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Fish can make a unique contribution to efforts to improve and diversify dietary intakes and promote nutritional well-being among most population groups. Fish have a highly desirable nutrient

profile providing an excellent source of high quality animal protein that is easily digestible and of high biological value. Fatty fish, in particular, are an extremely rich source of essential fatty acids, including omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs), so important for normal growth and mental development, especially during pregnancy and early childhood. Fish are also rich in vitamins and minerals (especially calcium, phosphorus, iron, selenium and iodine in marine products).Fish therefore can provide an important source of nutrients particularly for those whose diets are monotonous and lacking in animal products. Increasing the availability of fish in the diet increases palatability and leads to increased consumption of a range of foods thereby improving overall food and nutrient intakes.

II. GLOBAL AQUACULTURE: STATUS, ISSUES AND PROSPECTS

5. Aquaculture makes a significant contribution to food security. At the global level it helps fill the gap between the rising global demands for fishery products and the limited increases in capture fisheries production . Aquaculture is the fastest growing food-producing sector in the world. A great proportion of this production comes from the developing world (91.2 percent in 2000), in particular Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) (83.9 percent in 2000) .
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6. Aquacultures contribution by weight to global fish supply increased from 5.3 percent in 1970 to 32.2 percent in 2000. It now dominates all other animal food producing sectors, in terms of growth; growing at an average Annual Percent Rate (APR) of 8.9 percent per year since 1970, compared to 1.4 and 2.8 percent for capture fisheries and terrestrial farmed meat production, respectively. In 2000, 45.71 million metric tonnes (mmt) of aquatic products, valued at US$ 56.47 thousand million, was produced globally, over half in the form of finfish. In contrast to terrestrial farming systems, where the bulk of global production is based on a limited number of animal and plant species, the aquaculture sector comprises over 200 different species. This large number of species cultivated reflects the diversity of the sector, particularly the wide variety of candidate specis cultivated and different production systems used.

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At least 40 per cent of the worlds economy and 80 per cent of the needs of the poor are derived from biological resources. In addition, the richer the diversity of life, the greater the opportunity for medical discoveries, economic development, and adaptive responses to such new challenges as climate change.

The Convention about Life on Earth, Convention on Biodiversity web site.

Appropriate conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt to recognize this as being integral to any approach to preserving biodiversity. Almost all cultures have their roots in our biological diversity in some way or form. Declining biodiversity is therefore a concern for many reasons.