Globalization and the impact of aquaculture
The comments presented are motivated mainly by the results of a recent workshop sponsored by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)Fisheries Committee on Globalization and Fisheries, where fisheries included also quaculture. The intent of the workshop was to explore those factors that would contribute best to maximizing opportunities being reaped from g|obalization and minimizing costs. Issues were examined across the value chain in order to maximize understanding of interactions of globalization with production, processing and distribution/markets/buyers/consumers. An integrated picture of some globalization challenges and opportunities is offered, alongside genetic conclusions, with a view to their implications for aquaculture, as well as specific issues raised in aquaculture sessions, which may provide context in the light of globalization to some other aspects of the programme. Key messages resolve around observations on: the opportunities provided to aquaculture from the rise in demand for fisheries products; the paramount importance of sustainability/responsible production and high-quality regulation to all aspects of the value chain, as well as integration within it; perspectives on the role of hygiene and quality standards; priorities underlying investment and financing from the perspectives of these players; perspectives on the rise of ecolabels of various sorts; issues in enabling small-scale production into trade, especially in view of increasing concentration in the value chain; and other issues.
Lorraine (Lori) Ridgeway
Director General International Policy and Integration Fisheries and Oceans Canada
国际会议
青岛
英文
133-145
2007-05-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）