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aquaculture has been a success thus far. However, as pointed out in the foregoing section this success as well asits long term sustainability is questioned by some, in more instance than one the arguments being based onshrimp and carnivorous marine finfish culture of salmonids. It is in the above context that the other Chapters in thistreatise set out to demonstrate the successes of specific aquaculture practices, which have collectively contributedto achieving significance as a food production system.Development and success go hand in hand with public policy as well as attitudes. Accordingly, there is a need toaddress decision makers in the wake of increasing use and importance of coastal and inland waters is timely for anumber of different reasons. Stabilization of wild fish catches has led to an increased dependence on aquaticfarming, which is being seen as the next best alternative to meet the short fall in demand for aquatic foods. Suchdevelopments if done on an ad hoc basis will soon be counterproductive and could have long term negativeimpacts on sustainability, and will go to prove the stance of the current skeptics on aquaculture as food productionsector contributing to poverty alleviation. There is a need for decision makers to be made aware that such ad hocdevelopments are not the solution to the problem, but developments based on lessons learned from pastsuccessful experiences, suitably modified and adapted is a more effective way to proceed. It is regrettable thatsuch “show casing” under one banner is hard to find. The present initiative aims to fill this gap in the interim andthen carry forward the strategy in the long term in respect of aquaculture.ReferencesAldhous, P., 2004. Fish farms still ravage the sea. Sustainable aquaculture takes one step forward, two stepsback. Nature online, 17 February 2004; doi:10.1038/news 040216-10Allsopp, M., Johnston, P., Santillo, D., 2008. Challenging the aquaculture industry on sustainability. Greenpeace,Amsterdam, 22 pp.Aye Khin Maung, Ko Lay Khin, Win Hla, De Silva, S.S., 2007. A new freshwater aquaculture practice that hassuccessfully targeted a niche export market with major positive societal impacts: Myanmar. AquacultureAsia, XII (4), 22-26.Boserup, E., 1981. Population and Technological Change. Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press.Ruxton, C.H.S., Calder, P.C., Reed, S.C. & Simpson, M.J.A.,2005. The impact of long-chain n-3polyunsaturated fatty acids on human health. Nutrition Research Reviews 18, 113-129. Connor,W.E.,2000. Importance of n-3 fatty acids in health and disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 71,171S-175SCrawford, M.A., Bloom, M., Broadhurst, C.L., Schmidt, W.F., Cunnane, S.C., Galli, C., Gehbremeskel, K.,Linseisen, F., Lloyd-Smith, J., Parkington, J., 1999. Evidence for the unique function ofdocosahexaenoic acid during the evolution of the modern hominid brain. Lipids, 34, S39- S47.Deckere, de E., Korver, O., Verschuren, P.M., Katan, M.B., 1998. Health aspects of fish and n-3 polyunsaturatedfatty acids from plant and marine origin. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 52, 749-753.Delgado, C.L., Wada, N., Rosegrant, M.W., Meijer, S., Ahmed, M., 2003. Fish to 2020. Supply and Demand inChanging Global Market. International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, D.C., 226 pp.De Silva, S.S., 2001. A global perspective of aquaculture in the new millennium. In: Subasinghe, R.P., Bueno, P.,Phillips, M.J., Hough, C., McGladdery, S.E., Arthur, J.R. (eds), Aquaculture in the Third Millennium.Technical Proceedings of the Conference on Aquaculture in the Third Millennium, Bangkok, Thailand,20-25 February, 431-459. .NACA, Bangkok and FAO, Rome.13