Victoria Chomo Senior Fisheries Officer

Fishery Policy, Economics and Institutions BranchFAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department

Central Asia and Caucasus Regional Fisheries and Aquaculture Commission (CACFish)

Istanbul, Turkey12-13 November 2019

2030 UN Agenda and FAO

17 UN Sustainable Development Goals. FAO is custodian of 21 indicators under SDGs 2, 5, 6, 12, 14,

and 15 and contributing agency for indicators 1.5.2, 14.c.1, 15.3.1, and 15.6.1.

Aquaculture and fisheries contribute to SDGs 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 12, 13, 14, and 15 (State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, FAO, 2018).

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FAO State of Fisheries and Aquaculture (SOFIA)

Fin fish - INLAND

China 24 817 311 60.1%India 4 148 407 10.0%Indonesia 2 459 418 6.0%Viet Nam 2 369 903 5.7%Bangladesh 1 647 827 4.0%Egypt 1 091 688 2.6%Myanmar 869 384 2.1%Thailand 467 249 1.1%Brazil 388 700 0.9%Philippines 318 798 0.8%Others 2 713 481 6.6%

WORLD 41 292 167 100%

Aquaculture growth rate

during2007-2030

Expected APR (%)

Required APR (%)

World 4.0 5.6

Africa 7.2 11.5

Asia 4.0 5.3

Europe 3.1 4.0

Latin America & Carribean 4.4 7.6

North America 0.4 9.0

Oceania 2.6 7.9

SOURCE: Estimated by the FI Department, FAO

Recent trends imply aquaculture growth rate: 4.0 percent annually

Growing population and incomes will require growth rate: 5.6 percent annually.

Region Supply 2030 Demand 2030 Fish Gap 2030

Africa 11.7 18.7 -7.0

Asia 156.5 186.3 -29.8

Europe 18.6 23.4 -4.8 Latin America & Carribean 16.2 18.3 -2.1

North America 6.2 12.9 -6.6

Oceania 1.5 1.8 -0.3

World 210.7 261.2 -50.6

SOURCE: Estimated by the FI Department, FAO

Sustainably manage freshwater resources, balancing aquaculture and fishers needs with competing uses

Support aquaculture innovation and efficiency gains

Promote adaptation to climate change through research, education and financial support at community level

SDG 17: PartnershipsOpportunities for regional collaboration

UNCLOS (1982)

UN Fish Stocks Agreement (1995)

FAO Compliance Agreement (1993)

International Plans of ActionSharks, Seabirds, Capacity, IUU

(1999-2001)

CACFish intersessional activities completed or in progress:Regional workshop on culture-based fisheries (10-13 June 2019, Bishkek). Regional workshop on post-harvest management, 12-13 November 2019, Istanbul. Practical training on fish genetic resources, 19-22 March 2019, Trabzon. Regional workshop on inland stock assessment in large water bodies, Tajikistan, QI 2020.Fifth Meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee, Armenia, QI 2020Seventh Session of CACFish, Tajikistan, QIV 2020.

Article XIV statutory body of the FAO constitution;

5 Members with annual budget of USD 180,000

PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED BY MEMBERS: I. Management-related issues and principles

for freshwater aquaculture and inland fisheries.

II. Protection and restoration of the fresh water environment and aquatic species.

III. Social and economic aspects of inland fisheries and aquaculture.

IV.Adaptation of inland fisheries and aquaculture to climate change.

31th Session of EIFAAC Ireland

September 2021

Linking EIFAAC Projects to Sustainable Development Goals:

“Management / Threat of Aquatic Invasive Species in Europe”, contributes to the following SDGs: 2 (Zero Hunger) and 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).

“Development of a European Standard for fish pass monitoring”, contributes to the following SDGs: 2 (Zero Hunger) and 6 (Clean Water and Sanitation).

“Developing Advice on Sustainable Management Actions on Cormorant Populations”,contributes to the following SDGs: 2 (Zero Hunger), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 15 (Life on Land).

“Capacity development on systems and methodologies of data collection in inland fisheries” contributes to the following SDGs: 2 (Zero Hunger), 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and 13 (Climate Action).

“Joint EIFAAC/ICES/GFCM Working Group on Eel (WGEEL)” contributes to the following SDGs: 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

“Citizen Science Workshop” contributes to the following SDGs: 17 (Partnerships for the Goals).

Victoria.Chomo@fao.org