FAOFisheriesReportNo.802 FAO,Rapportsurlespêchesn°802 FIRI/R802(Bi) ISSN0429-9337 GENERALFISHERIESCOMMISSIONFORTHEMEDITERRANEAN COMMISSIONGÉNÉRALEDESPÊCHESPOURLAMÉDITERRANÉE Reportofthe FIFTHSESSIONOFTHECOMMITTEEONAQUACULTURE SantiagodeCompostela,Spain,5-7June2006 Rapportdela CINQUIÈMESESSIONDUCOMITÉDEL’AQUACULTURE Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle,Espagne,5-7juin2006 Copyrightedmaterial CopiesofFAOpublicationscanberequestedfrom: SalesandMarketingGroup FAO VialedelleTermediCaracalla 00100Rome,Italy E-mail:[email protected] Fax:(+39)0657053360 LescommandesdepublicationsdelaFAOpeuventêtre adresséesau: Groupedesventesetdelacommercialisation Divisiondel’information FAO VialedelleTermediCaracalla 00100Rome,Italie Courriel:[email protected] Télécopié:(+39)0657053360 Copyrightedmaterial FAOFisheriesReportNo.802 FAO,Rapportsurlespêchesn°802 FIRI/R802(Bi) GENERALFISHERIESCOMMISSIONFORTHEMEDITERRANEAN COMMISSIONGÉNÉRALEDESPÊCHESPOURLAMÉDITERRANÉE Reportofthe FIFTHSESSIONOFTHECOMMITTEEONAQUACULTURE SantiagodeCompostela,Spain,5-7June2006 Rapportdela CINQUIÈMESESSIONDUCOMITÉDEL’AQUACULTURE Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle,Espagne,5-7juin2006 FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS ORGANISATIONDESNATIONSUNIESPOURL’ALIMENTATIONETL’AGRICULTURE Rome,2006 Copyrightedmaterial wTtatihhhnnheefayeotdrUcsedmnoloeaiuisetntmiviteigoertdnnyraa,tNtiopaitonrteonorinrdtoosihufntecoseitrtmpysc,apfdorlcrtoniooctnoyyetfneirooedtntrrhisaeanionrgmFrdepoatblothoyoehdurentaldohpenfaergrdaeiilsteseAexgsonapr.rturitaecdhtsuoeilsrovtiineutoirlnoeeofsp,oOmmlraoegtrnaaetncnrioiyzasnaltcotaepIitrinuonnsntiihnoioognsff dLplaau'eréutOsévcorserugeailnantpnoetépipasest,pplaireltnoiamiisntoeeqinnduotdneadesnsedtspedeaosomNsuanpittpnltiairéooyoayensncés,ésqeuqdsUtuaeenirnirdlteiyeatsunoafrisuisprgeofsuscu,rrteroeannvttltiupil’trlèaneorlj’sdeiuiusmrmoieipotundlutiiaqdqztlu'uoiieiemonnninoetftuseoesrdt.maeoaluu'tlaiasgodrtnepiaacdruelelttetuuddrrleesea ISBN92-5-005561-7 AepipBmRsadeerUeiurraplpcmmnrrraiiicotogtsshdohhiss,uticoiiscbonIootipanrnntiylfeeorosdsnireofhgmrrrowohavfoitutemotlid©mthdo.fahontateuReobhrtDer.eeiipovanwrirlraooscgididnotiodup-ntnyrcce,trtneohiismFigosmspAhneeeOtirrd.nacmfniihVotdsaoiorsallmdlidatieetohpsirnedsuoseenrloCmplfhpipeoirnrsetToaofehdtev.seuiircodmEtaneclerodeofepcfodytlrrtmraCirhaouageetntrhseihatarcocilsraaeohPilluouzlolrbeairdlcnd,eieotr0sthwshh0ii.ieis1tsnrh0igAon0cpuffopuPtoRllmorloimlymacimeaancrettyyaic,icoioaknpanInnrtslpaiodlrowpyrfoluoSdoerrwurudprcpbigsotptyeusotfdcereeo.hstn-r TrpcrddcF’releooeAaépavpsuOuarieyst,lornrpeadetoidubumleVgrrlieiioh.ettnaitoiettl@Luqssdefeuuieasrddnosoéé’ddu.sdlaeiéeoitueqtrértudmedvgréinéaeTeeftssn.fee.ludr'usfaCerLméipeeseenpdssssueiddisci'àienaonnfuCdmfotdramoromoreerrmaiasmritatcassctiaatiièfltidoirlaio'nnealosnas.ensudsctéed0eodne0unpusev1ructar0baenopàl0tnsneiiutccuveRaolveêtns'oestiadmnruodiettentaeos,itnraotisédnosnIluratcoetatqecleenisuiftoeseornpicéorosnoeoléuiadsmc.quprmsuiiaaeptetosuraesudcr.r'CiêdciDthacueinroelvfeufeioddrssreérrimditseoaeeepsntrnriaildtononaédefensluuoSeirrploct’maeulieaudusrnstt-ovefoindoesropirininmqovstsaduiuatresrtêios,iitoiooorntilànne.sta ©FAO2006 Copyrightedmaterial iii PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT ThisisthefinalreportapprovedbytheparticipantsatthefifthsessionoftheCommitteeon AquacultureoftheGeneralFisheriesCommissionfortheMediterranean,heldinSantiagode Compostela.Spain,from5to7June2006. PRÉPARATIONDECEDOCUMENT Leprésentdocumentestlerapportfinaladoptéparlesparticipantsàlacinquièmesessiondu Comitédel'aquaculturedelaCommissiongénéraledespêchespourlaMéditerranée,tenueà Saint-Jacques-dc-Compostelle,Espagne,du5au7juin2006. Distribution: Participants GFCMmailinglist/ListededistributiondelaCGPM FAOFisheriesOfficers,RegionalandSubregionalOflices/Fonctionnairesdespêches danslesbureauxrégionauxetsous-régionauxdelaFAO Copyrightedmaterial IV FAO/GeneralFisheriesCommissionfortheMediterranean/Commissiongénéraledespêches pourlaMéditerranée. ReportofthefifthsessionoftheCommitteeonAquaculture.SantiagodeCompostela,Spain, 5-7June2006. RapportdelacinquièmesessionduComitédel'aquaculture.Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle, F.spagne,5-7juin2006. FAOFisheriesRepart/FAORapportsurlespêches.No.802.Rome,FAO.2006.35p. ABSTRACT ThefifthsessionoftheGeneralFisheriesCommissionfortheMediterranean(GFCM) CommitteeonAquaculture(CAQ)wasattendedbydelegatesfromelevenMembersofthe Commission.Thesessionreviewedthestatusandtrendsofaquacultureintheregion.It appraisedtheactivitiescarriedoutduringtheintersessionalperiod,especiallythework performedbytheRevitalizationProjectoftheInformationSystemforthePromotionof AquacultureintheMediterranean(SIPAM)andtheoutcomeofthetwoexpertmeetings, respectivelyonthere-establishmentoftheNetworkonEnvironmentandAquacultureinthe Mediterranean(F.AM)andonthemergingoftheNetworkonTechnologyandAquaculturein theMediterranean(TECAM)withtheNetworkonSocial,EconomicandLegalAspectsof AquacultureintheMediterranean(SELAM).TheCommitteeagreedthatasinglesubsidiary tbfoooldlyreo,pwelinantcgiettlhterdheeeCsoeoArnddeitFnwlaootreiknsWg.oMrIetkeitdneigcnigGdroeodfutpthshe,atAodnt:heHoMCacrMkWeoWtriGknig,nwgiSluGlsrtoaiinuinptasibaill(liyCtyM'b,WeGa)snud,ppobonerteSesidttaibbnlgyisahtnehdde CCfoaArrrOtyhieanlgsCoCMarpWeavGciietwyae.nddTahaneddopCetnoedmdomristteetrdemaessaohgforrert-eefdaenroednncmteehedfiomuremmt-bhteeerrCsomhoirrped,fienmraeotndocruesoffropaeemarecawhnodrwikorafknoirdntgmhaegnrwdooaurtpke. oftheworkinggroups.ItacknowledgedthetrainingactivitiescarriedoutbytheInternational CZeanrtargeozfaor(ACdIvHaEnAcMe/dIMAeMdZi)te.rrCanAeQaneAlegcrtoendoamincewStCuhdiaeisr/pMeerdsiotnerarnadnetawnoAVgircoen-ocmhaiicrpIenrstsiotnustefoofr theCommittee. RÉSUMÉ pLoaucrinlaquMiéèdmietesrersasniéoend(uCGCoPmMi)téadeentlé’raiqnuéaclualtpuarreti(ciCpAaQti)ondedeladCéolmégmuiésssidoenognézneérMaelmebdreesspêdcehelsa CCoAmQmisasiaopnpr.