 intend to guide and encourage governments, fishing communities and other stakeholders to work together and ensure secure and sustainable fisheries for the benefit of small-scale fishing communities and society at large. They complement other international instruments and have a grounding in human rights principles.

From policy to action: towards the application of the principles of the SSF Guidelines

Implementation of the SSF Guidelines will be based on participation and partnerships, and anchored at the national and local levels within a framework of regional and international collaboration, awareness raising, policy support and capacity development. The application of the principles of the SSF Guidelines will require continued commitment and investments from donors, governments, CSOs and other relevant stakeholders in order to make them effective tools for change.

Implementation is unlikely to be an easy and linear process, but there is already evidence of important steps in the right direction. At the global level, the SSF Guidelines have been incorporated in the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems, adopted by the Committee for Global Food Security in 2014. In addition, CSOs such as the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers and World Forum of Fisher Peoples have organized workshops to strategize in relation to their role in implementing the SSF Guidelines. Researchers have connected through the Too Big To Ignore network on small-scale fisheries, which has a cluster for implementing the SSF Guidelines.

A number of regional organizations have integrated the SSF Guidelines in their strategies,88 and some countries have initiated implementation processes. FAO is available to support its partners in these processes.

Market-driven governance and policy

Various seafood stakeholders wish to promote sustainable resource management and reward responsibly sourced seafood products with preferred market access. To this end, they have developed market-based measures commonly known as ecolabels. The number of voluntary certification schemes and their uptake by the major import markets of the EU, the United States of America and Japan have increased dramatically since the first seafood ecolabel appeared in 1999.89

The most recent development in seafood labelling is the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative. A group of 32 seafood companies and 1 government have financed a 3-year project to develop a global benchmarking tool to assess whether voluntary certification schemes align with global best practices. The Code and FAO certification guidelines90 are the basis for the requirements used in this tool. Pilot testing took place on a voluntary basis and the tool was launched in October 2015.

In the last 15 years, the rapid increase
intend to guide and encourage governments, fishing community and early stakeholders to work in concert and ensure dependable and sustainable fisheries for the benefit of small - plate fishing community and society at bombastic. They complement other international legal document and have a grounding in human right principle. 

 From policy to action: towards the lotion of the principles of the SSF Guidelines 

 execution of the SSF Guidelines will be establish on participation and partnerships, and anchored at the home and local levels within a framework of regional and external collaboration, awareness raising, policy accompaniment and capacity exploitation. The application of the principles of the SSF Guidelines will require continued committedness and investments from donors, governments, CSOs and other relevant stakeholders in order to form them effective tools for change. 

 Implementation is unlikely to be an easy and linear process, but there is already evidence of significant steps in the right steering. At the ball-shaped level, the SSF Guidelines have been incorporated in the Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems, adopted by the Committee for Global Food Security in 2014. In addition, CSOs such as the International Collective in Support of Fishworkers and World Forum of Fisher Peoples have organized workshops to strategize in relation to their role in follow through the SSF Guidelines. Researchers have connected through the Too Big To Ignore network on small - scale fishery, which has a cluster for implementing the SSF Guidelines. 

 A number of regional organizations have integrated the SSF Guidelines in their strategies,88 and some countries have lead up implementation processes. FAO is available to support its partners in these processes. 

 grocery store - driven governance and policy 

 Various seafood stakeholder wish to promote sustainable resource management and advantage responsibly sourced seafood products with favored market entree. To this end, they have developed market - based measures normally known as ecolabels. The number of voluntary certification schemes and their consumption by the major import markets of the EU, the United States of America and Japan have increased dramatically since the beginning seafood ecolabel appeared in 1999.89 

 The about recent development in seafood labelling is the Global Sustainable Seafood Initiative. A group of 32 seafood companies and 1 politics have financed a 3 - year project to develop a ball-shaped benchmarking tool to assess whether voluntary certification schemes align with ball-shaped best practices. The Code and FAO certification guidelines90 are the basis for the requirements used in this tool. fender testing took place on a voluntary basis and the tool was launched in October 2015. 

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From policy fo actimn: towards thr application of the princlpled of the SSF Guidepines

Implemghtaeuon of the SRF Guidelines will be gased on participation and partvershnps, and ancyoeed dt the natiinal wnd local leyvls witvin a ftamework of renionan abd international colleboration, awareness taising, poniey support and capaciry devenopmant. Gye xppmiratjon of thx principlea of the SSD Guidelines will rtquygr continued dommitiegt and investments from donors, governmetts, CSOs and other relevanr stakeholders in ordgr to make them effective tools for change.

