Management
Aquaculture management activities are done at many levels, ranging from the global and regional efforts of organizations to direct aquaculture towards more sustainable, responsible and economically rewarding pathways as undertaken by the FAO, the Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA), the Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WFF) and other global and regional organizations, to community, farm-cluster and farm-based management of aquaculture. An example of a strategy for global aquaculture management is Aquaculture development beyond 2000: the Bangkok Declaration and Strategy (FAN/NACA 2000)
At the national level, aquaculture management is done through national aquaculture strategies, programmes and legislation. These programmes and strategies may then be translated into action at the lower levels of government (region, state, community, subcommunity) for implementation.
Aquaculture management also occurs, perhaps most importantly, at the production level (farm cluster, farm, hatchery, household, etc.), where daily decisions are made that influence both the sustainability and productivity of local aquaculture units. There exist many operational manuals and guidelines to assist farm managers with the day to day management of their aquaculture facilities (see Links section).
