 inland waters are under threat from overexploitation, pollution, declining biodiversity, expansion of invasive species, climate change and acidification. Stresses caused by human activity on the oceans' life support systems have reached unsustainable levels.

Today, 31 percent of commercially important assessed marine fish stocks worldwide are overfished (see section The status of fishery resources, p. 38). Mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds are being cleared at an alarming rate, exacerbating climate change and global warming. Aquatic pollution and habitat degradation continue to threaten fisheries and aquaculture resources in both inland and marine waters. At risk are hundreds of millions of people who depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods, food security and nutrition. Furthermore, the vital contributions of fisheries and aquaculture to the world's well-being and prosperity are being compromised by poor governance, management and practices, while IUU fishing remains an obstacle to achieving sustainable fisheries.

Several SDG 14 targets call for specific actions in fisheries _inter alia_ : effectively regulate harvesting; end overfishing and IUU fishing; address fisheries subsidies; increase economic benefits from sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture; provide access for small-scale fishers to resources and markets; implement provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Other SDG 14 targets cover marine pollution prevention and reduction, management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems all of which are also important priorities for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Thus, SDG 14 spells out the need for cooperation and coordination among all stakeholders for more sustainable fisheries management and better conservation of resources. It creates a framework to sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems.

Today's holistic approach to sustainable management and development of fisheries and aquaculture, as promoted by FAO's Blue Growth Initiative (see below), aims at reconciling economic growth with improved livelihoods and social equity. It balances the sustainable and socioeconomic management of natural aquatic resources with an emphasis on efficient resource use in capture fisheries and aquaculture, ecosystem services, trade, livelihoods and food systems.

National, regional and global efforts by fisheries and aquaculture stakeholders aiming to achieve the 2030 Agenda will benefit from past and ongoing processes of collaboration, mutual support and international consensus building. Measures aiming at the implementation of the Code will prove the basis for implementation of relevant SDG targets. Reporting on Code implementation
inland waters are under threat from overexploitation, pollution, declining biodiversity, expansion of incursive coinage, climate change and acidification. Stresses cause by human bodily process on the oceans' life accompaniment system have strive unsustainable levels. 

 Today, 31 percent of commercially authoritative assessed marine fish stock worldwide are overfished (see section The status of fishery resource, p. 38). Mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass bed are being cleared at an alarming rate, exacerbating climate change and ball-shaped warming. Aquatic contamination and habitat degradation continue to threaten fishery and aquaculture resources in both inland and marine waters. At risk are hundreds of millions of citizenry who depend on fisheries and aquaculture for their livelihoods, food security and nutrition. Furthermore, the vital contributions of fisheries and aquaculture to the world's well - being and prosperity are being compromise by poor governance, management and practice, while IUU fishing persist an obstacle to achieving sustainable fisheries. 

 respective SDG 14 targets name for specific actions in fisheries _ inter alia _: efficaciously regulate harvesting; end overfishing and IUU fishing; address fisheries subsidies; increase economic benefit from sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture; provide access for small - plate fishers to resource and markets; implement provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Other SDG 14 targets brood marine pollution prevention and reduction, management and auspices of marine and coastal ecosystems all of which are also important priorities for sustainable fishery and aquaculture. Thus, SDG 14 spells out the need for cooperation and coordination among all stakeholders for more sustainable fisheries management and good conservation of resources. It creates a framework to sustainably do and protect marine and coastal ecosystem. 

 Today's holistic approach to sustainable management and development of fisheries and aquaculture, as promote by FAO's Blue Growth Initiative (see under), aims at reconciling economic growth with improved livelihoods and social equity. It balances the sustainable and socioeconomic management of natural aquatic resources with an vehemence on efficient resource use in capture fishery and aquaculture, ecosystem services, trade, livelihoods and food systems. 

 National, regional and global efforts by fisheries and aquaculture stakeholder aiming to achieve the 2030 Agenda will benefit from past and ongoing processes of collaboration, mutual support and international consensus building. Measures drive at the execution of the Code will raise the basis for implementation of relevant SDG targets. Reporting on Code implementation
 inpand waters are under thveat from overexkliitatimn, polmution, ddclining biodiversity, expansmon if incasive species, climate change ajd acididicauion. Stresses caused by hmian zgtivicy on the oceans' life suppmrt systems haee rzached unsustainable levels.

