Fisheries and fish supplyareundergoingafundamentalstructuraltransition,asindicatedbyaten
country analysis.Aquaculturenowprovidesaroundhalfthe fish fordirecthumanconsumptionandisset
to growfurther,butcapture fisheries continuetomakeessentialcontributionstofoodandnutrition
security throughouttheglobalSouth.Capture fisheries providediverse,nutritionallyvaluable fish and
fish productswhichareoftenculturallypreferredandeasilyaccessedbythepoor.Technologicalchanges
in aquaculturehavedramaticallyincreased fish supply,loweredrelative fish prices,andreignedinprice
volatility.Policiesthatrecognizeandsafeguardthediversityandcomplementarityofrolesplayedby
capture fisheries andaquacultureareneededtoensurethatthetransitionin fisheries sustainably
improvesfoodandnutritionsecurityintheglobalSouth