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European Code of Sustainable and Responsible Fisheries Practices

Document format: pdf

Publisher: European Commission

Creation date: September 2003

Fisheries, including aquaculture, are a vital source of food, employment, recreation, trade and economic well-being. Therefore, the Advisory Committee for Fisheries and Aquaculture (ACFA) is committed to contributing to responsible and sustainable fishing activities. This code sets out standards of behaviour for the fishing sector to favour and preserve healthy marine ecosystems and to carry out fishing activities responsibly. It is aimed at Community fishing operators in Community waters and elsewhere, i.e. in international and third-country waters. Building on the framework that the FAO Code of Conduct (3) provides for fisheries authorities, this code refers more relevantly to EU fishing activities and is fundamentally directed at fishing operators. The code is intended to supplement international, European or national legislation in force on a voluntary basis and add to existing legislation with a view to contributing to a sustainable development of the fisheries sector.

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