Gestión ambiental y planificación del desarrollo

The FAO Yearbook of Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics contains all the most updated data on capture production, aquaculture production and commodities. In this new presentation, the complete yearbook package for each of these categories - all the key information and statistical tables - are contained on one CD-ROM, inserted in a booklet that includes general notes, concepts and classifications, and summary tables as well as a pull-out map of FAO major fishing areas. . From the CD-ROM, you can download, consult, share and store all the data previously provided in print only. This volume...

Issues discussed include: the state of fishery resources, and the situation and trends of fisheries in the Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) region, increasing the contribution of small-scale capture fisheries to poverty alleviation and food security; and progress in the implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries.

La declaración de los Derechos de la Naturaleza en la Constitución ecuatoriana, es uno de los mecanismos más importantes para la protección de las ballenas y la defensa de los Derechos del Mar, que debe ser utilizado frente a las nuevas amenazas como las que plantearían las nuevas exploraciones en búsqueda de yacimientos hidrocarburíferos y minerales que se pretende realizar en el mar y la posible construcción del Complejo Refinador y Petroquímico del Pacífico.

The Consultation on the Management of Fishing Capacity, Shark Fisheries and Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries was held at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, from October 26-30, 1998. It was attended by delegations from 80 members of FAO and by observers. The Consultation approved drafts of an International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries, an International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks and an International [Guidelines] [Plan of Action] for the Management of Fishing Capacity. The Consultation discussed...