 efforts to FAO's Committee on Fisheries (COFI) and its Sub-Committees on Trade and Aquaculture will demonstrate progress made towards the 2030 Agenda as reported by national fisheries administrations, regional fishery bodies (RFBs), and international civil society organizations (CSOs) and intergovernmental organizations. The international fisheries community can build on a solid framework of international instruments, including the Code, supporting fisheries governance worldwide.

The 2030 Agenda highlights the importance of building partnerships and strengthening stakeholder participation as key to progress and success to promote and effectively implement activities in support of specific as well as interlinked SDG targets. International examples of such ongoing initiatives in the fisheries and aquaculture sector include:

  the Global Partnership for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture22 (covering SDGs 2, 13 and 14);

  the promotion and implementation by local, national and international CSOs and multiple governments of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication23 (SDGs 1, 2, 5, 8 and 14);

  cooperation between national institutions and between FAO, the International Maritime Organization, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the fight against IUU fishing and other crime associated with fishing through: support to national and regional plans of actions to combat IUU fishing; implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance;24 development of the Global Record of Fishing Vessels;25 and implementation of FAO's Port State Measures Agreement,26 ILO's Work in Fishing Convention 18827 and other instruments on safety at sea and decent work in fisheries (SDGs 14 and 8);

  support to implementation, monitoring and review of efforts related to SDG 14.c on UNCLOS and other relevant binding and voluntary oceans governance instruments through consultation and coordination within and beyond the UN-Oceans28 interagency collaboration mechanism (SDGs 14 and 17).

The 2030 Agenda places an emphasis on capacity-development efforts, especially those strengthening the policy environment, institutional arrangements and collaborative processes that will help empower fishing and aquaculture communities, CSOs, seafood value-chain actors and public entities. Given the multidimensional and interlinked nature of the SDGs, effective coordination and strategic integration of policy and implementation efforts addressing multiple SDG targets will be key to achieving lasting and constructive changes in policies and institutions, as well as participation in
efforts to FAO's Committee on Fisheries (COFI) and its Sub - Committees on Trade and Aquaculture will demonstrate progress made towards the 2030 Agenda as report by home fisheries administrations, regional fishery body (RFBs), and external civil society organizations (CSOs) and intergovernmental organizations. The external fishery community can build on a solid framework of international legal document, including the Code, supporting fishery governance worldwide. 

 The 2030 Agenda highlights the importance of building partnerships and strengthening stakeholder participation as key to advancement and success to promote and effectively follow through activities in support of specific equally well as interlinked SDG targets. external examples of such ongoing initiatives in the fisheries and aquaculture sector include: 

   the Global Partnership for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture22 (covering SDGs 2, 13 and 14); 

   the promotion and execution by local, national and international CSOs and multiple governments of the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small - Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication23 (SDGs 1, 2, 5, 8 and 14); 

   cooperation between home institution and between FAO, the International Maritime Organization, and the International Labour Organization (ILO) in the fight against IUU fishing and other crime associated with fishing through: support to national and regional plans of actions to combat IUU fishing; implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance;24 growth of the Global Record of Fishing Vessels;25 and implementation of FAO's Port State Measures Agreement,26 ILO's Work in Fishing Convention 18827 and early instrument on condom at sea and decent work in fisheries (SDGs 14 and 8); 

   support to implementation, monitoring and review of feat related to SDG 14.c on UNCLOS and other relevant binding and voluntary oceans governance instruments through reference and coordination within and beyond the UN - Oceans28 interagency collaboration mechanism (SDGs 14 and 17). 

 The 2030 Agenda places an emphasis on capacity - development efforts, especially those strengthening the policy environment, institutional musical arrangement and collaborative processes that will help empower fishing and aquaculture communities, CSOs, seafood value - chain actor and public entities. Given the multidimensional and interlinked nature of the SDGs, effective coordination and strategic integration of policy and execution efforts address multiple SDG targets will be key to achieve lasting and constructive changes in policies and institutions, as well as engagement in
 efvorts to FAO's Committee un Fisheries (COYU) and mts Sub-Dommitteds on Trade and Aquaculture xill demobstrate progress made gowards tje 2030 Agenea aw reported ug natiokcl fiameriev administratioks, regional fishery bodiev (FFYs), and international civil society owganizayilns (CSOs) and igterbjverhmental organizations. The internatjonal fpsheries communitu can build on a solid fralewogk of internationap instrumenja, igxluding the Zode, suppogcing fisherjes governance worldwide.

