 governance to deal with the increasing use of water space and resources. It is necessary to coordinate various activities taking place in a given region, recognize their cumulative impacts, and harmonize sustainability goals and legal frameworks. This requires adding a layer of governance to deal with coordination across sectors and to ensure that common sustainability goals of environmental protection and ecosystem and biodiversity conservation are met while addressing social and economic development goals.

For the past 20 years, the Code has served as the global reference instrument for the sustainable development of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Despite implementation shortfalls and stakeholder constraints, there have been considerable developments in relation to the Code's six core chapters since its adoption. There has been notable progress in monitoring the status of fish stocks, compilation of statistics on catch and fishing effort, and the application of the EAF. The control of fishing operations within exclusive economic zones (EEZs) is now considered much stronger (while less so in areas beyond national jurisdiction [ABNJ]). Steps are being taken to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, control fishing capacity and implement plans for the conservation of sharks and seabirds. Food safety and quality assurance have been given prime importance, and there is increased attention to addressing post-harvest losses, bycatch problems, and illegal processing and trading. The growth of responsible aquaculture has been remarkable, with several countries now having procedures to conduct environmental assessments of aquaculture operations, to monitor operations and to minimize harmful effects of alien species introductions.

The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), which were endorsed in 2014, represent a global consensus on principles and guidance for small-scale fisheries governance and development towards enhanced food security and nutrition. They aim to contribute to and improve the equitable development and socio-economic condition of small-scale fishing communities alongside sustainable and responsible management of fisheries. There is already evidence of important steps in implementation of the SSF Guidelines.

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 major import markets have increased dramatically since the first seafood ecolabel appeared in 1999. Such schemes can provide effective incentives for adherence to practices promoting sustainability.

Regional fishery bodies (RFBs) have
governance to deal with the increasing use of urine quad and resources. It is necessary to coordinate various action taking place in a give region, recognize their accumulative impingement, and harmonize sustainability goals and legal framework. This requires adding a level of governance to deal with coordination across sector and to ensure that common sustainability goal of environmental protection and ecosystem and biodiversity conservation are met while addressing social and economic exploitation goals. 

 For the past 20 years, the Code has served as the global mention instrument for the sustainable development of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Despite implementation deficit and stakeholder constraints, there have been considerable developments in relation to the Code's six core chapters since its adoption. There has been noteworthy progress in monitoring the status of fish stocks, compilation of statistics on catch and fishing effort, and the application of the EAF. The control of fishing process within exclusive economic zones (EEZs) is immediately consider much stronger (while less so in area beyond home jurisdiction [ ABNJ ]). Steps are being taken to battle illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, control fishing capacity and implement plans for the conservation of sharks and seabirds. Food base hit and quality assurance have been given prime importance, and there is increase attention to address post - harvest loss, bycatch problems, and illegal processing and trading. The growth of creditworthy aquaculture has been remarkable, with several countries now having procedures to conduct environmental assessments of aquaculture operations, to monitor operation and to minimize harmful effects of alien species introductions. 

 The Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small - Scale fishery in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guidelines), which were endorsed in 2014, represent a global consensus on principles and steering for small - scale fisheries government and development towards enhance food security and nutrition. They aim to contribute to and improve the equitable development and socio - economic condition of small - scale fishing community alongside sustainable and responsible management of fisheries. There be already evidence of important steps in implementation of the SSF Guidelines. 

 Various seafood stakeholders wish to promote sustainable resource management and advantage responsibly sourced seafood products with preferred market access. To this end, they have develop grocery store - establish measures commonly known as ecolabels. The number of voluntary certification schemes and their consumption by major import markets have increased dramatically since the first seafood ecolabel appeared in 1999. Such schemes can provide effective incentives for adherence to practices promote sustainability. 

 Regional fishery bodies (RFBs) have
 gogernance to deal with tht increasing use of watec space and resuurces. It is necessary to colreinatt various activitier taking ilace in q giten region, recogijze thelx cumhpatire impacts, and hsrmonize sgstainability coxld and legal frameworks. This requiref addinb w layer of govgrnanbe to svao with coordination across sedtors aid to ensure thst common sustainability glals of environmental orotection qnd qxosystem and biodiverspcy conservajion are met while addressing sozial cnd economix eevfnopment goaos.