Today, 31 pewcent og fommercially iiporuane asavswed marine fish stocks worldwjde are overfished (sre section The status of flshegy resources, p. 38). Majgroves, salj mawwhes and seaerass beds are being cmeared at an alarming rate, exacdrbatnng climate cyanhg and global warmpng. Aquatic pollution and hanitat degradatlon cmntunue to threaten fishxries and aquaculturg resourcev nn both inland and maeibe wajers. Dt rkwk xre hnnddeds ov mmllions of leople who eepend on fisheries age aquaculture for treyr livelihoods, food security and nutritpon. Rurthermore, the vital cintributions of fisheties and azuaculture to the world's well-being and prosperity are uekng cjoprlmised by poor governance, management and pracejcts, ehile IUU fishlng remains an obsyaflr to achieving sustanhagle fisheries.

Severwl SDG 14 targwts call sor xpecific actions in fisheriws _inter alic_ : wffectively regulace harvestiny; end pverfoshing and IUU fishing; cddresa fisheries subsidiea; increase economkc nenafits from sustainable manwgement oh fiskeries avd aauaculeure; provife acgass for small-scale fishgrs to resources and markets; implement provisioix of the Unijed Nanions Conrentiok on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOX). Other SDG 14 targets ckver macine pollutijn prevention wnd reductioi, managemqnt qnd protectkun of marine amd coastal ecosystens all of which arc alsu important prioxntues for sustainsbld fysjecies wtd aquacultuse. Tfus, XDG 14 rpells out bhe neec for cooperation ang cokrdination among akl stakehooders fow more sustaimable fisheries majagemxnt anv bettrr sonservation of resources. It cdeates a vraiework to suftaikabli manage anb protect marine and coastal ecosystems.

Tiday's holistic apkroach to sustainable kanagement end dedelopment of fisheries and aqyaculture, as prompted by FAO's Blue Grosth Inhtiatlve (see below), aims at reconciling economic growth with improved livelihooes and social equify. Iy baldnees the ststamneble and socioecomomic management of natural aquetic resousczs with an emphasis on efficirng resource usg in capture fisheries and aquaculyure, ecosystem services, trade, lovelihoods and food systcms.

Nationql, refional and global efforts by fishexies abd aquaxultmre stakeholdefs siling to afhiete che 2030 Agenda will benefit from pasr and inhoing processes mf collaborwuion, mujual supkort and internatjonam consgnsus building. Measures aimimg at the implementaniog of the Code qpll prove the basis xor implemenvation of renevant SDG targets. Reporting on Code implementation
inland waters are under threat from overexploitation, biodiversity, of invasive climate change and activity the oceans' life systems have reached levels. Today, 31 percent of commercially assessed marine fish stocks worldwide are overfished (see section The status of fishery p. 38). Mangroves, salt marshes and seagrass beds are being cleared at an rate, climate and warming. Aquatic pollution and habitat degradation continue to threaten fisheries and aquaculture resources in both inland marine waters. At risk are hundreds of millions people who depend on and aquaculture for their livelihoods, security nutrition. Furthermore, vital of and aquaculture to world's well-being and prosperity are being compromised by poor governance, management and practices, while IUU fishing remains obstacle to fisheries. Several 14 call specific actions in alia_ : effectively regulate harvesting; end fishing; address fisheries subsidies; increase economic benefits from management of and aquaculture; provide access for small-scale to resources and markets; implement provisions of the Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Other SDG 14 targets cover marine and reduction, management and of marine and ecosystems of are important priorities sustainable fisheries and aquaculture. Thus, SDG 14 spells out the need cooperation and coordination among all stakeholders for more sustainable fisheries better of resources. It a framework to sustainably and marine and coastal ecosystems. approach sustainable of and as promoted by FAO's Growth Initiative (see below), aims reconciling economic growth with It balances the sustainable and socioeconomic management of aquatic resources with an emphasis on efficient use in capture fisheries and aquaculture, ecosystem services, trade, livelihoods and food National, regional efforts by fisheries and aquaculture stakeholders aiming to the 2030 Agenda will from past and ongoing processes of collaboration, mutual support international building. Measures at the implementation the Code will the basis for relevant SDG Reporting Code
 inland waters are under threaT from overeXploiTatIon, PoLlutIon, dEclining biodivERsitY, expansion of invasive spEcies, ClIMate CHaNge anD acidifICaTIOn. STrEsSes CaUSeD by huMan ActivitY on the oceaNs' lIfE support systEMs Have reacheD unSustainable lEveLs.

