by Antonio Garza de Yta
I had the opportunity to attend the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in Rome in July of this year, representing the World Aquaculture Society and it was very gratifying to see how little by little aquaculture has been positioning itself as the main theme in the dialogue tables.
For many years now, I attended my first COFI and as an aquaculturist it was a little frustrating to see that despite the fact that we were talking about the future, our topics were taken care of in just four hours within the endless four or more days of debate - they were fishing. To be honest, attending COFI for an aquaculturist was a pain in the ass.
Today, most of the time is still devoted to fishing, there are major problems that must continue to be addressed, such as the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, overexploitation of more than 33 percent of the species commercial and, as always, the search of the improvement of the quality of life of the fishermen.
But in each one of the subjects the general consensus is that aquaculture can support to solve the problems, or as this one already begins to interact positively. Recall that in 2014 was the year in which aquaculture production exceeded the fishery in product intended for human consumption, a trend that will continue irreversibly, which was confirmed by highlighting that in 2016 the aquaculture: fishing ratio is already 53:47.
There is no going back, and everyone is aware. Even the most passionate advocates of fisheries know that we are living in periods of transition, and although the fishing of many species is still possible in a sustainable manner, aquaculture will be the engine that drives both production and economic development in the years to come. It is expected that we will contribute to 60 percent by 2030. Also, remember that the production of algae is not considered in these figures!
Read the full article in the International Aquafeed magazine online, HERE.
I had the opportunity to attend the FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) in Rome in July of this year, representing the World Aquaculture Society and it was very gratifying to see how little by little aquaculture has been positioning itself as the main theme in the dialogue tables.
For many years now, I attended my first COFI and as an aquaculturist it was a little frustrating to see that despite the fact that we were talking about the future, our topics were taken care of in just four hours within the endless four or more days of debate - they were fishing. To be honest, attending COFI for an aquaculturist was a pain in the ass.
Today, most of the time is still devoted to fishing, there are major problems that must continue to be addressed, such as the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, overexploitation of more than 33 percent of the species commercial and, as always, the search of the improvement of the quality of life of the fishermen.
But in each one of the subjects the general consensus is that aquaculture can support to solve the problems, or as this one already begins to interact positively. Recall that in 2014 was the year in which aquaculture production exceeded the fishery in product intended for human consumption, a trend that will continue irreversibly, which was confirmed by highlighting that in 2016 the aquaculture: fishing ratio is already 53:47.
There is no going back, and everyone is aware. Even the most passionate advocates of fisheries know that we are living in periods of transition, and although the fishing of many species is still possible in a sustainable manner, aquaculture will be the engine that drives both production and economic development in the years to come. It is expected that we will contribute to 60 percent by 2030. Also, remember that the production of algae is not considered in these figures!
Read the full article in the International Aquafeed magazine online, HERE.
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