The Fisheries Department of FAO (FAO Fisheries) aims to promote sustainable development of responsible fisheries and to contribute to food security:
www.fao.org/fi/
The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA) is the flagship publication of the FAO Fisheries department. The 2004 edition published in early 2005 was summarized by GreenFacts. The figures have been updated in a more recent edition, but the main messages still hold. The FAO document is available at: www.fao.org/fishery/sofia/en
FAO Fisheries Departement also publishes a periodical "Review of the state of world marine fishery resources", which is available at: www.fao.org/fishery/topic/426/en
The National Marine Fisheries Service of the U.S. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA Fisheries Service) addresses fisheries and proposes a link to its Office of Sustainable Fisheries at: www.nmfs.noaa.gov
An overview of the European Union’s legal documents and activities concerning “Fisheries and Maritime Affairs” can be found on http://europa.eu/pol/fish/index_en.htm
The European Commission’s Fisheries department has a great deal of information on the common EU policies concerning fisheries: http://ec.europa.eu/fisheries/index_en.htm
The FISHONLINE website of the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) can help identify which fish are from well managed sources and caught using methods that minimise damage to marine wildlife and habitats: www.fishonline.org
The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) proposes the latest news on fisheries and the life, livelihood and living conditions of fishworkers around the world at: www.icsf.net
The International Council for the Exploration of the Sea is the Regional Fishery Body that coordinates and promotes marine research in the North Atlantic. It proposes news on fisheries at: www.ices.dk
Onefish is an Internet portal for fisheries and aquatic research which provides access to hierarchically organised groups of information: www.onefish.org
>Demand for water in the world is steadily increasing at the same time as the water supply is facing challenges from pollution, climate change, desertification, agriculture.
Forest and agriculture are often at odds when it comes to using land.
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