écLiaéselsessiaocntiavietxéasmimneénéleesstapteuntdeatntleslatepnédrainocdeesidnetelr’saeqsusaicounls,tureendpaanrstilcaulriéegriocne.llLees exécutéesparleProjetderevitalisationduSystèmed’informationpourlapromotionde l’aquacultureenMéditerranée(SIPAM)etlesrésultatsdedeuxréunionsd’expertsrelatives respectivement au rétablissement du Réseau sur l’environnement et l’aquaculture en MMééddiitteerrrraannééee((TEEACMA)M)etavàecllaeRféussieoanucdounceRrénsaenatulessuarspleacttsescohcnioloo-géiceonodmeiqlu’easqueatcjuulrtiudriequeens del’aquacultureenMéditerranée(SELAM).LeComitéaconvenudel’établissementd’unseul osrurepgmpaponlreatcéseeumbsepinadtriaidlreeess,atrrpéopiseselaégurxRoéuuspnuesismoenndtedieotncronaovéarsid.linaIaltdiaohnoddcéecsisdugiérvoaqunutpsee:sldsaeurCtrlMaavaWiclGomamdesrehrcoaiciatl(iCisnaMitWtiiGoan)l,e,melenents qspuuoreusrltailcoeonssmcpdooesoirdtduioronannb,ialtileetuémr,osedtdueslecochphaeocriuaxnndddieesestsigltereosruôelpteesldaedcelaaptCarcaMivtaWiélG.d,eLecethaCarAgaedQ.opLateéédCgeaoslmeitmteerénmtes’seesdxteaammciacnnoédradetét entérinéunCadrederéférenceàcourtetmoyentermedesactivitésdesgroupesdetravail.Ila prisnotedesactivitésdeformationmenéesencollaborationavecleCentreinternationalde hautes études agronomiques méditerranéennes/institut agronomique méditerranéen de Saragossc(CIHEAM/IAMZ).LeComitéaélusonnouveauprésidentetsesdeuxvice- présidents. Copyrightedmaterial V CONTENTS Page OPENINC.OFTHESESSION 1 ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION 1 RECOMMENDATIONSOFTHETWENTY-NINTHANDTHIRTIETH SESSIONSOFGFCM 1 REVIEWOFTHEAQUACULTURESECTORINTHEMEDITERRANEAN 2 ACTIVITIESOFTHECOMMITTEEONAOUACULTUREINTHE INTERSRSSIONAI.PERIOD2004-2006 2 -SeabassandSeabreamMarketAnalysisWorkshop 2 -Expertmeetingonthere-establishmentoftheNetworkonEnvironment andAquacultureintheMediterranean(LAM) 3 -ExpertmeetingonamergedTECAM/SELAMsubsidiarybody 4 -GFCM/ICCATAdHocWorkingGrouponSustainableBluefinTuna Farming 6 -InformationSystemforthePromotionofAquacultureinthe Mediterranean(SIPAM) 6 -CIHEAM/IAMZtrainingactivities 7 PROPOSEDPROGRAMMEOFWORK2006-2008ANDBUDGET IMPLICATIONS 8 ELECTIONOFTHECAOBUREAU 9 ANYOTHERMATTERS in DATEANDPEACEOFTHESIXTHSESSION in ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT LÛ APPENDIXES A: Agenda 23 B: Listofparticipants 25 C: Listofdocuments 30 D: TermsofreferenceoftheCoordinatingMeetingoftheAdHocWorking Groups(CMWG) 34 This One XPAK-6K9-R2WB VI TABLEDESMATIÈRES Page OUVERTUREDELASESSION 11 ADOPTIONDEL'ORDREDUJOURETORGANISATIONDF.LASESSION RECOMMANDATIONSDESVINGT-NEUVIÈMEETTRENTIÈME SESSIONSDELACGPM U EXAMENDUSECTEURDEL’AQUACULTUREENMÉDITERRANÉE 12 ACTIVITÉSDUCOMITÉDEL’AQUACULTUREDURANTLAPÉRIODE INTERSESSIONS2004-2006 p -Ateliersurlacommercialisationdubaretdeladorade 1? -Réuniond’expertssurlerétablissementduRéseausurl’environnementet TaquacultureenMéditerranée(EAM) 13 -Réuniond’expertssurlafusiondeTECAM/SELAMenunseulorgane subsidiaire 14 -GroupedetravailadhocCGPM/C1CTAsurl’élevagedurableduthonrouge 16 -Systèmed'informationpourlapromotiondel'aquacultureen Méditerranée(SIPAM) 16 zAé.tmté§.