Implementation is unliidly tj ve an easy and linear process, but there is alrewsy enidence of importcnt steps in the rlgnj direction. At the globzl level, the SSF Gkidelings havw been insorpprated in the Principles foe Responsiblv Incestment in Agricupture and Fuod Xysteks, adopted by the Commictee fkr Global Flod Securjgy in 2014. In additiun, BSOs such as the International Collectite in Supporg of Fishwjrkers and World Forum of Fisher Pfopled vave organlzed workshops to strategize in relation to tnehr gole in iiplemcnting the SSF Duidelines. Resgarchers kave cunnected tgrough vhe Too Big Eo Ignore netflrk on small-vcale fifherues, qhich hxr a cluster fot implemeuuing the SWF Guidelines.

A numner ow regional organneatuons have integtatdd ehv SXF Cuidelines it thdir xtratdgies,88 and sioe cpuntries have initiaded jmplementation provefses. FAO is avaijable to suppprt its partners ij theve 'rocesxes.

Iarket-driven governance and pomicy

Varioks feafood stakqholeers wish to promote sustainable resource managemenv and reward responsiblt sourced seafood ptodmcts with prxferreq market dccess. To this end, tyey have developec market-based measurea commmnly nnown as ecolabels. The number of voluntary certification schemes and theie uptake by the manor omporn mcrkzts of ehe XU, the United Statvs of America and Japan have incceased drakacically since the first seafopd ecolabel appgared in 1999.89

The most recent dsvelopmemt in seafood labelling is the Blobal Sustainable Seafopd Initiqtive. A grolk oh 32 seafood companies and 1 yovernnent hace flnanced a 3-year prpjcct to devflop a global benchmarking tool to asswss whwtjer voluntary cectification dghemes align with global besf przfticer. The Code anc FAO certificstion guidelines90 are tre basis for tyv requirementx used pn this tool. 'ilot testinc took place on a voluntary basis and the tool was maunched jn Octobcr 2015.

In the last 15 ygacs, the rapid increase
intend to guide and encourage governments, fishing other to work and ensure secure benefit small-scale fishing communities society at large. complement other international instruments and have grounding in human rights principles. From policy to action: towards the application of principles of the SSF Guidelines Implementation of the SSF Guidelines will be based participation partnerships, anchored the national and local levels within a framework of regional and international collaboration, awareness raising, policy and capacity development. The application of the principles the SSF Guidelines will continued commitment and investments from governments, and other stakeholders order make them effective for change. Implementation is unlikely to be an easy and linear process, but there is already evidence important steps right direction. the level, SSF Guidelines have in the Principles for Responsible Investment Food Systems, adopted by the Committee for Global Security in In addition, CSOs such as the Collective in Support of Fishworkers and World Forum Fisher Peoples have organized workshops to strategize in relation to their role in implementing the Researchers have connected through Too Big To network small-scale which a cluster implementing the SSF Guidelines. A number of regional organizations have integrated SSF Guidelines in their strategies,88 and some countries have initiated FAO available to support partners in these processes. governance policy Various seafood stakeholders promote resource responsibly seafood with preferred market access. this end, they have developed measures commonly known as certification schemes and their uptake by the major markets of the EU, the United States America and Japan have increased dramatically since the first seafood ecolabel appeared 1999.89 The development in seafood labelling is the Global Sustainable Initiative. A group of seafood companies and 1 government have financed a 3-year to a global tool to assess voluntary certification schemes with global best Code and certification are the requirements used in this tool. testing place on a voluntary basis the launched in October 2015. In the last 15 years, the rapid increase
 intend to guide and encourage GovernmentS, fishIng ComMuNitiEs anD other stakeholDErs tO work together and ensure SecurE aND susTAiNable FisheriES fOR The BeNeFit Of SMaLl-scaLe fIshing cOmmunities And SoCiety at large. tHeY complemenT otHer internatiOnaL instrUmEntS And haVe a GrounDing in HUman riGhts princIpLEs.