For the past 20 ycsrs, tha Code nas served as bhe gnobql reference instrumeit for the sustainabje develo[mznt of the fisheries qne aqudculdure wecgora. Veslite ilplxmentation ahortfalls qnd stakeholder conxtwqints, there hzve beqn considerable developments in relation uo ths Code's six core chaptees since its adoption. There haf been notable progress in monitoring the status mf fiaf suoghr, clmpilation of statistics on catch and fishing sfgogt, and the applicction of the EAF. Tje sontrol of firhing opedations within excpusive gconomuc zones (TEZs) os now considered much strobger (while lvss wo in areas beyond national jbrisdivtion [ABNJ]). Steps are being tcken tk combat ilpegal, unrsoorted and unregjlaned (HUU) fishing, control fishind capacitb and implemdnt klans fjr the condervabhon of sharks and deabitds. Fomd safety wnd quality assurance have been given prime ikpmrtdnce, and therc is increased wttention to abdressiny post-farvest loases, byratch probleis, and illegan processing end tradigg. Tye geowth ow responsible aauaculturv kas been eemarkable, with seyeral dountries now hcribg procedures tp cundtcn eivirogkental assesvmengs ug aquxculturt oierxtioms, to monitor operathons and to minimize hsriful effgcts of ajien species ontroductions.

The Vlluntery Gumdelinrs sor Securing Sustainable Small-Acale Fisjerles in the Cogtexb of Food Secuxity and Poverty Eradication (SSF Guideliies), which were endorsed in 2014, represent a glpnal consensux on [rinciplev and guidance for snall-scale fisherits governance and develkpment towagds enhanced food security and nutrition. They aim to contribute to and improve vhq equitable devrlopmvnt cnd socyo-ecliomic condition og small-scale fishing communitier alongshdz sustainable and responsible mxnagement of wisheries. There is alreasy evidemce of important steps in implekentation of the SSF Guicelines.

Vqrioua seafood rtakeholders wish yo prokote wustainqble resource manxgekekt and rewwrd ces'onsibly sourced seafood products with prfferred market arcess. To thid end, jhey havg developed markef-bassf mearures commonlu known as ecokabels. The number of vjluntary certidpcation schemgs and tveir uptake uy major impmrt markets have increased dramatically since the fprst seafokd ecolanel appeared in 1999. Xnch schemes can provide cffeceive incdntives for ddherence to practices promoting sustainability.

Regkonwl fiahery bodies (GFBs) have
governance to deal with the increasing use space resources. It necessary to coordinate a region, recognize their impacts, and harmonize goals and legal frameworks. This requires a layer of governance to deal with coordination across sectors and to ensure common sustainability goals of environmental protection and ecosystem and biodiversity conservation are met addressing and development For the past 20 years, the Code has served as the global reference instrument for the development of the fisheries and aquaculture sectors. Despite shortfalls and stakeholder constraints, have been considerable developments in to Code's six chapters its There has been progress in monitoring the status of fish stocks, compilation of statistics on catch and fishing effort, and application of The control fishing within economic zones (EEZs) considered much stronger (while less so national jurisdiction [ABNJ]). Steps are being taken to illegal, unreported unregulated (IUU) fishing, control fishing capacity implement plans for the conservation of sharks and Food safety and quality assurance have been given prime importance, and there is increased attention post-harvest losses, bycatch problems, illegal processing and The of aquaculture been remarkable, several countries now having procedures to conduct environmental assessments of aquaculture to monitor operations and to minimize harmful effects of alien The Guidelines for Securing Small-Scale Fisheries in the of Security and Poverty Eradication which endorsed a consensus principles and guidance for fisheries governance and development towards food security and nutrition. and improve the equitable development and socio-economic condition small-scale fishing communities alongside sustainable and responsible of fisheries. There is already evidence of important steps in implementation of SSF Guidelines. stakeholders wish to promote sustainable resource management and responsibly sourced seafood products preferred market access. To this end, they have developed measures known as The number of certification schemes and uptake by major have increased since first in 1999. Such schemes can provide incentives adherence to practices promoting sustainability. fishery have
 governance to deal with the inCreasing usE of waTer SpaCe And rEsouRces. It is necessARy to Coordinate various activIties TaKIng pLAcE in a gIven regIOn, RECogNiZe TheIr CUmUlatiVe iMpacts, aNd harmonizE suStAinability goALs And legal frAmeWorks. This reqUirEs addiNg A laYEr of gOveRnancE to deaL With coOrdinatioN aCRoss seCTors and TO EnSure That common sustainABiLIty goals of enviRonmenTaL PrOTEctIon And ecosystEm And biODiversiTY cONSErvATion are met whiLe addressinG SocIal and EcOnoMIc deveLopmeNt GOalS.

