Fisheries and Aquaculture: The Food Security of the Future
By Ágúst Einarsson, Ásta Dís Óladóttir
Fisheries and Aquaculture: The Food Security of the Future PDF takes a multidisciplinary approach in evaluating the fisheries and aquaculture sectors from the scientific and practical perspectives of industry professionals. The authors recognize the importance of looking at the industry from a value chain viewpoint, not only for food security but also for a blue economy. The book takes a unique and innovative approach to show how fisheries and aquaculture can achieve sustainability and how small fishery communities can become highly successful fishery and aquaculture communities and contribute to overall industry globalization. This is a practical and useful reference for a wide-ranging audience. It is for those who wish to make systematic efforts to develop their fisheries or aquaculture sectors, scientists and researchers, anyone in fisheries management or marine resource management, fish farmers, policy makers, leaders and regulators, operations researchers, as well as faculty and students.
Presents potential solutions for more economical and sustainable fisheries development
Provides an overview of the fishing industry’s technology options, ranging from less-developed communities to modern high-tech communities
Demonstrates market principles in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, particularly demand for seafood in various parts of the world, its availability and the importance of ownership rights
Table of Contents
Introduction
Fishing and fish farming
Market forces and tools to analyse fisheries and aquaculture
Environmental issues
Fisheries management
China, the leading fishing and fish farming country of the world
Developing countries
Processing and related industries
Sales and marketing
Finances
Globalisation
Management
Legal framework, research, and some peripheral issues
