Fisheries and Aquaculture: The Food Security of the Future

Fisheries and Aquaculture: The Food Security of the Future 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 developmentProvides an overview of the fishing industry’s technology options, ranging from less-developed communities to modern high-tech communitiesDemonstrates 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

1. Introduction 2. Fishing and fish farming 3. Market forces and tools to analyse fisheries and aquaculture 4. Environmental issues 5. Fisheries Management 6. China, the leading fishing and fish farming country of the world 7. Developing countries 8. Processing and related industries 9. Sales and marketing 10. Finances 11. Globalisation 12. Management 13. Legal framework, research and some peripheral issues 14. Summary