Globalisation and fisheries : proceedings of an OECD-FAO workshop.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Committee for Fisheries.

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Fisheries and Aquaculture Department.

Conference Name:

Workshop on the Challenges and Opportunities of Fisheries Globalisation (2007 : Paris, France)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fishery resources--Congresses.

Fishery resources.

Fisheries--Congresses.

Fisheries.

Globalization--Congresses.

Globalization.

Fishery management--Congresses.

Fishery management.

Fishery policy--Congresses.

Fishery policy.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

345 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

Paris, France : OECD, [2007]

Summary:

This conference proceedings highlights the key risks and opportunities that policy makers need to address relative to fisheries globalization so that on the one hand, the opportunities that are created are not missed while, on the other, the risks are addressed appropriately. It presents a wide range of experiences and points of view from every part of the value chain of the fisheries industry, including fishers, processors, consumers, NGOs, restaurant and retail chains, as well as government and academic experts.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Opening of the workshop and keynote addresses

Retailing and distribution of fish: trends and issues

Processing fish: where, why and how

Identifying the parameters with which we are working in the harvesting sectors

Identifying the parameters with which we are working in the aquaculture sector

Linkages along the value chain.

Notes:

Proceedings of the Workshop on the Challenges and Opportunities of Fisheries Globalisation hosted by the OECD Committee for Fisheries and the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department in Paris, April 16-17, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789264037762

9264037764

OCLC:

212854659