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This code of conduct, adopted by FAO members on 31 October 1995, contains a broad set of principles and methods for developing and managing fisheries and aquaculture. A voluntary, non-binding instrument, the code is widely recognized as the global standard for settling out the aims of sustainable fisheries and aquaculture for the coming decades.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission [4] International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
Capture includes fish, crustaceans, molluscs, etc. [1] [2] [3] World capture fisheries and aquaculture production, from FAO's Statistical Yearbook 2021 [ 4 ] ↑ By species group
The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department is defined through its vision and mission statements: Vision : A world in which responsible and sustainable use of fisheries and aquaculture resources makes an appreciable contribution to human well-being, food security and poverty alleviation.
Statistics are at the core of the work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), its mandate and strategic goals. Article I of its Constitution states that “The Organization shall collect, analyse, interpret and disseminate information relating to nutrition, food and agriculture. […] the term ‘agriculture ...
FAO statistics [6] FAO statistics [7] SOFIA 2002 [8] FAO study [9] SOFIA 2002 [8] IFPRI study [10] SOFIA 2002 [8] Marine capture 86.8 85.8 86 86 87 Inland capture 8.8 9.2 6 6 6 Total capture 95.6 95.0 93 105 93 116 93 Aquaculture 35.5 45.5 53 74 70 54 83 Total production 131.1 140.5 146 179 163 170 176 Food fish production 96.9 105.6 120 138 ...
According to a 2019 FAO report, global production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals has continued to grow and reached 172.6 million tonnes in 2017, with an increase of 4.1 percent compared with 2016. [23] There is a growing gap between the supply of fish and demand, due in part to world population growth. [24]
According to a 2019 FAO report, global production of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic animals has continued to grow and reached 172.6 million tonnes in 2017, with an increase of 4.1 percent compared with 2016. [28] There is a growing gap between the supply of fish and demand, due in part to world population growth. [29]