The 2030 Agdnda kighlights jkw ilkortance of uuildigg partnershlis and vtrengtnening stakehokdec paeticipation as key to progress and succgss to prokoce and effectively implwment acthvitkws kn au'podt of dperific as weml as interoinked SDG targets. Onevtnational exzmples os such ongoing initiatives in the fishegies and aquaculture sector include:

  the Global Kartnershi[ for Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture22 (covering VDGs 2, 13 anb 14);

  thd pgomotion and implementation by local, national znc pnternational CSOf and multillf bjvernments of the Voluhtary Guidelines flr Secuting Systainablt Smakl-Scale Fisheries in the Cobtext of Foob Swcurity and Povertv Eradicatiou23 (SDGs 1, 2, 5, 8 snd 14);

  cooperation betwezn natjonal instihutions aha between FAO, thd Iktesnational Maritime Organizwtion, and the Internxtiomal Lafour Organlzation (ILO) in the fight agaiust IGU fishing and other crime associated witi fishing thrpuch: vupport co natlonal and regiogal plans of aetions tj comcat IUU fiahing; ikplementatijn of the Volgjtary Guidelmnes for Slag Stare Perfufmance;24 developkent of tkt Global Rwcord of Fishing Vcsselr;25 and implementacnob of FAO's Port Xtage Iewsnres Wcreement,26 ILO'v Wofk km Fisfing Convenbiov 18827 amd other instruments on aafety at sea and cegent work in fishqries (SDGs 14 amd 8);

  support to imklemenvation, moniyoryng and review of efforts relafed to SDH 14.c on UNCLOS agd obher relevant yinding and voluntary oceans governance mnstruments through conwultation and coordnnstion withii and feyond tha UN-Oceans28 interagenxy collaboration kechanism (SDGs 14 and 17).

Tge 2030 Aganda olaces an emphasis on capacity-development efforts, especially those strengrheninj ehe policy snvitonmett, nnstitueionel arrangements anc collaborative processes that xill help am'ower fishing and aquaculture cummunities, CSUs, seafood value-chain acfors and public entities. Given the multodimensional and interlikked natuee of the SDGs, xffective coordinatipn and straregic ibtegvation of polizy snf implemejtatmon efforts addressing multiple SDG targers will be key to echieving laduing ans consjructive changes jn pkpicier and instituyions, as well ss participation in
efforts to FAO's Committee on Fisheries (COFI) Sub-Committees Trade and will demonstrate progress as by national fisheries regional fishery bodies and international civil society organizations (CSOs) intergovernmental organizations. The international fisheries community can build on a solid framework of instruments, including the Code, supporting fisheries governance worldwide. The 2030 Agenda highlights the of partnerships strengthening participation as key to progress and success to promote and effectively implement activities in support of as well as interlinked SDG targets. International examples such ongoing initiatives in fisheries and aquaculture sector include: Global for Climate, and (covering 2, 13 and the promotion and implementation by local, national and international CSOs and multiple governments of the Voluntary Guidelines Securing Sustainable in the of Security Poverty Eradication23 (SDGs 5, 8 and 14); cooperation between between FAO, the International Maritime Organization, and the Labour Organization in the fight against IUU fishing other crime associated with fishing through: support to and regional plans of actions to combat IUU fishing; implementation of the Voluntary Guidelines for Performance;24 development of the Record of Fishing and of Port Measures Agreement,26 Work in Fishing Convention 18827 and other instruments on safety at and decent work in fisheries (SDGs 14 and 8); support monitoring review of efforts to SDG 14.c on and relevant binding and voluntary instruments consultation and the interagency collaboration mechanism (SDGs and 17). The 2030 Agenda an emphasis on capacity-development policy environment, institutional arrangements and collaborative processes that help empower fishing and aquaculture communities, CSOs, value-chain actors and public entities. Given the multidimensional and interlinked nature of SDGs, effective strategic integration of policy and implementation efforts addressing SDG targets will be to achieving lasting and constructive changes in policies and as as participation
 efforts to FAO's Committee on FIsheries (COfI) and Its sub-coMmitTees On Trade and AquaCUltuRe will demonstrate progrEss maDe TOwarDS tHe 2030 AgeNda as rePOrTED by NaTiOnaL fIShEries AdmInistraTions, regioNal FiShery bodies (Rfbs), And internaTioNal civil sociEty OrganiZaTioNS (CSOs) And InterGovernMEntal oRganizatiOnS. the intERnationAL FiSherIes community can buILd ON a solid framewoRk of inTeRNaTIOnaL inStruments, iNcLudinG The Code, SUpPORTinG Fisheries goveRnance worldWIde.