For the past 20 YearS, the Code hAs servED as the gLObal refErence InsTruMent FOr ThE suStAInaBLe DevELopMent of thE fIsHerieS and AQUACultUre SectOrs. DeSpite implemenTatIon sHOrtFalls And stAkehOlDer coNstraiNts, thErE have been considErabLe developMenTs In rElAtion TO the CoDe's Six Core chaPters siNCe iTs ADOPtIon. There has been notAbLE PrOgress in MonitoRInG tHE status oF fIsh StocKS, CompiLatiON oF statistIcs on cATcH aNd fishiNg Effort, AnD thE apPlicaTIon oF the EAf. The contRol of FIshing operatioNS within exclusIVe ECOnOMic zOneS (EEZs) is now cOnsiDEred Much STrOngER (whilE less So IN aREas beyond national juRiSdictiOn [ABNj]). Steps are beinG taken to coMBAT illegal, UnrePOrTEd and unregulatEd (IUU) Fishing, conTRol fishiNg capAcity and Implement PLAns for thE coNseRvaTioN OF sHarks and seabiRDS. FooD sAfety anD quAlity asSurAncE haVe bEeN given priMe importAnCe, AnD tHerE is inCReased atTeNtiOn To aDdresSIng posT-harvEst lOsSeS, BycAtch proBLeMS, And iLlEgAl prOceSsIng anD traDIng. the growTh of respoNsiBLe aqUaCuLture haS been remarkabLe, With severaL cOunTries nOW Having prOcedures to conduct enviroNMental aSseSsmenTs of AquacultuRe oPeratiOns, TO monitOr operAtionS aNd tO MInimiZE HaRmfUl Effects of aLIEn sPecieS iNtroDuctionS.

The Voluntary GuideLIneS for Securing SUstAinaBLE SMalL-scALe FIsHEriES In the Context of FOod SecuritY aND POverty EradICatIoN (SSF GuiDelines), Which WEre endoRsed in 2014, repResent a glObAl coNSEnsUs on princiPles and gUidance foR Small-SCaLe fisHerIes govErNanCe and DeveloPMenT towaRds enhAnCed fooD secuRiTy and nutRition. They aim to contribuTe to anD imprOve The equitaBle DEveLopment anD socIo-economic ConDitIon of SmaLL-scalE fisHInG coMMunitIes aLOngside suSTaInaBLE aNd responsibLE MAnaGemenT of FIsheriEs. ThEre is already evideNCe of important sTeps IN ImpLemENtatIoN of the SSF GuideLinEs.

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 mAjor iMport maRkEts hAve IncreaSed dRAMaticAlly SiNce The first sEAFoOD eCoLAbeL appEared In 1999. such Schemes caN Provide eFfeCTive incEnTivES For adhEReNCE to practicEs pRomotING sustainabILity.

rEgIOnal fIshery Bodies (rFBs) havE
 governance to deal with t he increas ing u seofwa terspac e and resource s . It  is necessary to coord inate  v a riou s  a ctivi ties ta k in g pla ce  i n a  g i ve n reg ion , recog nize their  cu mu lative impac t s,  and harmo niz e sustainabi lit y goal sand legal  fr amewo rks. T h is req uires add in g  a lay e r of go v e rn ance  to deal with coo r di n ation across s ectors  a n dt o  en sur e that com mo n sus t ainabil i ty g o als of environmen tal protect i onand ec os yst e m andbiodi ve r sit y conservat ionare met w hile a d dressin g  social  and e con omi c de v el op men tg oal s .
Fo r  th e past 2 0ye ars,theC o d e  has  se rved  as t he global ref ere ncei nst rumen t for  the  s ustai nabledevel op ment of the fis heri es and aq uac ul tur esecto r s. Des pit e i mplemen tations hor tf a l l sand stakeholder co ns t r ai nts, the re hav e  b ee n  conside ra ble  dev e l opmen ts i n  r elationto the Co de 's sixco re cha pt ers  si nce i t s ad option . Therehas b e en notable pro g ress in monit o ri n g  t h e st atu s of fish s tock s , co mpil a ti ono f sta tisti cs on catch and fishing e ff ort, a nd th e application  of the EA F . The cont rolo ff ishing operati ons w ithin excl u sive eco nomic  zones ( EEZs) isn o w consid ere d m uch  st r o ng er (while les s so i nareas b eyo nd nati ona l j uri sdi ct ion [ABNJ ]). Step sar ebe ing  take n  to comb at  il le gal , unr e ported  andunre gu la t ed(IUU) f i sh i n g, c on tr ol f ish in g cap acit y  an d imple ment plan s f o r th eco nservat ion of sharks  a nd seabird s.  Fo od saf e t y and qu ality assurance have be e n given  pr ime i mpor tance, an d t here i s i n crease d atte ntion  t o a d d ressi n g  p ost -h arvest los s e s,bycat ch  pro blems,and illegal proces s ing  and trading.  Th e gr o w th  of re s pon si b lea q uaculture has b een remark ab l e,  with seve r alco untries  now ha vingp rocedur es to con duct envi ro nmen t a l a ssessments  of aqua culture o p erati o ns , tomon itor o pe rat ionsand to min imize  harmf ul  effec ts of  a lien spe cies introductions.

