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Success Stories In Asian Aquaculture - Library - Network of ...

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8 S.S. De Silva and F.B. DavyOthers10%Near East12%CEE6%SS Africa2%N.America13%W.Europe40%LAC28%Asia90%LAC- Latin America & the CaribbeanCEE- Central & Eastern EuropeSS- Sub Saharan AfricaFig. 1.4 <strong>Aquaculture</strong> production (2005) in relation to the geographic areas (from De Silva andSoto, 2009 )2005 Production (67,230,325 t)BW4%Marine5%Crustaceans7%Seaweed21%Mollusc23%Finfish49%FW91%Fig. 1.5 The proportion <strong>of</strong> the major aquaculture commodities (based on 2005 production, FAOStats 2007 ; from De Silva and Soto, 2009)The rural dominance <strong>of</strong> aquaculture, particularly in Asia, has been emphasized indetail earlier and by many. <strong>In</strong> this regard, aquaculture in some regions is the backbone<strong>of</strong> rural economies, and provides many millions <strong>of</strong> livelihood opportunities(Edwards et al. 2002) .Needless to say that in the last decade or so, many rural aquaculture farmingpractices have changed, the changes being primarily in response to market demands,

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