-defonnationJ.u.ClHEANl/IAMZ Jfi PROPOSITIONDF.PROGRAMMEDETRAVAILPOUR2006-2008ET INCIDENCES.BUDGÉTAIRES L8 ÉLECTIONDUBUREAUDUCOMITÉDEL’AQUACULTURE 20 AUTRESQUESTIONS 20 DATEETLIEUDEL.ASIXIÈMESESSION 2Û ADOPTIONDURAPPORT 21 ANNEXES A: Ordredujour 24 B: Listedesparticipants 25 C: Listedesdocuments 3? D: MandatdelaRéuniondecoordinationdesGroupesdetravailadhoc(CMWG) 35 Copyrightedmaterial 1 OPENINGOFTHESESSION C1o.mmittTeheefoinfthAqsueascsiuolntuorfeth(eCGAeQn)erawlasFihsehlerdieisnCSoamntmiiasgsoiodnefCoormtphoestMeeldai,teSrpraainne,anfr(oGmFC5Mt)o 7June2006,TheSessionwasattendedby11MembersoftheCommissionandbythe observersfromtheInternationalCentreforAdvancedMediterraneanAgronomicStudies/ MediterraneanAgronomicInstituteofZaragoza(CIHEAM/IAMZ),theWorldConservation Union(IUCN)andfromtheFederationofEuropeanAquacultureProducers(FEAP).Thelist ofparticipantsisattachedasAppendixBtothisreport. 2. TheSessionwasopenedbyMsMaryamAhmedMoustafaMoussa,Chairpersonofthe CAQ.TheChairpersonwelcomedtheparticipants,andinparticular,MessrsAlbertoLopez Garcia-AsenjoandManuelCabirtaGarrido,Direetors-GeneralFisheriesInfrastructureand FishMarketsintheMinistryofAgriculture,FisheryandFoodofSpainandintheGalician AutonomousRegion,respectively.OnbehalfoftheCommittee,theChairpersonexpressed hergratitudetotheGovernmentofSpainfortheexcellentorganizationoftheSession. 3. MrManuelCabirtaGarridowelcomedtheparticipantstoGaliciaandthankedthe MinistryofAgriculture,FisheryandFoodofSpainforselectingSantiagodeCompostelaas thevenueofthemeeting.Hehighlightedtheimportanceoffisheriesandaquacultureinthe region’seconomyandunderlinedtheurgentneedbothtopromoteaquaculturedevelopment andtosafeguardtheenvironmentandsocialwell-beingoffishfarmersintheregion. 4. MrAlbertoLopezGarcia-Asenjo,Director-GeneralofStructuresandFishMarketsof theGeneralSecretaryofMarineFisheries,welcomedtheparticipantsonbehalfoftheSpanish Government. He stressed the importance lentby the hostcountry to Mediterranean aquacultureaswellasintheGalicianregion.Furthermore,hehighlightedtheCAQ's effectivenessasaforumforregionalaquaculturegovernance,stipulatingthatsubstantive fruitfuldiscussionsbytheCommitteewouldcontributestrengtheningitsroleinfacingthe challengesofthisdynamicsector. 5. MrAlessandroLovatelli.CAQTechnicalSecretary,welcomedtheparticipants,on behalfofMrIchiroNomura,AssistantDirector-GeneraloftheFAOFisheriesDepartment, conveyingtheOrganization'sgratitudetotheSpanishGovernmentforhostingthisSession arenidterraetceadlltihnegftuhllatsutphpisortwaosfFthAeOsaencodnidtssFeissshieornieosfDetphearCtommenmtitttoetehecaocntviveinteiedsoinftShpeaiGn.FCHMe anditssubsidiarybodies. ADOPTIONOFTHEAGENDAANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION 6A.ppendiTxheAtAogtehnisdarepworats).aTdhoeptdeodcumbeynttshebefCoormemithteteCeommwiitttheemianroerliscthedanigneAspp(eantdtaicxheCd.as RECOMMENDATIONSOFTHETWENTY-NINTHANDTHIRTIETHSESSIONS OFGFCM m7.ajorMGrFAClMainrBeocnozmomne,ndtahetiEoxnescutiovfeSreeclreevtaanrcyeoffoGrFCCMA,Q,presoeunttleidneadsuimnmardyocuofmetnhte