ISSN2070-7010 FAOFISHERIESANDAQUACULTURETECHNICAL PAPER 712 Theestablishmentandoperationofaquaparks ExperiencesfromChina 1 3 2 4 5 6 Coverphotographs: 1.Harvestinglargemouthcatfishbythelocalsmall-scalefarmersinGuangxi(©ShulunJiang). 2.TraditionalfisheryandaquaculturepracticesinGuangxi(©ShulunJiang). 3.ShrimpseedproductionbaseintheAquapark(©ChunliRan). 4.MaonanDistrictofMaomingCityreceivingthe“TownoftilapiainChina”Award(©Qiangjun). 5.Aquacultureeffluent/wastewatertreatmentfacilitiesintheaquaparkinGuangxi(©ShulunJiang). 6.Thehatcheryestablishedbytheenterprisesforthedistributionofloachfingerlingstofarmers(©YanniXiao). Theestablishmentandoperationofaquaparks ExperiencesfromChina FAOFISHERIESANDAQUACULTURETECHNICAL PAPER 712 LinZhang,YiranHou,WeiYe,YuanYuan,QuanjieLi,ShulunJiang,HongxiaLi,JunQiang,SiqiLu,BingLi FreshwaterFisheriesResearchCentre(FFRC),ChineseAcademyofFisherySciencesWuxi,China XinhuaYuan,XintingShao FisheriesandAquacultureDivision(NFI)Rome,Italy FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Rome,2024 Requiredcitation: No.712.Rome, Zhang,L.,Hou,Y.,Ye,W.,Yuan,Y.,Li,Q.,Jiang,S.,Li,H.,Qiang,J.,Lu,S.,Li,B.,Yuan,X.&Shao,X.2024.Theestablishmentandoperationofaquaparks–ExperiencesfromChina.FAOFisheriesandAquacultureTechnicalPaper,FAO.https://doi.org/10.4060/cd0449en ThedesignationsemployedandthepresentationofmaterialinthisinformationproductdonotimplytheexpressionofanyopinionwhatsoeveronthepartoftheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)concerningthelegalordevelopmentstatusofanycountry,territory,cityorareaorofitsauthorities,orconcerningthedelimitationofitsfrontiersorboundaries.Thementionofspecificcompaniesorproductsofmanufacturers,whetherornotthesehavebeenpatented,doesnotimplythatthesehavebeenendorsedorrecommendedbyFAOinpreferencetoothersofasimilarnaturethatarenotmentioned. Theviewsexpressedinthisinformationproductarethoseoftheauthor(s)anddonotnecessarilyreflecttheviewsorpoliciesofFAO. ISBN978-92-5-138724-5 ©FAO,2024 Somerightsreserved.ThisworkismadeavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike3.0IGOlicence(CCBY-NC-SA3.0IGO;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/igo/legalcode). Underthetermsofthislicence,thisworkmaybecopied,redistributedandadaptedfornon-commercialpurposes,providedthattheworkisappropriatelycited.Inanyuseofthiswork,thereshouldbenosuggestionthatFAOendorsesanyspecificorganization,productsorservices.TheuseoftheFAOlogoisnotpermitted.Iftheworkisadapted,thenitmustbelicensedunderthesameorequivalentCreativeCommonslicence.Ifatranslationofthisworkiscreated,itmustincludethefollowingdisclaimeralongwiththerequiredcitation:“ThistranslationwasnotcreatedbytheFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO).FAOisnotresponsibleforthecontentoraccuracyofthistranslation.Theoriginal[Language]editionshallbetheauthoritativeedition.” DisputesarisingunderthelicencethatcannotbesettledamicablywillberesolvedbymediationandarbitrationasdescribedinArticle8ofthelicenceexceptasotherwiseprovidedherein.TheapplicablemediationruleswillbethemediationrulesoftheWorldIntellectualPropertyOrganizationhttp://www.wipo.int/amc/en/mediation/rulesandanyarbitrationwillbeconductedinaccordancewiththeArbitrationRulesoftheUnitedNationsCommissiononInternationalTradeLaw(UNCITRAL). Third-partymaterials.Userswishingtoreusematerialfromthisworkthatisattributedtoathirdparty,suchastables,figuresorimages,areresponsiblefordeterminingwhetherpermissionisneededforthatreuseandforobtainingpermissionfromthecopyrightholder.Theriskofclaimsresultingfrominfringementofanythird-party-ownedcomponentintheworkrestssolelywiththeuser. Sales,rightsandlicensing.FAOinformationproductsareavailableontheFAOwebsite(www.fao.org/publications)andcanbepurchasedthroughpublications-sales@fao.org.Requestsforcommercialuseshouldbesubmittedvia:www.fao.org/contact-us/licence-request.Queriesregardingrightsandlicensingshouldbesubmittedto:copyright@fao.org. Preparationofthisdocument In2021,theFoodandAgricultureOrganizationoftheUnitedNations(FAO)andtheMinistryofAgricultureandRuralAffairsofChina(MARA)jointlyconvenedahigh–level,roundtablemeetingon“South–SouthandTriangularCooperation(SSTC)forSustainableAquacultureDevelopment”duringthe4thGlobalConferenceonAquaculture,Shanghai,China.ItwasrecommendedthatthesuccessfulpracticesfortheindustrializationofaquacultureinChinashouldbedocumentedandsharedforthebenefitofinnovativeaquaculturedevelopment.Theestablishmentofaquaparkshelpstoimprovetheorganizationofsmall–scaleaquaculturefarmers,providetechnicalservicesandinputstoaquacultureproductionandextendthevaluechainforbettermarketcompetitivenessandriskmanagement.Thismanualfocusesontheestablishmentandoperationofaquaparks,featuringcomprehensivecasestudiesbasedonexperiencesfromChina.Itservesasapracticalcompendiumoftechniquesandstrategiestailoredspecificallyforaquaparkmanagementanddevelopment. AfterconsultingwiththeFreshwaterFisheriesResearchCenteroftheChineseAcademyofFisherySciences(FFRC–CAFS),whichistheFAOReferenceCentreforAquacultureandInlandFisher