The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) Fisheries Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
(CCRF)
Fisheries Department FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION
OF THE UNITED NATIONS
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
World FisheriesFor 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)
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
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
The Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries(FAO, 1995)
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
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
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
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
CCRF : ActorsAll 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
CCRF: ImplementationFAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries
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
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
CCRF: ImplementationFAO 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
CCRF: ImplementationMajor 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)
CCRF: ImplementationMajor ProjectsInter-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
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
CCRF: ImplementationEnhancing 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
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.
Outlook: CCRF - Call for support
In Your GEF International Waters Projects, please,
THINK OF
FISH and FISHERIES
INVOLVE
“FISH PEOPLE”