien ordenada, y se centran en las  cuestiones relacionadas con la utilización sostenible de los recursos  pesqueros. Las directives se refieren a principios, consideraciones  generales, términos y definiciones, requisitos sustantivos mínimos y  criterios,...

This circular provides an assessment of the technical practicability, advantages, constraints and cost of using electronic reporting as part of the biennial survey on the implementation of the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. In this context, electronic reporting is defined as conducting a survey (questionnaire) electronically in a format that enables statistical analysis and reports to be generated without re-entering the survey information manually. Two types of electronic reporting are investigated: spreadsheet-based...