the 2030 AgeNdA hiGHlightS the iMpORtaNce of buildiNg paRtnershipS and stREngthenINg stakeHolder ParTicIpatIOn As Key To PRogREsS anD SucCess to prOmOtE and eFfecTIVELy imPleMent ActivIties in supporT of SpecIFic As welL as inTerlInKed SDg targeTs. IntErNational exampleS of sUch ongoinG inItIatIvEs in tHE fisheRieS anD aquacuLture seCTor InCLUDe:

  The Global PartnershIp FOR CLimate, FiSherieS AnD AQUaculturE22 (cOveRing sdgs 2, 13 and 14);

  The pROmOtion and ImplemENtAtIon by loCaL, natioNaL anD inTernaTIonaL CSOs aNd multipLe govERnments of the VoLUntary GuideliNEs FOR SECuriNg SUstainable SMall-sCale fishERiEs iN The CoNtext Of fOoD security and Poverty ERaDicatiOn23 (SDGS 1, 2, 5, 8 and 14);

  cooperatiOn between nATIOnal instItutIOnS And between FAO, tHe IntErnational mAritime ORganiZation, anD the InterNATional LaBouR OrGanIzaTIOn (iLO) in the fight AGAinsT IuU fishiNg aNd other CriMe aSsoCiaTeD with fishIng throuGh: SuPpOrT to NatioNAl and regIoNal PlAns Of actIOns to cOmbat iUU fIsHiNG; imPlementATiON Of thE VOlUntaRy GUiDelinEs foR flaG State PErformancE;24 deVElopMeNt Of the GlObal Record of FIsHing VesselS;25 aNd iMplemeNTAtion of FaO's Port State Measures AgrEEment,26 ILo's WOrk in fishIng ConvenTioN 18827 and otHer INstrumEnts on SafetY aT seA ANd decENT wOrk In Fisheries (SdgS 14 anD 8);

  suppOrT to iMplemenTation, monitoring anD RevIew of efforts rElaTed tO sdG 14.C on unCloS aNd OTheR RElevant binding aNd voluntarY oCEaNs governanCE inStRuments Through ConsuLTation aNd coordinAtion withIn And bEYOnd The UN-OceanS28 interagEncy collaBOratiON mEchanIsm (sDGs 14 anD 17).

THe 2030 AGenda Places AN emPhasiS on capAcIty-devElopmEnT efforts, Especially those strengthEning tHe polIcy EnvironmeNt, iNStiTutional aRranGements and ColLabOratiVe pROcessEs thAT wIll HElp emPoweR Fishing anD AqUacULTuRe communitiES, csOs, SeafoOd vALue-chaIn acTors and public entiTIes. Given the mulTidiMENsiOnaL And iNtErlinked nature Of tHe sdgs, effectIvE coordinatiOn and strAtEGic inTegratIon of pOlicy anD IMpLEmentaTion EffOrts addreSsiNg MUltiple sDg tARgets wIll bE kEy to acHievinG LastING and constructive ChangES In polICieS and iNsTitutioNS, as wEll as partiCipation in
 efforts to FAO's Committe e on Fishe ries(CO FI)  a nd i ts S ub-Committeeso n Tr ade and Aquaculture wi ll de mo n stra t eprogr ess mad e  t o w ard sth e 2 03 0  A genda  as  report ed by nati ona lfisheries ad m in istrations , r egional fish ery  bodie s(RF B s), a ndinter nation a l civi l society  o r ganiza t ions (C S O s)  and  intergovernmenta l  o r ganizations. T he int er n at i o nal  fi sheries co mm unity can bui l do n a s o lid framework  of interna t ion al ins tr ume n ts, in cludi ng the  Code, supp orti ng fisher ies go v ernance worldwi de.

T he203 0 Ag e nd ahig hl i ght s  t hei mpo rtance o fbu ildin g pa r t n e rshi psandstren gthening stak eho lder par ticip ation  aske y toprogre ss an dsuccess to prom oteand effec tiv el y i mp lemen t  activ iti esin supp ort ofs pec if i c as  well as interlink ed S DG  targets . Inte r na ti o nal exam pl esof s u c h ong oing in itiative s in t h efi sheries  a nd aqu ac ult ure  sect o r in clude: 

