Shrimp farming and the environment
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The Consortium Program on Shrimp Farming and the Environment has been developed by the World Bank, the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia Pacific (NACA), the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). It supported the preparation of 35 complementary case studies developed through consultation with numerous stakeholders in Asia, Africa and the Americas. The goal of the cases is to document and analyze experience around the world in order to better understand what works, what doesn't and why. The Consortium Program is based on the recommendations of the FAO Bangkok Technical Consultation on Policies for Sustainable Shrimp Culture, the World Bank review on Shrimp Farming and the Environment, and an April 1999 meeting on shrimp management practices hosted by NACA and WWF in Bangkok, Thailand. There are six objectives to the Consortium Program: (1)Generate a better understanding of key issues involved in sustainable shrimp aquaculture; (2) Encourage a debate and discussion around these issues that leads to consensus among stakeholders regarding key issues; (3)Identify better management strategies for sustainable shrimp aquaculture;(4)Evaluate the cost for adoption of such strategies as well as other potential barriers to their adoption;(5)Create a framework to review and evaluate successes and failures in shrimp aquaculture which can inform policy debate on management strategies for sustainable shrimp aquaculture; and (6) Identify future development activities and assistance required for the implementation of improved management strategies that would support the development of a more sustainable shrimp aquaculture industry. The Consortium is giving special attention to poverty, labour and equity issues, and the work will provide an assessment of the use of investments in shrimp farming as a means of alleviating poverty through targeted development interventions in coastal areas.
Keywords: SHRIMP, AQUACULTURE, ENVIRONMENT, PUBLICATIONS, ASIA-PACIFIC, LATIN AMERICA, MIDDLE EAST, AFRICA
Related Topics: Aquaculture systems, Selected management approaches in aquaculture, Trends in aquaculture development, Coastal and Marine Ecosystems
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