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:
Meeting global and national sustainable food security.
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.
Russian Total Catch of Aquatic Resources Exceeds 4.1 Million Tons Russia Fed.
Russia is approaching the 4.2 million tons mark in its total catch of aquatic bioresources, according to the industry monitoring system of the Federal Agency for Fisheries (Rosrybolovstvo).
The catch...