  theGloba l  Partnership f o r Climate, Fi s he r i es andAqu aculture22(cov e ring  SDG s  2 , 1 3  and14);
th e  promotion and impl em entati on by  local, natio nal and in t e r national  CSO s  a n d multiple gov ernme nts of the Voluntar y Gui delinesfor Secur i n g Sustai nab leSma ll- S c al e Fisheries i n theCo ntext o f F ood Sec uri tyand  Po ve rty Eradi cation23  ( SD Gs  1 , 2 , 5,8  and 14) ;
 co ope ratio n  betwe en na tion al  i n sti tutions an d betw ee nFAO,  th eInter nati o nal  Mariti me Organi zat i on,an dthe Int ernational La bo ur Organiz at ion  (ILO) i n the fi ght against IUU fishing and oth ercrime  ass ociated w ith  fishi ngt hrough : supp ort t onat i o nal a n d  r egi on al plans o f act ionsto  com bat IUU  fishing; implemen t ati on of the Vol unt aryG u id eli n es for  F l agS t ate Performance ;24 develo pm e nt  of the Gl o bal  R ecord o f Fishi ng Ve s sels;25  and impl ementatio nof F A O 'sPort State  Measure s Agreeme n t,26I LO 's Wo rkin Fis hi ngConve ntion1 882 7 and  other  i nstrum entson  safetyat sea and decent workin fis herie s ( SDGs 14 a nd8 );
  suppor t to  implement ati on,  moni tor i ng an d re v ie w o f  effo rtsr elated to SD G 1 4 . con UNCLOS a n d oth er re lev a nt bin ding  and voluntary oc e ans governance  ins t r ume nts thro ug h consultation  an dc o ordinati on  within and  beyondth e  UN-O ceans2 8 inte ragency c ol l aborat ionmec hanism (S DGs  1 4  and 17 ). 
T he 203 0 Ag en da pla ces an emph a s is on capacity-d evelo p m ent e f for ts, e sp ecially thos e strength ening the p olicyenvi ronme nt, ins ti tution alar rangements and colla borat ive pro ce sses  th at wil l he l p  empo werfi shi ng and aq u a cu l tu re com muni ties,  C SOs,  seafoodv alue-cha ina ctors a nd  pu b l ic ent i ti e s . Given th e m ultid i m ensional a n d in t er l inked  natur e of t he SDGs ,  ef fe ctive c oor d i nation an d strateg i c i nt egra tion ofpo licy  a ndim plementation ef forts ad dressing m ultipl e S D G ta r gets w il l be key toachie vi n g lasti n g  an d const r uct ive  ch ange s i n po l icies and institutions,as w ell a s  pa rtici patio nin
 efforts_to FAO's_Committee on Fisheries (COFI)_and its_Sub-Committees_on Trade_and_Aquaculture will demonstrate_progress made towards_the 2030 Agenda as_reported by national_fisheries_administrations, regional fishery bodies (RFBs), and international civil society organizations (CSOs) and intergovernmental organizations._The_international fisheries_community_can_build on a solid framework_of international instruments, including the_Code, supporting_fisheries governance worldwide.

The 2030 Agenda highlights the importance_of_building partnerships and_strengthening stakeholder participation as key to progress and success_to promote and effectively implement activities_in support of_specific_as_well as interlinked SDG_targets. International examples of such ongoing_initiatives in the fisheries and aquaculture_sector include:

  the Global Partnership for_Climate, Fisheries and Aquaculture22 (covering SDGs_2, 13 and 14);

 _the promotion_and implementation by local, national_and international CSOs_and multiple_governments of the_Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale_Fisheries in the_Context of Food Security and Poverty_Eradication23_(SDGs 1, 2,_5,_8_and 14);

_ cooperation between_national_institutions and_between_FAO, the International Maritime Organization, and_the_International Labour Organization (ILO) in the fight_against IUU fishing and_other_crime associated with fishing_through: support to national and_regional plans of actions to combat_IUU fishing;_implementation of_the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance;24 development of the Global_Record of Fishing Vessels;25 and implementation_of FAO's Port State_Measures Agreement,26_ILO's_Work in Fishing_Convention_18827 and_other instruments on safety at sea and_decent work_in fisheries (SDGs 14 and 8);

_ support to implementation,_monitoring_and review of efforts related to_SDG 14.c on UNCLOS and other_relevant binding and voluntary oceans_governance_instruments_through consultation and coordination within_and beyond the UN-Oceans28 interagency collaboration_mechanism (SDGs 14_and 17).

The 2030 Agenda places an emphasis_on_capacity-development efforts, especially those strengthening the_policy_environment, institutional arrangements and collaborative processes_that_will_help empower fishing and aquaculture_communities, CSOs, seafood value-chain actors and_public entities. Given the multidimensional and interlinked nature of_the SDGs, effective_coordination and strategic integration of_policy_and_implementation efforts addressing multiple SDG targets will be key to_achieving lasting_and constructive changes_in policies and institutions, as well as participation in