According to the United Nations website reported, a UN report released on the 19 FAO pointed out that, at present, the world rely on fisheries and aquaculture get more food and income people than ever before, and fish farming in satisfying the growing global population has a broad move, if in a sustainable way to management, fisheries can play an important role in providing employment opportunities and feed the world.
Headquartered in Italy Rome FAO pointed out that in the newly released "state of World Fisheries and aquaculture", fisheries and aquaculture can provide livelihoods support for world 10% to 12% of the population, but the bad practices and improper management for the sustainable development of the industry created a threat.
According to the report, global fisheries and aquaculture production in 2012 totaled 1.58 tons, increased about 10000000 tons more than the 2010 level.
In addition, since 1990, capture fisheries and aquaculture sector employment grew faster than the world population growth, and in 2012 to provide jobs for about 60000000 people, including 84% in Asia, about 10% in Africa; at the same time, the global per capita edible fish consumption in twentieth Century from 60 in 2012 soared to 10 kg more than 19 kg.
The FAO Fisheries director Larsen Ababuch (Lahsen Ababouch) pointed out that, the sustained growth of global fisheries production and consumption, the positive role, for the improvement of the human food chain of supply and demand however, unfortunately resources nearly 30% wild fish by overfishing, needs to be restored, the optimum has been reached the state of sustainable development. From the view of production, bring overfishing each year to the fishing industry losses of up to $50000000000.
Therefore, the aquaculture industry to continue to grow, we must reduce the reliance on wild fish feed, and the breeding species and breeding methods more diversified.
The report points out, illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing is still a major threat to marine ecosystems, livelihoods, but also the local economy and food supply caused by the adverse effects. The report emphasizes this waste reduction in fishery production and management, the importance of curbing bad practices.
FAO director general Jose Graziano Silva said that the health of the planet and the health of human beings, and the future of food security will depend on how we treat the sea blue world, we should make sure that the environmental and social welfare and human well-being in harmony, to achieve long-term sustainable prosperity.
Therefore, FAO is committed to promoting on aquatic resources in a sustainable and responsible management as the foundation of the "blue" growth, to promote the responsible use of aquatic resources and habitat protection, enhance the Department of food security, poverty alleviation and human welfare contributions. |
