Speakers set the stage by highlighting the positive benefits of fish for nutrition security - particularly for young children and pregnant women. Global fisheries leaders focused on governing fisheries to alleviate hunger. Providing innovative plans and perspectives, they covered a wide range of dimensions related to:
- the role of fish in food and nutrition security, in poverty reduction and in wealth creation
- how to best use technology for meeting increasing food demands
- development and food & nutrition security in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors
- strategies for raising awareness of the many contributions of fisheries and aquaculture.
Attended by some 300 participants, the discussions confirmed that fish can make a difference: fisheries and aquaculture have a vital role to play in securing global well-being and livelihoods - especially for small-island states as well as for the millions of small-scale fishers dependent on them.
Panelists also emphasised that continued and future growth must be accompanied by sound, responsible and sustainable development across the board and with a wide range of actors to ensure that our next generations can reap the riches and benefits of fisheries and aquaculture resources.