GFCM:CAQ/V/2006/Inf.3. These recommendations were endorsed during the CAQ intersessionalperiodattheExtraordinarySessionaswellasatthetwenty-ninthandthirtieth Copyrightedmaterial 2 ssetsrseinogntsheonfintghethCeoCmommismsiisosni.onThaendEcxeocnuvteiyveedStehcereGtFarCyMe'mspheaxspeiczteadtitohnefporrogtrheesCsAacQhiteovecadrriyn outavitaladvisoryrolefacilitatingthedecision-makingprocessatregionallevel. REVIEWOFTHEAQUACULTURESECTORINTHEMEDITERRANEAN 8. The Secretariat introduced this agenda item and referenced the document GFCM:CAQ/V/2006/2onthestatusandtrendsofaquacultureintheMediterranean.The document,whichcomplementedandupdatedtheinformationprovidedattheFourthSession oftheCommitteeonAquaculture,waspreparedusingdataavailableintheInformation SystemforthePromotionofAquacultureintheMediterranean(SIPAM),intheNational AquacultureSectorOverviews(NASOs)providedby21MembersoftheCommissionandin theofficialstatisticsavailablethroughFAO. 9. Amongthedifferentgeographicalsub-regionsoftheMediterranean,WesternEurope producedin2004approximately57percentofthetotalaquacultureproductioninthearea. EasternEuropeproducedabout12percentofthetotalaquacultureoutput.Althoughmarine aquacultureinCentralEuropewasexpanding,productionvaluesremainedlow.NorthAfrican andMiddleEasterncountriesproducedjustoveronepercentofthetotalproduction.Asfor productiontrends,itwasnotedthatsomeoftheaquacultureproductionandvaluedatamay have been underestimatedandconsequently any trend analysis conducted shouldbe consideredwithadegreeofcaution.Anoverallincreaseinproductionhasbeenobserved followingthe2Q00-2002periodofstagnation.TheFAOdatainFISHSTATPlusdatabase revealedanestimatedgrowthof8.2percentfrom2002to2004. 10. Inthediscussionsthatensuedthepresentationtherewasageneralconsentthatcurrent statisticsunderestimatetherealproductionintheMediterraneanandthatincreasedeffortsare rtheaqtuicruerdretnotleynsaunreumdbatearqoufalFiAtyOapnrdojeefcftesctwieverecodlelaelcitnigonwpirtohcsetdautriestsi.csInistshuiessriengatrhde,rietgwioans.noted ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE IN THE INTERSESSIONALPERIOD2004-2006 11. UnderthisAgendaitem,theSecretariatintroduceddocumentGFCM:CAQ/V/2006/3 providinganoverviewoftheactivitiesimplementedduringtheintersession. 12. TheCommitteenotedwithsatisfactionthatallplannedactivitieshadbeencarriedout withtheexceptionoftheWorkshoponsustainableaquacultureindicators. SeahassandSeabreamMarketAnalysisWorkshop 13. TheSecretariatpresentedthebackground,findingsandrecommendationsofthe SIPAM/Socio-EconomicandLegalAspectsofAquacultureintheMediterraneanNetwork (SELAM)Workshopontheseabassandseabreammarketanalysis(Rome,Italy,12May 2006),asoutlinedindocumentGFCM:CAQ/V/2006/Inf.9. 14. CAQwelcomedtheoutcomeoftheWorkshopandacknowledgedthat,although genericinnature,itsrecommendationscouldbeusedtoidentifymorespecificprioritiesfor theCommittee’sadhocworkinggroups.Severaldelegatesstressedthatthetaskoffully addressingthecycleofamaturemarketsuchasseabass/seabreamwouldrequirethorough Copyrightedmaterial