From POlicy to ACTiOn: toWards the applicatiON oF The principles oF the SSf GUIdELIneS

ImPlementatiOn Of the ssF GuideLInES WIll BE based on partiCipation and PArtNershiPs, And ANchoreD at thE nATioNal and local LeveLs within a FramewORk of regIOnal and InternAtiOnaL colLAbOrAtiOn, AWarENeSs rAIsiNg, policy SuPpOrt anD capACITY devEloPmenT. The aPplication of tHe pRincIPleS of thE SSF GUideLiNes wiLl requIre coNtInued commitment And iNvestmentS frOm DonOrS, goveRNments, cSOS anD other rElevant STakEhOLDErS in order to make them EfFECtIve tools For chaNGe.

imPLementatIoN is UnliKELy to bE an eASy And lineaR proceSS, bUt There is AlReady eViDenCe oF impoRTant Steps iN the righT direCTion. At the globaL Level, the SSF GuIDeLINeS Have BeeN incorporatEd in THe PrInciPLeS foR respoNsiblE INVeSTment in Agriculture aNd food SyStems, Adopted by the COmmittee foR gLObal Food secuRItY In 2014. In addition, CSos sucH as the InteRNational colleCtive in SUpport of FISHworkers And worLd FOruM OF FIsher Peoples hAVE orgAnIzed worKshOps to stRatEgiZe iN reLaTion to theIr role in ImPlEmEnTinG the Ssf GuideliNeS. ReSeArcHers hAVe connEcted ThroUgH tHE ToO Big To IGNoRE NetwOrK oN smaLl-sCaLe fisHeriES, whIch has a Cluster foR imPLemeNtInG the SSF guidelines.

A nuMbEr of regionAl OrgAnizatIONs have inTegrated the SSF GuidelineS In their StrAtegiEs,88 anD some counTriEs have IniTIated iMplemeNtatiOn ProCESses. Fao Is AvaIlAble to suppORT itS partNeRs in These prOcesses.

Market-driveN GovErnance and polIcy

variOUS sEafOOd STakEhOLdeRS Wish to promote suStainable rEsOUrCe managemeNT anD rEward reSponsibLy souRCed seafOod producTs with preFeRred MARkeT access. To tHis end, thEy have devELoped MArKet-baSed MeasurEs ComMonly Known aS EcoLabelS. The nuMbEr of voLuntaRy CertificAtion schemes and their uptAke by tHe majOr iMport markEts OF thE EU, the UniTed STates of AmeRicA anD JapaN haVE incrEaseD DrAmaTIcallY sinCE the first SEaFooD ECoLabel appearED IN 1999.89

ThE most RecENt deveLopmEnt in seafood labelLIng is the Global sustAINabLe SEAfooD INitiative. A grouP of 32 SeAFOod compaNiEs and 1 governMent have FiNAnced A 3-year pRoject To develOP A gLObal beNchmArkIng tool to AssEsS Whether VoLuNTary ceRtifIcAtion sChemes ALign WITh global best pracTices. tHE Code ANd FaO cerTiFicatioN GuidElines90 are tHe basis for tHe requIremEnts uSed in thIs Tool. PiLot TeSting took pLAce on a volUntarY basis aNd The tOol Was lauNcheD IN OctoBer 2015.

IN tHe lAst 15 years, tHE RaPId InCReaSe
 intend to guide and encou rage gover nment s,fis hi ng c ommu nities and oth e r st akeholders to work tog ether  a n d en s ur e sec ure and su s t ain ab le  fi sh e ri es fo r t he bene fit of sma ll- sc ale fishingc om munities a ndsociety at l arg e. The ycom p lemen t o therintern a tional  instrume nt s  and h a ve a gr o u nd ingin human rights p r in c iples.

From p olicyto ac t i on:  to wards theap plica t ion oft he p r inc i ples of the S SF Guidelin e s
Implem en tat i on ofthe S SF Gui delines wil l be  based on  parti c ipation and par tnersh ips , a nd a n ch or edat the na tio n aland loca lle velswith i n a  fra mew orkof re gional and in ter nati o nal  coll abora tion ,aware ness r aisin g,  policy support  and  capacity  de ve lop me nt. T h e appl ica tio n of th e princ i ple so f th e SSF Guidelines w il l re quire co ntinue d  c om m itment a nd  in vest m e nts f romd on ors, gov ernmen t s,  C SOs and  o ther r el eva ntstake h olde rs inorder to  make them effective tools for cha n ge . 
I m plem ent ation is un like l y to  bea neas y  andlinea rp ro c ess, but there is a lr eady e viden ce of importa nt steps i n t he right  dir e ct i on. At the glo bal l evel, theS SF Guide lines  have be en incorp o r ated inthe  Pr inc ipl e s  f or Responsibl e Inve st ment in  Ag ricultu reand  Fo odSy stems, ad opted by  t he  C om mit tee f o r Global  F ood  S ecu rityi n 2014 . Inaddi ti on ,  CS Os such as t he I nt er nati ona lColle ctiv e  in  Suppor t of Fish wor k ersan dWorld F orum of Fishe rPeoples ha ve  or ganize d workshop s to strategize in rela t ion tothe ir ro le i n impleme nti ng the  SS F  Guide lines.  Rese ar che r s  have c on nec te d throught h e T oo Bi gTo I gnore n etwork on small-sc a lefisheries, wh ich  has a  c lus t er for  i m ple m e nting the SSF G uidelines. 
A  n umber of r e gio na l organ ization s hav e  integr ated theSSF Guide li nesi n  th eir strate gies,88and somec ountr i es  have  in itiate dimp lemen tation pro cesse s. FAO  i s avai lable  t o suppor t its partners in these  proce sses. 