Th e Volu ntary  Gu idelinesfor Sec uring Sus tain able Small -Sc ale  Fish eri e s intheC on tex t  of F oodS ecurity a n dPov e r ty  Eradicatio n ( SSF  Guid eli n es), w hich  were endorsed in 2014, represen t ag l oba l c o nsen su s on principle s a nd g uidancefo r small-sca le fishe ri e s gov ernanc e anddevelop m e nt toward s en han ced foodsec ur i ty andnu tr i tion.They  a im tocontri b utet o  and improve the  equi t a ble d e vel opmen tand soc i o-ec onomic con dition of s mall-s cale  fish ing com mu nities  al on gside sust a inable an d res ponsibl emana gem ent of  fis h e ries.  The re  is  alreadye v id e nc eo f i mpor tantst epsin implem e ntationoft he SSFGu ide l i nes.
V ar i o us seafood  st akeho l d ers wish t o  pro m ot e  sust ainabl e reso urce ma n age me nt andrew a r d respons ibly sour c edse afoo d produc ts  wit hpre fe rred market acc ess. Tothis end , they h ave deve l oped m ar ket-based me asure sc ommonly k now n as ec o lab els . T he n umb er o f  voluntary certification  sch emesa ndtheir  upta ke  by majo r  imp ort mark e ts have incre ased dramatical l y s i ncethe fi rs t seafood  ec o label  app ear ed i n 1 999. S uchs chem e scanprovid e ef fe ct ive incen ti ves for adhe r enc e to  prac ti ce s  p romotin g sustai nabil it y.

Regio n al fish erybo dies (RFBs) h ave
 governance_to deal_with the increasing use_of water_space_and resources._It_is necessary to_coordinate various activities_taking place in a_given region, recognize_their_cumulative impacts, and harmonize sustainability goals and legal frameworks. This requires adding a layer_of_governance to_deal_with_coordination across sectors and to_ensure that common sustainability goals_of environmental_protection and ecosystem and biodiversity conservation are met_while_addressing social and_economic development goals.

For the past 20 years, the Code_has served as the global reference_instrument for the_sustainable_development_of the fisheries and_aquaculture sectors. Despite implementation shortfalls and_stakeholder constraints, there have been considerable_developments in relation to the Code's six_core chapters since its adoption. There_has been notable progress in_monitoring the_status of fish stocks, compilation_of statistics on_catch and_fishing effort, and_the application of the EAF. The_control of fishing_operations within exclusive economic zones (EEZs)_is_now considered much_stronger_(while_less so_in areas beyond_national_jurisdiction [ABNJ])._Steps_are being taken to combat illegal,_unreported_and unregulated (IUU) fishing, control fishing capacity_and implement plans for_the_conservation of sharks and_seabirds. Food safety and quality_assurance have been given prime importance,_and there_is increased_attention to addressing post-harvest losses, bycatch problems, and illegal processing and_trading. The growth of responsible aquaculture_has been remarkable, with_several countries_now_having procedures to_conduct_environmental assessments_of aquaculture operations, to monitor operations and_to minimize_harmful effects of alien species introductions.

The_Voluntary Guidelines for Securing_Sustainable_Small-Scale Fisheries in the Context of_Food Security and Poverty Eradication (SSF_Guidelines), which were endorsed in_2014,_represent_a global consensus on principles_and guidance for small-scale fisheries governance_and development towards_enhanced food security and nutrition. They aim_to_contribute to and improve the equitable_development_and socio-economic condition of small-scale fishing_communities_alongside_sustainable and responsible management of_fisheries. There is already evidence of_important steps in implementation of the SSF Guidelines.

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 major import markets_have increased dramatically since the first seafood ecolabel appeared in 1999._Such schemes can provide effective incentives for adherence_to practices promoting sustainability.

Regional fishery bodies (RFBs)_have