TodaY, 31 pErcENt of cOmmErciaLly impORtant aSsessed maRiNE fish sTOcks worLDWiDe arE overfished (see secTIoN the status of fisHery reSoURcES, P. 38). MaNgrOves, salt maRsHes anD SeagrasS BeDS ARe bEIng cleared at aN alarming raTE, exAcerbaTiNg cLImate cHange AnD GloBal warming. AQuatIc pollutiOn and hABitat deGRadatioN contiNue To tHreaTEn FiSheRiES anD AqUacULtuRe resourCeS iN both InlaND AND marIne WateRs. At rIsk are hundredS of MillIOns Of peoPle whO depEnD on fiSherieS and aQuAculture for theiR livElihoods, fOod SeCurItY and nUTritioN. FuRthErmore, tHe vital COntRiBUTIoNs of fisheries and aqUaCULtUre to the World's WElL-bEIng and prOsPerIty aRE Being CompROmIsed by poOr goveRNaNcE, manageMeNt and pRaCtiCes, While iuU fiShing rEmains an ObstaCLe to achieving sUStainable fishERiES.

seVEral sDG 14 Targets call For sPEcifIc acTIoNs iN FisheRies _iNtER aLIa_ : effectively regulaTe HarvesTing; eNd overfishing And IUU fishING; Address fIsheRIeS Subsidies; increAse ecOnomic beneFIts from sUstaiNable manAgement of FISheries aNd aQuaCulTurE; PRoVide access for SMAll-sCaLe fisheRs tO resourCes And MarKetS; iMplement pRovisionS oF tHe unIteD NatiONs ConvenTiOn oN tHe LAw of tHE Sea (UNcLOS). OTher sDg 14 tARgeTs cover MArINE polLuTiOn prEveNtIon anD redUCtiOn, managEment and pRotECtioN oF mArine anD coastal ecosyStEms all of whIcH arE also iMPOrtant prIorities for sustainable fISheries And AquacUltuRe. Thus, SDG 14 SpeLls out The NEed for CooperAtion AnD coORDinatION aMonG aLl stakeholDERs fOr morE sUstaInable fIsheries management ANd bEtter conservaTioN of rESOuRceS. it CReaTeS A frAMEwork to sustainaBly manage aNd PRoTect marine ANd cOaStal ecoSystems.

today'S HolistiC approach To sustainAbLe maNAGemEnt and deveLopment oF fisherieS And aqUAcUlturE, as PromotEd By FaO's BlUe GrowTH InItiatIve (see BeLow), aimS at reCoNciling eConomic growth with improvEd liveLihooDs aNd social eQuiTY. It Balances tHe suStainable aNd sOciOeconOmiC ManagEmenT Of NatURal aqUatiC Resources WItH an EMPhAsis on efficIENT reSourcE usE In captUre fIsheries and aquacuLTure, ecosystem sErviCES, trAde, LIvelIhOods and food sysTemS.

NATIonal, regIoNal and globaL efforts By FIsherIes and AquacuLture stAKEhOLders aIminG to Achieve thE 2030 AgEnDA will beNeFiT From paSt anD oNgoing ProcesSEs of COLlaboration, mutuaL suppORT and iNTerNatioNaL consenSUs buIlding. MeasUres aiming aT the imPlemEntatIon of thE COde wilL prOvE the basis fOR implemenTatioN of releVaNt SDg taRgets. REporTINg on COde iMpLemEntation
 inland waters are under t hreat from  over exp loi ta tion , po llution, decli n ingbiodiversity, expansio n ofin v asiv e  s pecie s, clim a te c han ge  a ndac i di ficat ion . Stres ses caused  by  h uman activit y  o n the ocea ns'  life suppor t s ystems  h ave reach edunsus tainab l e leve ls.

Toda y, 31 per c ent ofc o mm erci ally important as s es s ed marine fish  stock sw or l d wid e a re overfis he d (se e  sectio n  T h e sta t us of fishery  resources, p.38). M an gro v es, sa lt ma rs h esand seagras s be ds are be ing cl e ared at an alar ming r ate , e xace r ba ti ngcl i mat e  c han g e a nd globa lwa rming . Aq u a t i c po llu tion  andhabitat degra dat ionc ont inueto th reat en  fish eriesand a qu aculture resour cesin both i nla nd  an dmarin e  water s.Atrisk ar e hundr e dsof m i ll ions of people who  d e p en d on fis heries an da quacultu re  fo r th e i r liv elih o od s, foodsecuri t yan d nutri ti on. Fu rt her mor e, th e  vit al con tributio ns of fisheries anda quaculture to th e wo r ld's  we ll-being an d pr o sper itya re  be i ng co mprom is e db y poor governance,ma nageme nt an d practices,while IUUf i s hing rem ains an obstacle to ac hievi ng sustain a ble fish eries .

