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Dear reader,
First of all, let me start with a heartfelt "Thank you" to all who provided feedback on the 60th edition of FAN. It is reassuring to know how much you appreciate and how useful you find the information provided in FAN, and your feedback serves as an important incentive for all contributors and the editorial team to continue our work for you.
We hope you will also find this edition interesting and stimulating. In addition to the regular sections from the desks of our statistician and fish health specialist, this issue contains highlights of FAO work around the world, particularly articles that present work in countries and (sub-)regions where sustainable aquaculture has great scope for further development, including the Maghreb, the United States of America, the Balkan and Caucasus countries, and Southern Africa, among others. The thematic articles are both rich and diverse, covering topics ranging from aquaculture in desert and arid lands, integrated rice-fish systems, new developments in alternative feed ingredients, dimensions of legal/ policy/governance improvements, and tracking of farmed types of aquatic genetic resources
This edition is being published during the interim period of three important intergovernmental events: the 10th Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committee on Aquaculture (COFI-SCA 10), which was held in Trondheim, Norway, in August 2019; the 34th Session of COFI to be held in FAO headquarters in July 2020; and the 11th Session of the COFI Sub-Committee on Aquaculture (COFI-SCA 11) to be held in Mexico in 2021. The guidance received from FAO Members at the COFI-SCA 10 in Trondheim was clear, direct and explicit: Fish has a great role to play in ending hunger, securing food supplies and promoting good health...