OceanExpert ID : 6156
FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
FAO
Via delle Terme di Caracalla
00100 Roma
Italy
Type
Government
Telephone
[39] (6) 52 25 64 67
Fax
[39] (6) 52 25 30 20
http://www.fao.org/fishery/about/en
Activities
The mission of the Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of FAO is to facilitate and secure the long-term sustainable development and utilization of the world's fisheries and aquaculture. FAO is acutely aware of the fundamental social and economic role played by these two sectors in: 1. Meeting global and national sustainable food security. 2. Providing self and paid employment for fishing and aquaculture related communities as a means of alleviating poverty in these fishing communities and stemming rural/urban drift. 3. Contributing to national and international trade. 4. Generating national income.
Richard PEPE
Consultant (former Editor-in-Chief of ASFA, FAO, UN, Rome)
Aboubacar SIDIBE
Senior Fisheries Scientist
Milos VOJAR
Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA) Consultant