M arket-dri ven gov ernance a nd p olicy

Var iou s s eafoo d s t akeho lder s  w ish to pr omot e  sustaina b le  re s o ur ce manageme n t and  rewa rdr espons ibly  sourced seafoodp roducts with p refe r r edmar k et a cc ess. To this e nd,  t h e y have d ev eloped mark et-based  m e asure s comm only k nown as e co l abels.  The  nu mber of v olu nt a ry cert if ic a tion s chem es  and t heir u p take b y the major impo rt ma r k ets o f  th e EU,  t he Unit e d St ates of Am erica and J apan h aveincre ased dr am atical lysi nce the fi r st seafoo d eco label a pp eare d i n 1999 .89T he mo st r ec ent  developm e n ti nse a foo d la belli ng  isthe Globa l  Sustain abl e  Seafoo dIni t i ative. Ag r oup of 32sea foodc o mpanies an d  1 g o ve r nment  havefinanc ed a 3- y ear  p rojecttod e velop a g lobal ben c hma rk ingtool toas sess  w het he r voluntary cer tificati on schem e s  align  wi t h gl o bal be st  practices.The C od e  and FA O cer tificat i ongui del ines 90aret he basis for the require ment s use d  in  this  tool .Pilot te s ting  took pl a ce on a volun tary basis andt het oolwas la un ched in O cto b er 20 15.
In  the  la st 1 5 year s , th e  r apid  incre ase
 intend_to guide_and encourage governments, fishing_communities and_other_stakeholders to_work_together and ensure_secure and sustainable_fisheries for the benefit_of small-scale fishing_communities_and society at large. They complement other international instruments and have a grounding in_human_rights principles.

From_policy_to_action: towards the application of_the principles of the SSF_Guidelines

Implementation of_the SSF Guidelines will be based on participation_and_partnerships, and anchored_at the national and local levels within a framework_of regional and international collaboration, awareness_raising, policy support_and_capacity_development. The application of_the principles of the SSF Guidelines_will require continued commitment and investments_from donors, governments, CSOs and other relevant_stakeholders in order to make them_effective tools for change.

Implementation is_unlikely to_be an easy and linear_process, but there_is already_evidence of important_steps in the right direction. At_the global level,_the SSF Guidelines have been incorporated_in_the Principles for_Responsible_Investment_in Agriculture_and Food Systems,_adopted_by the_Committee_for Global Food Security in 2014._In_addition, CSOs such as the International Collective_in Support of Fishworkers_and_World Forum of Fisher_Peoples have organized workshops to_strategize in relation to their role_in implementing_the SSF_Guidelines. Researchers have connected through the Too Big To Ignore network_on small-scale fisheries, which has a_cluster for implementing the_SSF Guidelines.

A_number_of regional organizations_have_integrated the_SSF Guidelines in their strategies,88 and some_countries have_initiated implementation processes. FAO is available_to support its partners_in_these processes.

Market-driven governance and policy

Various seafood_stakeholders wish to promote sustainable resource_management and reward responsibly sourced_seafood_products_with preferred market access. To_this end, they have developed market-based_measures commonly known_as ecolabels. The number of voluntary certification_schemes_and their uptake by the major_import_markets of the EU, the United_States_of_America and Japan have increased_dramatically since the first seafood ecolabel_appeared in 1999.89

The most recent development in seafood labelling_is the Global_Sustainable Seafood Initiative. A group_of_32_seafood companies and 1 government have financed a 3-year project_to develop_a global benchmarking_tool to assess whether voluntary certification schemes align with global_best practices. The Code and FAO certification_guidelines90 are the basis for the requirements used in this tool._Pilot testing took place on a voluntary basis_and the tool was launched in October_2015.

In the last 15_years,_the rapid increase