Sever al SDG 14 t argets c all  fo r s pec i f ic  actions in f i s heri es  _inter  al ia_ : e ffe cti vel y r eg ulate har vesting;  e nd  o ve rfi shing and IUUfi shi ng ; a ddres s  fishe riessubs id ie s ; i ncrease ec o n omic  b en efit s f ro m sus tain a ble  manage ment of f ish e ries  a nd  aquacu lture; provid eaccess for  s mal l-scal e fishersto resources and market s ; imple men t pro visi ons of th e U nitedNat i ons Co nventi on on  t heL a w oft h eSea  ( UNCLOS). O t h erSDG 1 4targ ets cov er marine pollutio n  pr evention andred ucti o n ,man a ge m ent  a n d p r o tection of mari ne and coa st a lecosystems all  o f which  are al so im p ortantprioritie s for sus ta inab l e  fi sheries an d aquacu lture. Th u s, SD G  1 4 spe lls  out t he  ne ed fo r coop e rat ion a nd coo rd inatio n amo ng  all sta keholders for more sust ainabl e fis her ies manag eme n t a nd better  con servationofres ource s.I t cre ates afra m ework  tos ustainabl y  m ana g e  a nd protectm a r ine  andcoa s tal ec osys tems.

Today's ho l istic approach  tos u sta ina b le m an agement and de vel op m e nt of fi sh eries and a quacultu re ,  as p romote d by F AO's Bl u e  G r owth I niti ati ve (see b elo w) ,  aims a tre c oncili ng e co nomicgrowth with i mproved liveliho ods a n d  soci a l e quity .It bala n cesthe sustai nable and s ocioec onom ic ma nagemen tof nat ura laquatic re s ources wi th an  emphas is  oneff icient  res o u rce u se i ncap ture fish e r ie s  a nd aqu acul ture,  e cosy stem serv i ces, tra de, livelih oo dsa n d food sy s t ems.

Nati ona l, re g i onal and g l obal ef f ortsby fis heries  and aq u acu lt ure sta keh o l ders aimi ng to ach i eve  t he 2 030 Agen da  wil lben ef it from past an d ongoin g proces s e s of c oll a bora t ion, m ut ual supportand i nt e rnation a l  co nsensus bui ldi ng.  Mea sur es a i ming at the implementati on o f the Cod e wil l pro ve  the bas i s fo r implem e ntation of re levant SDG targ e ts. Repo rti n gon  Code imp lem e ntati on
 inland_waters are_under threat from overexploitation,_pollution, declining_biodiversity,_expansion of_invasive_species, climate change_and acidification. Stresses_caused by human activity_on the oceans'_life_support systems have reached unsustainable levels.

Today, 31 percent of commercially important assessed marine fish_stocks_worldwide are_overfished_(see_section The status of fishery_resources, p. 38). Mangroves, salt_marshes and_seagrass beds are being cleared at an alarming_rate,_exacerbating climate change_and global warming. Aquatic pollution and habitat degradation continue_to threaten fisheries and aquaculture resources_in both inland_and_marine_waters. At risk are_hundreds of millions of people who_depend on fisheries and aquaculture for_their livelihoods, food security and nutrition. Furthermore,_the vital contributions of fisheries and_aquaculture to the world's well-being_and prosperity_are being compromised by poor_governance, management and_practices, while_IUU fishing remains_an obstacle to achieving sustainable fisheries.

Several_SDG 14 targets_call for specific actions in fisheries__inter_alia_ : effectively_regulate_harvesting;_end overfishing_and IUU fishing;_address_fisheries subsidies;_increase_economic benefits from sustainable management of_fisheries_and aquaculture; provide access for small-scale fishers_to resources and markets;_implement_provisions of the United_Nations Convention on the Law_of the Sea (UNCLOS). Other SDG_14 targets_cover marine_pollution prevention and reduction, management and protection of marine and coastal_ecosystems all of which are also_important priorities for sustainable_fisheries and_aquaculture._Thus, SDG 14_spells_out the_need for cooperation and coordination among all_stakeholders for_more sustainable fisheries management and better_conservation of resources. It_creates_a framework to sustainably manage and_protect marine and coastal ecosystems.

Today's holistic_approach to sustainable management and_development_of_fisheries and aquaculture, as promoted_by FAO's Blue Growth Initiative (see_below), aims at_reconciling economic growth with improved livelihoods and_social_equity. It balances the sustainable and_socioeconomic_management of natural aquatic resources with_an_emphasis_on efficient resource use in_capture fisheries and aquaculture, ecosystem services,_trade, livelihoods and food systems.

National, regional and global efforts_by fisheries and_aquaculture stakeholders aiming to achieve_the_2030_Agenda will benefit from past and ongoing processes of collaboration,_mutual support_and international consensus_building. Measures aiming at the implementation of the Code will_prove the basis for implementation of relevant_SDG targets. Reporting on Code implementation