Download or read book State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2014 written by Food And Agriculture Organization Of The United States and published by Food and Agriculture Organization. This book was released on 2014-07-30 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: FAO's State of World's Fisheries and Aquaculture presents a world review of fisheries and aquaculture including trends and statistics. This year's publication presents trends in fish production, consumption and trade, as well FAO's "Blue Growth" initiative, which represents a coherent framework for the sustainable integrated and socio-economically sensitive management of oceans and wetlands. Other themes highlighted include the role of aquaculture in improving nutrition, the importance of reducing post-harvest losses in small-scale fisheries and challenges and opportunities for utilization of fisheries by-products.