ASEM Aquaculture Platform Ecosystem-based Stock Enhancement Workshop Bruges May 7-8, 2007

Global Aquatic Production 34.1% or 42.8 million ton in % Human Consumption of Fish: 1990: 13 kg / person 2000: >16 kg / person Total Fisheries Aquaculture in 2004: 55.5 million ton (FAO, 2006)

Aquaculture, probably the fastest growing food- producing sector, now accounts for almost 50 % of the world’s food fish and is perceived as having the greatest potential to meet the growing demand for aquatic food. Given the projected population growth over the next two decades, it is estimated that at least an additional 40 million tonnes of aquatic food will be required by 2030 to maintain the current per caput consumption. Europe is importing > 50 % of its aquatic food needs from outside the EU.

INCREASED MARKET DEMAND stagnant capture fisheries INCREASED aquaculture production environmental problems? human health risks?

juvenile fitness releasing strategies impact on wild stocks restocking

Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries - - competition and potential conflicts between aquaculture and other users of aquatic resources; - food safety and aquatic animal health; - environmental sustainability and ecosystem approach to aquaculture; - risk assessment in aquaculture; - stock enhancement, - education and training -.

Japanese flounder: Annual change of individual number of hatchery-raised seed production and release

Changes in Catch and the Number of Red Sea Bream Released in Kagoshima Bay