Responsible shrimp farming
A group of 50 countries who attended the 3rd meeting of the FAO Sub-Committee on Aquaculture (New Delhi, 4-8 September) on fish farming welcomed a series of non-binding international principles for responsible shrimp farming, which offer guidance on how to reduce the sector’s environmental impacts, while boosting its contribution to poverty alleviation.
While not slated for formal adoption by the national delegations who participated, there was general consensus that the principles should be relied upon as a global point of reference for aquaculture policy and development. The principles touch on a number of environment-related issues, including the siting of farms and their design, the use of resources like water and feed, and the social impacts of aquaculture on local communities.
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