Asia regional technical guidelines on health management for the responsible movement of live aquatic animals and the Beijing consensus and implementation strategy.
General Material Designation
[Book]
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Rome :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
FAO,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2000.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 53 pages ;
Dimensions
30 cm.
SERIES
Series Title
FAO fisheries technical paper,
Volume Designation
no. 402
ISSN of Series
0429-9345 ;
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
"Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26).
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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An FAO Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) Project "Assistance for the Responsible Movement of Live Aquatic Animals" was launched by the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA) in 1998, with the participation of 21 countries from throughout the region.
Text of Note
Recognizing the crucial importance of implementation of the technical guidelines, the participants prepared a detailed implementation strategy, the Beijing consensus and implementation strategy (BCIS), focusing on national strategies and with support through regional and international cooperation.
Text of Note
Technical guidelines on Asia regional health management for the responsible transboundary movement of live aquatic animals were developed and presented to the participating countries at a workshop held in Beijing, China, from 27 to 30 June 2000.
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The country representative gave unanimous endorsement of the technical guidelines, in principle, as providing valuable guidance for national and regional efforts in reducing the risks of disease caused by the transboundary movement of live aquatic animals, and unanimously approved the associated implementation strategy.
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This document contains the technical guidelines, Beijing consensus and implementation strategy.
Text of Note
This programme complemented FAO's efforts in assisting member countries to implement the relevant provisions in Article 9 - Aquaculture Development - of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF), at national and regional levels.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Aquatic animals-- Health aspects-- Asia.
Aquakultur
Grenzüberschreitende Kooperation
Tiergesundheit
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Asia.
Asien
Peking 2000
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7
7
(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
L800
M001
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
639
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8095
Edition
21
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
SH1
Book number
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F25
no
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402
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.