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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)
Following is a sortable table of the world fisheries' harvest in 2022. The tonnage from capture and aquaculture is listed by country. Capture includes fish , crustaceans , molluscs , etc. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
World capture fisheries and aquaculture production by production mode, from FAO's Statistical Yearbook 2021 [5] Farming carnivorous fish such as salmon, however, does not always reduce pressure on wild fisheries, such farmed fish are usually fed fishmeal and fish oil extracted from wild forage fish.
FAO (2010) State of the World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2010 Fisheries and Aquaculture Department, Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-106675-1; FAO Yearbook (2008) Fishery and Aquaculture Statistics 2006 Rome. ISBN 978-92-5-006067-5; FAO: Summary tables of Fishery Statistics Rome. Retirved 28 November 2009. FAO: Fishery resources Rome.
America also ate a little bit less seafood in 2022, as per capita consumption fell about 3% to 19.8 pounds in 2022, the report said. Report finds that America is catching and eating a little less fish
These issues are part of marine conservation, and are addressed in fisheries science programs. 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]
FAO fisheries expert, Ceylon, 1950s. 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.