The document discusses the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) implemented by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). It provides context on world fisheries, describing their importance for food/nutrition and economies. It outlines the CCRF's goals of sustainable fisheries benefits, and principles for conservation and management. The CCRF structure and actors involved in implementation are described, along with challenges and projects supporting CCRF efforts. The FAO calls for support in further collaborating to implement and fulfill the CCRF.

1. The Code of Conduct for
Responsible Fisheries
(CCRF)
Fisheries Department
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS

2. Scope of presentation - for Session V. - GEF IW Conference:
Overview of CCRF &
implementation efforts
–World fisheries: context (facts/issues)
–The Code of Conduct (CCRF)
–CCRF - Implementation
–Outlook - suggestion
– Barg, FAO

3. World Fisheries
For human consumption: fish = 18% of all
animal protein consumed
World trade of fish: more than US $ 50
billion/year; half by developing countries;
more important than tea, coffee
Total production: = 117 million tonnes (mt)
capture fisheries = 86 mt = 74%
(marine = 67 %; inland = 7%)
aquaculture = 31 mt = 26%
for human consumption = 79% (rest = reduced)

4. World Fisheries: Major Issues
Contribution to food security
– food supply and human nutrition
Poverty alleviation and rural development
– livelihoods of small scale fishing & farming
communities
Sustainable development
– conservation and management of
resources

5. World Fisheries: Major Issues
Over-fishing & excess capacity of fishing
effort
Environmental effects of fishing: habitat
degradation
By-catch, discards
Environmental impacts (pollution, habitat
degradation) ON fishery resources:
inland waters, also coastal waters

6. The Code of
Conduct for
Responsible
Fisheries
(FAO, 1995)

7. The CCRF: Its Origins
FAO Committee of Fisheries meeting 1991: call
for more responsible practice, better
management
1992 Cancún Conference on Responsible
Fishing called on FAO to prepare a Code of
Conduct
Technical Consultations 1992-1995 lead to
adoption of CCRF by FAO Conference
Member Governments

8. The CCRF: Its Goals
sustainable benefits from fisheries in
terms of food, employment, trade and
economic well-being for people throughout
the world
provides principles and standards
applicable to the conservation,
management and development of all
fisheries

9. The CCRF: Its Structure
Articles of the Code
– Art. 1: Nature and scope
– Art. 2: Objectives of the Code
– Art. 3: Relationship with other International
Instruments
– Art. 4: Implementation, Monitoring and Updating
– Art. 5: Special Requirements of Developing
Countries
– Art. 6: General Principles

10. The CCRF: Its Structure
Articles of the Code
– Art. 7: Fisheries management
– Art. 8: Fishing Operations
– Art. 9: Aquaculture Development
– Art. 10: Integration of Fisheries into Coastal Area
Management
– Art. 11: Post-Harvest Practices and Trade
– Art. 12: Fisheries Research

11. CCRF : Actors
All members and non-members of FAO,
Fishing entities, sub-regional, regional and
global organisations, governmental or
non-governmental,
and
All other interested stakeholders
concerned with fisheries resources and
fish trade

12. CCRF: Implementation
FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries

13. CCRF: Implementation
• Numerous initiatives at national levels
– awareness raising, better practice,
planning, legislation,
• Monitoring, reporting and discussions
– FAO Committee of Fisheries (COFI)
– Regional Fishery Organisations / Fishery
Commissions

14. CCRF: Implementation issues
• Building institutional capacity
• Coping with social stress and costs
• Finding optimal transition pathways
• Selecting optimal mix of measures
• Mobilising participation
• Protecting small-scale fisheries
• Capacity building ; training; human resource
development
• Insufficient technical assistance and
financial resources

15. CCRF: Implementation
FAO support to Technical & Policy
consultations on:
– Eco-labelling
– Sustainability Indicators
– Fisheries Monitoring
– Property Rights in Fisheries Management
– Seabirds; Sharks; Management of Fishing
Capacity.
– Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated
Fishing

16. CCRF: Implementation
Major Projects
– Sustainable Fisheries Livelihoods Programme
Western Africa (UK)
– Research & Fisheries Management in Lake
Tanganyika (Finland)
– Reduction of environmental impact from Tropical
Shrimp Trawling (- GEF support)
– Sustainable Management of Bay of Bengal Large
Marine Ecosystem (- GEF support)

17. CCRF: Implementation
Major Projects
Inter-regional Programme for the Assistance to
Developing Countries for the Implementation of
the CCRF, components :
– Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS), and
Scientific Advice for Fisheries Management (Norway)
Components awaiting support:
– Compliance Agreement; Statistics; Fishing Operations;
Resource Surveys; Policy, Planning and Management;
Fleet Restructuring Policies; Post-Harvest Practices &
Trade; Support to NGOs

18. CCRF: Implementation
International Consensus-building: next major
FAO Expert Meetings:
– Economic Incentives and Responsible
Fisheries (incl. subsidies)
– Strategies & Investment Needs for the
Transition to Responsible Fisheries in Asia
– Management of Shared Stocks
– Reduction of Fishing Capacity
– Responsible Fisheries in the Marine
Ecosystem

19. CCRF: Implementation
Enhancing Major Information Resources - Facts,
Strategic Advice and Networking for Sustainable World
Fisheries:
– FAO FISHSTAT PLUS Data Base
– UN Atlas of the Oceans
– FAO Fisheries Atlas
– FAO Fisheries Global Information System
(FIGIS)
– GLOBEFISH markets and trade
– ONEFISH - Internet Portal for Fisheries
Research

20. Outlook: CCRF - Call for support
The FAO Conference called on States,
International Organisations, whether
Governmental or Non-Governmental, and
all those involved in fisheries to
collaborate in the fulfilment and
implementation of the CCRF.
The FAO Fisheries Department welcomes
continued co-operation in support of
implementation of the CCRF.

21. Outlook: CCRF - Call for support
In Your GEF International Waters
Projects, please,
THINK OF
FISH and FISHERIES
INVOLVE
“FISH PEOPLE”