VI international scientific conference Sustainable agriculture and rural development, 11-12. 12. 2025, Belgrade [pp. 433-443]
AUTHOR(S) / AUTOR(I): Ioana Mihaela Balan 
, Teodor Ioan Trasca , Jeni Veronica Tiu , Gina Fintineru , Gheorghe Adrian Firu Negoescu
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.46793/zbIEP25.433B
ABSTRACT / SAŽETAK:
Globally, aquaculture has become the main source of aquatic products, taking over the growth of global demand and reducing the pressure on capture fisheries, which have been stagnating globally for over three decades. The rapid growth of aquaculture is essential for achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda, in particular SDG 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 14: Life Below Water, in the context of overexploitation of wild stocks. Analysis of data for Serbia, Romania, EU, and the global level shows the same direction: increasing dependence on aquaculture and decreasing wild catches. Serbia shows variations in production and a continuous decline in capture fisheries, while Romania maintains stable aquaculture, while fishing has decreased sharply in the last decade. In the EU, the decline in catches is constant. These trends highlight the need for public policies that support sustainable aquaculture as a key element of food resilience and the protection of aquatic resources.
KEYWORDS / KLJUČNE REČI:
Aquaculture, capture fisheries, food security, Agenda 2030, sustainable resource management
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