ABSTRACT
Aquaculture science in developing countries is largely and properly targeted towards the resolution of local problems. Even in industrialized countries, this kind of work is seldom of interest to scientific journals that seek to push theoretical boundaries. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) began separate reporting of aquaculture statistics from capture fisheries statistics in the early 1980's. The aquaculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean is growing and the search is on for aquaculture candidates from among the thousands of indigenous fish species in the region. Indian scientists in the Eastern Himalayas are working to develop more efficient integrated farming systems that combine crops, land animals and fish. The editorial board and publisher of the journal will continue to work with these scientists as they push the boundaries, and make their good work better available to the global aquaculture community.
