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353 The IMPORTANCE of FISHERIES and AQUACULTURE to developmentAbstractSmall-scale FISHERIES and AQUACULTURE make criti-cal contributions to development in the areas of employment, with over 41 million people world-wide, the vast majority of whom live in devel-oping countries, working in fish production; food security and nutrition, with fish constituting an important source of nutrients for the poor and often being the cheapest form of animal prote-in; and trade, with a third of fishery commodity production in developing countries destined for most capture FISHERIES worldwide con-sidered fully exploited or overexploited, aquacul-ture will be central to meeting fish demand, which w il l continue to increase w ith popu lation grow th, rising incomes and increasing urbanisation.
Fisheries, aquaculture and development – introduction Despite the significant contributions that fisheries and aquaculture make to employment, nutrition, and trade in the developing world, they are rare-ly included in national development policy and donor priorities. This is largely due to problems
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