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Advancing the Aquaculture Agenda:
Policies to Ensure a Sustainable Aquaculture Sector
with the support of the Government of France
OECD Conference Centre, Paris, 15-16 April 2010
Aquaculture sector a priority for food security, says French minister |
About the workshop
This workshop provided a platform for policy makers, technical experts, international organisations, the private sector and NGOs to examine policy challenges that OECD governments face in aquaculture development.
It also informed participants about critical economic, environmental and social aspects of the aquaculture sector and analysed interactions with other sectors.
Objectives
Agenda and session details |
Workshop agenda: Draft Workshop Agenda | Français
The workshop was organized in four sessions, described below and including presentations to download:
Session 1 - Overview of the latest developments in aquaculture provided participants with a snapshot of the latest ‘state of the art’ in aquaculture. The session explained the contribution of aquaculture to world fisheries supplies and food security, highlight technical developments and address industry trends (consumption, processing, marketing).
Presentations:
Albert Tacon
Albert Tacon
Session 2 - Best practices in aquaculture management and development identified, on the basis of specific country case studies and the inventory of conditions in OECD member countries on aquaculture production, best practices around three specific topics which subsequently can provide input into domestic policy formulation. The three key topics were (i) governance, (ii) dealing with the environmental externalities caused by aquaculture and (iii) dealing with externalities that impact on aquaculture production. All three topics addressed economic, environmental and social interactions within and beyond the aquaculture sector.
Presentations:
Alistair Lane
Alistair Lane Yngve Torgersen
Yngve Torgersen Thierry Chopin
Thierry Chopin Arne Fredheim
Arne Fredheim Oliver Schneider
Oliver Schneider Robert Diaz
Robert Diaz Eric Gilbert
Eric Gilbert Donal Maguire
Donal Maguire
Session 3 - Enhancing economic conditions for aquaculture analyzed factors that affect the business environment for aquaculture production. It looked into areas of action for the different players involved in the aquaculture sector: (i) public authorities and (ii) the private sector. In addition, it considered (iii) cross-cutting issues with an international dimension.
Presentations:
Maurice Héral
Maurice Héral Oriol Ribo
Oriol Ribo Courtney Hough
Courtney Hough Marie-Christine Monfort
Marie-Christine Monfort Marion Fischer
Marion Fischer Managing risk and uncertainty
Tom Rutter Jonathan Shepherd
Jonathan Shepherd Sena de Silva
Sena de Silva Malcolm Beveridge
Malcolm Beveridge Christina Schroeder
Christina Schroeder
Session 4 – Lessons for policy makers: What future for aquaculture? drew from the discussions and the identification of best practices. The session addressed the question of how to develop national and international policy strategies for aquaculture development and identified specific potential areas of work for the OECD COFI.
Presentations:
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