Fish Utilisation

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Fish Utilisation Marketing

• Roland Cormier
• Food and Agriculture Organisation
• April 5, 2001

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Types of Information

• Fish processing technologies
• Fish safety and quality
• Fish hazards and risk analysis
• Fish regulatory framework of international trade

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Output Forms

• Technical papers
• Training material
• Expert consultation reports
• Newsletters
• Glossary of products

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FAO Information Products

• GLOBEFISH
• FAO Internet Site
• FIGIS
• WAICENT
• UN Oceans Atlas

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FIIU Principles

• Quality assurance mechanisms
• Peer reviewed thematic content
• Integration of information within the systems

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Stakeholder Approach

• Access based contribution of stakeholders
• Information shared between stakeholders
• Stakeholders use the information for their
  projects

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oneFish Directory

• Online database
• Fisheries research
• Fisheries development information

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Challenges

• Quality assurance process
• Maintenance effort
• Area of expertise covered
• Technical aspects of the information
• Prototyping and implementation
• Conversion of existing information