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The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
(CCRF)William Emerson
Marrakesh, Morocco
1-3 December 2010
The Code of
Conduct for
Responsible
Fisheries(FAO, 1995)
The CCRF: Its Origins
FAO Committee of Fisheries meeting 1991: call
for more responsible practices, 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
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
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
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
1. Nature and Scope of the Code1. Nature and Scope of the Code
•• The Code is voluntary, global in scope The Code is voluntary, global in scope
and provides principles and standards and provides principles and standards
applicable to the conservation, applicable to the conservation,
management and development of all management and development of all
fisheries.fisheries.
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
2. Objectives of the Code2. Objectives of the Code
•• The Code lists 10 objectives which we The Code lists 10 objectives which we
can condense into a statement such as:can condense into a statement such as:
•• The objective of the Code is to The objective of the Code is to
establish principles, criteria and establish principles, criteria and
guidance to facilitate the exploitation guidance to facilitate the exploitation
and utilization of fisheries resourcesand utilization of fisheries resources in in
a responsible and sustainable manner.a responsible and sustainable manner.
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
4. Implementation, Monitoring and 4. Implementation, Monitoring and
UpdatingUpdating
•• The Code calls for all entities and persons The Code calls for all entities and persons
concerned with the conservation, concerned with the conservation,
management and utilization of resources and management and utilization of resources and
trade in fish and fishery products to trade in fish and fishery products to
collaborate in the fulfilment and collaborate in the fulfilment and
implementation of the objectives and implementation of the objectives and
principles contained in the Codeprinciples contained in the Code. FAO, in . FAO, in
accordance with its role within the United accordance with its role within the United
Nations system, will monitor the application Nations system, will monitor the application
and implementation of the Code and its and implementation of the Code and its
effects on fisheries.effects on fisheries.
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
5. Special Requirements of Developing 5. Special Requirements of Developing
CountriesCountries
•• The Code calls for The Code calls for special attention to the special attention to the
capacity of developing countries to capacity of developing countries to
implement the recommendations of this implement the recommendations of this
CodeCode and where appropriate encourages and where appropriate encourages
financial, technical and scientific assistance financial, technical and scientific assistance
to enhance the ability of those countries to to enhance the ability of those countries to
implement the code as well as to develop implement the code as well as to develop
their own fisheries. their own fisheries.
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
7. Fisheries Management7. Fisheries Management
•• States and all those engaged in States and all those engaged in
fisheries management should, through fisheries management should, through
an appropriate policy, legal and an appropriate policy, legal and
institutional framework, adopt institutional framework, adopt
measures for the longmeasures for the long--term term
conservation and sustainable use of conservation and sustainable use of
fisheries resources. fisheries resources.
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
8. Fishing Operations8. Fishing Operations•• States should ensure that States should ensure that only fishing operations only fishing operations
allowed by them are conducted within waters under allowed by them are conducted within waters under
their jurisdictiontheir jurisdiction that these operations are carried that these operations are carried
out in a responsible manner, out in a responsible manner, maintaining a record of maintaining a record of
all authorizations to fishall authorizations to fish, regularly updated , regularly updated
statistical data and within the framework of statistical data and within the framework of
subregional or regional fisheries management subregional or regional fisheries management
organizations or arrangements, organizations or arrangements, cooperate to cooperate to
establish systems for monitoring, control and establish systems for monitoring, control and
surveillancesurveillance. States should enhance the knowledge . States should enhance the knowledge
and skills of fishers, and where appropriate their and skills of fishers, and where appropriate their
professional qualifications, through education and professional qualifications, through education and
training programmes.training programmes.
A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES
11. Post11. Post--Harvest Practices and TradeHarvest Practices and Trade
•• States should States should provide appropriate laws provide appropriate laws
and regulations relating to post harvest and regulations relating to post harvest
practices and fish trade to enable practices and fish trade to enable
responsible fish utilization and responsible fish utilization and
responsible international trade responsible international trade in in
fishery products in accordance with the fishery products in accordance with the
World Trade Organization (WTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)
Agreement.Agreement.
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
1995 Code of Conduct
forResponsible Fisheries
1993 Compliance
Agreement
IPOAs• Seabirds 1999• Sharks 1999• Capacity 1999• IUU 2001
Port State Measures:
Model Scheme 2005 + 2009 Agreement
Strategies:
•Status & Trends on Capture Fisheries 2003
• Status & Trends on Aquaculture 2007
InternationalGuidelines:
• Sea-Turtles• Ecolabelling 2009• Deep
1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea
1995 UNFSA
1992 UNCED:Rio Declaration
+Agenda 21
2002 WSSDJohannesburgPlan of Imple--mentation
CCRF: Implementation
FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries
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