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SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION PROTECTING AND WEALTH FROM WASTES: ANTIMICROBIAL DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN
FLOURISHES IN MEAT MONITORING SMALL-SCALE CASE STUDIES RESISTANCE (AMR) IN FISHING COMMUNITIES IN
LOVING COUNTRY FISHERIES: THE NEED FOR A FROM AUSTRALIA AQUACULTURE: THE WAY ASIA: WHY IT MATTERS
NEW APPROACH FORWARD
By Shirlene Maria By Janet Howieson and Susana V. Siar and Kyoko
Anthonysamy By Michel Dejean Catherine Norwood By Sujit Krishna Das Kusakabe
As one of the top meat Small-scale fisheries are a Emerging commercial and The indiscriminate and The out-migration of young
consuming nations in key part of the global Blue social imperatives have unregulated use of people in search of better
the world, Pakistan has Economy, accounting for facilitated an Australian antibiotics as additives in incomes and declining
a seafood per capita an estimated 50% of the research effort into the feeds and to treat diseases fishery resources are
consumption of 2kg, which global catch. There are development of new in aquaculture systems has some main reasons for the
is comparatively lower than increasing calls to monitor products from seafood created strains of resistant changes in age and gender
other countries within Asia. their activity, as today they processing byproducts bacteria, thus making the representation as well as
However, this figure is likely are not regulated and and low value species. A drugs no longer effective. livelihood diversification
to increase due to ongoing do not benefit from the number of approaches and Predictably, these resistant that are taking place in
developments in terms of technology that has proved technologies have been microbes have a negative fishing communities in Asia.
the variety and format of successful for industrial trialled, including improved effect on not only cultured Recent studies have sought
fishery products available in fishing. But simply applying post-harvest handling, stocks, but also on human to document these trends in
the domestic market. With the same methods used for enzyme hydrolysis, health and the environment, order to better understand
close to 620 000 tonnes industrial fishing will not automated processing as well as reduce the the challenges as well as
of fisheries production in work. We need a completely technologies such as production potential from to serve as a guide in the
2019 (marine and inland), different approach, one that high pressure processing, the sector. At the global formulation of policy and
fisheries is an important empowers these fishers, injection and drying, as well level, the issue of microbial programme support for
sub-sector of agriculture involves them from the as new work in reforming resistance is being tackled sustainable and resilient
and plays a significant role beginning, and gives them and extrusion. However, mainly by the tripartite FAO/ smallscale fisheries, as
in the national economy the right tools to fish better commercial feasibility and OIE/WHO collaboration, but well as to ensure the social
as well as contributes and more safely. particularly the need for farmers and other national wellbeing of ageing fisher
towards the food security of consistent, quality supply in stakeholders also have a populations and women.
the country. Furthermore, economical volumes, will role to play.
some 20% of the production rely on the development
enters international trade of measures to overcome
with the main markets the large distances, broad
being China, Taiwan, UAE, species variety and low
South Korea and Malaysia. volume characteristics
of the Australian seafood
sector.

AQUACULTURE MARKETING
ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE (AMR) IN AQUACULTURE: SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION FLOURISHES IN MEAT LOVING COUNTRY ............... 8
THE WAY FORWARD .......................................................................................56 By Shirlene Maria Anthonysamy
By Sujit Krishna Das
Market Barometer .................................................................................................12
FEATURE Commodity Market Update (Cephalopods) ...........................................................16
GLOBAL COVID-19 SITUATION REPORT: UPDATE ............................................22 EVENT
PROTECTING AND MONITORING SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES:
THE NEED FOR A NEW APPROACH ..................................................................39 WEBINAR ON GLOBAL SEAFOOD MARKET TRENDS .......................................38
By Michel Dejean
WEALTH FROM WASTES: CASE STUDIES FROM AUSTRALIA .........................43 OTHER SECTIONS
By Janet Howieson and Catherine Norwood
Industry Notes .......................................................................................................48
DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE IN FISHING COMMUNITIES IN ASIA:
WHY IT MATTERS.............................................................................................62 Equipment & Supplies ...........................................................................................67
Susana V. Siar and Kyoko Kusakabe
Innovations .............................................................................................................68
INDUSTRY PROFILE Publications ..........................................................................................................70
INFOFISH SPEAKS TO DR MERYL WILLIAMS ..................................................18 Diary & Index to Advertisers ..................................................................................72
Director-General of the WorldFish Centre from 1994 – 2004, former Chair of the
Commission of the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR),
Crawford Medal Awardee, Founder and current Chair of the Gender in Aquaculture
and Fisheries Section of the Asian Fisheries Society.
Cover photo: Fresh fish on display at a supermarket in Pakistan Credit: Shirlene Anthonysamy

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