FAO/Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific (NACA). -- ABSTRACT -- CONTENT -- BOXES -- TABLES -- FIGURES -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 1.1 Aquaculture in regional economies -- 2. GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SECTOR -- 2.1 Status and trends -- 2.2 Salient issues -- 2.3 The way forward -- 3. RESOURCES, SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGIES -- 3.1 Status and trends -- 3.2 Salient issues -- 3.3 The way forward -- 4. AQUACULTURE AND THE ENVIRONMENT -- 4.1 Status and trends -- 4.2 Salient issues -- 4.3 The way forward -- 5. MARKETS AND TRADE -- 5.1 Status and trends -- 5.2 Salient issues -- 5.3 The way forward -- 6. CONTRIBUTION OF AQUACULTURE TO FOOD SECURITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- 6.1 Status and trends -- 6.2 Salient issues -- 6.3 The way forward -- 7. EXTERNAL PRESSURES ON THE SECTOR -- 7.1 Status and trends -- 7.2 Salient issues -- 7.3 The way forward -- 8. THE ROLE OF SHARED INFORMATION: RESEARCH, TRAINING, EXTENSION AND NETWORKING -- 8.1 Status and trends -- 8.2 Salient issues -- 8.3 The way forward -- 9. GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF THE SECTOR -- 9.1 Status and trends -- 9.2 Salient issues -- 9.3 The way forward -- 10. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE BANGKOK DECLARATION -- 10.1 Compliance: an overview -- 10.2 The way forward -- 11. REFERENCES.