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Contents below:
· UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
· 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)
· Regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) & regional fisheries bodies (RFBs)
· Research
· Networks
· NGOs
· Associations
· Private sector & industry associations
· Select readings on fisheries institutions
Also see:
UN Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO)
· Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate IUU Fishing (IPOA-IUU)
· Agreement on Port State Measures (PSMA)
· Full title: Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported
and Unregulated Fishing (2016)
· Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels
· Voluntary Guidelines for Catch Documentation Schemes
· Guidelines for the Marking of Fishing Gear
· Fisheries and Aquaculture Department
· State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture
· Fisheries statistics and information
· GLOBEFISH - Information and Analysis on World Fish Trade
· State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture (Sofia report):
1995 United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (UNFSA)
· Full title: Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
· Entered into force 11 December 2001
UNFSA @ UN Atlas of the Oceans
UNFSA @ FAO
UNFSA @ UNITAR
UNFSA @ Wikipedia
Regional Fisheries Management Organizations (RFMOs)
& Regional Fisheries Bodies (RFBs)
· This map-based database contains links to most global RFBs and RFMOs.
· For an alphabetical listing of RFBs (by acronym), see the pull-down menu; here's a screenshot:
Regional Fishery Body Secretariats Network (RSN)
What is a Regional Fishery Management Organization?
· A very helpful overview from Pew
Research institutions
Fisheries and aquaculture research institutes @ Wikipedia
Sea Around Us: Fisheries, Ecosystems & Biodiversity
· "...a research initiative at The University of British Columbia (located at the Institute for the Oceans
and Fisheries, formerly Fisheries Centre) that assesses the impact of fisheries on the marine
ecosystems of the world, and offers mitigating solutions to a range of stakeholders."
· Formal name: International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM)
· Also known as the World Fish Center
· A member institution of the CGIAR
Networks
Coalition for Fair Fisheries Arrangements (CFFA)
NGOs
EcoGourmet: Fishing for change
· “...a registered 501(c)(3) environmental nonprofit founded in 2008 that is dedicated to helping
businesses advance their seafood sustainability efforts on their own."
International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF)
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation
Marine Fish Conservation Network
· "A new sustainable seafood program created with chefs for chefs to recognize restaurants
working toward ensuring an abundant supply of seafood for generations to come."
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
· "...reshaping the world of corporate responsibility in the seafood industry through the creation
of powerful information tools and a methodology that enables companies to directly engage
with suppliers of natural resources."
Associations
American Fisheries Society (AFS)
Association for Professional Observers (APO)
Private sector & industry associations
Copper Valley Fish Collective (Alaska)
Seafood Industry Research Fund
Select readings on fisheries institutions
· Reverse chronological order
Global Fisheries- A Brief Review
· 2008 ~ Daniel Pauly ~ Journal of Biological Reasearch
· Highlights the significant increase in global catches in fisheries after World War 2
· This peaked in the later 1980’s and then declined because of overfishing globally, leading to an
overall depletion of fish stocks and ecosystem damage.
· Four main factors that mask the fisheries crisis: (1) overreporting by China, (2) FAO combining
declining fisheries catches with increasing aquaculture production, (3) increases seafood impots
from developed countries, and (3) denial by governments and industry funded scientists.
· 2019 ~ Xianghong Lin, et al. ~ Science Direct
· Underscores the role of S&T in China's marine fisheries industry transformation, driven by policy
initiatives such as the 13th Five-Year Plan for Fishery Science and Technology Development, which
aims for S&T contributions to exceed 63% by 2020.
· China is important here because one third of global fish consumption can be attributed to China.
· Authors examine how S&T contributes significantly to both the economic development and
sustainable management of marine fisheries, they aim to enhance efficiency and conservation
through technological advancements like selectronic telemetry and species monitoring technologies.
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