Towards sustainable fisheries: a strategy for FAO and the World Bank

The state of many fisheries and fishery resources requires a major change in development and management policies and strategies, at national and regional levels. The international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, adopted in FAO in 1995, provides the operational framework for such change, i...

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Published in:Ocean & coastal management 1999-01, Vol.42 (5), p.369-398
Main Authors: Garcia, S.M., Cochrane, K., Van Santen, G., Christy, Francis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Applied ecology
Aquaculture
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Codes (standards)
Ecology
Economic and social effects
Economic aspects
Environmental aspects
Environmental policy
Exploitation and management of natural biological resources (hunting, fishing and exploited populations survey, etc.)
Fisheries
Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
International aspects
International bank for reconstruction and development
International cooperation
Laws and legislation
Marine
Marine biology
Public policy
Regulation
Strategic planning
Sustainable development
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Summary:The state of many fisheries and fishery resources requires a major change in development and management policies and strategies, at national and regional levels. The international Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, adopted in FAO in 1995, provides the operational framework for such change, in all fisheries, in the oceans, inland waters, EEZs, international waters, as well as in aquaculture. In their respective areas of competence and in close collaboration, FAO and the World Bank are committed to facilitate the implementation of the Code by fishing and coastal nations. This paper presents the strategy they have developed for the purpose. The paper elaborates on: (1) the main policy-related issues faced by fisheries worldwide (bio-ecological, technological, economic, socio-cultural, institutional and legal, as well as scientific); (2) the Code of Conduct, its background, structure and scope; (3) the basis of the implementation strategy by FAO and the Bank; and the main types of activities involved at global, regional and national levels. In conclusion it describes briefly the main elements of changes imbedded in the strategy and shows that the implementation by FAO and the Bank as well as by the countries has already actively started.
ISSN:0964-5691
1873-524X
DOI:10.1016/S0964-5691(99)00026-5