Report of the Third Session of the COFI Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies, Rome, 20–21 August 2019

Download or read book Report of the Third Session of the COFI Advisory Working Group on Aquatic Genetic Resources and Technologies, Rome, 20–21 August 2019 written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2020-02-14 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report contains the main discussion points and general conclusions and recommendations from the third session of the Working Group convened from 20-21 August 2019 in FAO headquarters, Rome, Italy. The working group considered a range of issues including: a brief review of the process of preparation of the first report on The State of the World’s Aquatic Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture; (SoWAqGR); the preparation of a GPA on AqGR (GPA); the development of a global information system on aquatic genetic resources including a registry of farmed types; the development of a strategic approach to work on AqGR at FAO; and reviewed its terms of reference (ToR) and update its workplan. A series of recommendations were made to FAO and to the Committee on Fisheries’ sub-committee on aquaculture.