Given the finite and pressured status of global fish stocks, more
effective governance at multiple scales is required to ensure that
the large numbers of poor people who rely on capture fisheries for
livelihoods, food and nutrition can continue to enjoy the right do
so. For aquaculture, enormous scope remains to achieve gains in
technical efficiency and output. Whilst there is potential for this to
reduce dependency on capture fisheries resources and provide a
degree of insulation against future price in stability, policies should
seek to ensure that these processes result in equitable modes of
development that do not marginalize smaller producers. Policies
which recognize and safeguard the diversity and complementarity
of roles played by capture fisheries and aquaculture are essential
for ensuring that the transition in global fisheries sustainably
improves food and nutrition security in the South.