The Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

(CCRF)William Emerson

Marrakesh, Morocco

1-3 December 2010

The Code of

Conduct for

Responsible

Fisheries(FAO, 1995)

The CCRF: Its Origins

FAO Committee of Fisheries meeting 1991: call

for more responsible practices, better

management

1992 Cancún Conference on Responsible

Fishing called on FAO to prepare a Code of

Conduct

Technical Consultations 1992-1995 lead to

adoption of CCRF by FAO Conference

Member Governments

The CCRF: Its Goals

sustainable benefits from fisheries in

terms of food, employment, trade and

economic well-being for people throughout

the world

provides principles and standards

applicable to the conservation,

management and development of all

fisheries

CCRF : Actors

All members and non-members of FAO,

Fishing entities, sub-regional, regional and global organisations, governmental or non-governmental,

and

All other interested stakeholders concerned with fisheries resources and fish trade

The CCRF: Its Structure

Articles of the Code

– Art. 1: Nature and scope

– Art. 2: Objectives of the Code

– Art. 3: Relationship with other International

Instruments

– Art. 4: Implementation, Monitoring and Updating

– Art. 5: Special Requirements of Developing

Countries

– Art. 6: General Principles

The CCRF: Its Structure

Articles of the Code

– Art. 7: Fisheries management

– Art. 8: Fishing Operations

– Art. 9: Aquaculture Development

– Art. 10: Integration of Fisheries into Coastal Area

Management

– Art. 11: Post-Harvest Practices and Trade

– Art. 12: Fisheries Research

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

1. Nature and Scope of the Code1. Nature and Scope of the Code

•• The Code is voluntary, global in scope The Code is voluntary, global in scope

and provides principles and standards and provides principles and standards

applicable to the conservation, applicable to the conservation,

management and development of all management and development of all

fisheries.fisheries.

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

2. Objectives of the Code2. Objectives of the Code

•• The Code lists 10 objectives which we The Code lists 10 objectives which we

can condense into a statement such as:can condense into a statement such as:

•• The objective of the Code is to The objective of the Code is to

establish principles, criteria and establish principles, criteria and

guidance to facilitate the exploitation guidance to facilitate the exploitation

and utilization of fisheries resourcesand utilization of fisheries resources in in

a responsible and sustainable manner.a responsible and sustainable manner.

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

4. Implementation, Monitoring and 4. Implementation, Monitoring and

UpdatingUpdating

•• The Code calls for all entities and persons The Code calls for all entities and persons

concerned with the conservation, concerned with the conservation,

management and utilization of resources and management and utilization of resources and

trade in fish and fishery products to trade in fish and fishery products to

collaborate in the fulfilment and collaborate in the fulfilment and

implementation of the objectives and implementation of the objectives and

principles contained in the Codeprinciples contained in the Code. FAO, in . FAO, in

accordance with its role within the United accordance with its role within the United

Nations system, will monitor the application Nations system, will monitor the application

and implementation of the Code and its and implementation of the Code and its

effects on fisheries.effects on fisheries.

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

5. Special Requirements of Developing 5. Special Requirements of Developing

CountriesCountries

•• The Code calls for The Code calls for special attention to the special attention to the

capacity of developing countries to capacity of developing countries to

implement the recommendations of this implement the recommendations of this

CodeCode and where appropriate encourages and where appropriate encourages

financial, technical and scientific assistance financial, technical and scientific assistance

to enhance the ability of those countries to to enhance the ability of those countries to

implement the code as well as to develop implement the code as well as to develop

their own fisheries. their own fisheries.

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

7. Fisheries Management7. Fisheries Management

•• States and all those engaged in States and all those engaged in

fisheries management should, through fisheries management should, through

an appropriate policy, legal and an appropriate policy, legal and

institutional framework, adopt institutional framework, adopt

measures for the longmeasures for the long--term term

conservation and sustainable use of conservation and sustainable use of

fisheries resources. fisheries resources.

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

8. Fishing Operations8. Fishing Operations•• States should ensure that States should ensure that only fishing operations only fishing operations

allowed by them are conducted within waters under allowed by them are conducted within waters under

their jurisdictiontheir jurisdiction that these operations are carried that these operations are carried

out in a responsible manner, out in a responsible manner, maintaining a record of maintaining a record of

all authorizations to fishall authorizations to fish, regularly updated , regularly updated

statistical data and within the framework of statistical data and within the framework of

subregional or regional fisheries management subregional or regional fisheries management

organizations or arrangements, organizations or arrangements, cooperate to cooperate to

establish systems for monitoring, control and establish systems for monitoring, control and

surveillancesurveillance. States should enhance the knowledge . States should enhance the knowledge

and skills of fishers, and where appropriate their and skills of fishers, and where appropriate their

professional qualifications, through education and professional qualifications, through education and

training programmes.training programmes.

A BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLESA BRIEF VIEW OF THE ARTICLES

11. Post11. Post--Harvest Practices and TradeHarvest Practices and Trade

•• States should States should provide appropriate laws provide appropriate laws

and regulations relating to post harvest and regulations relating to post harvest

practices and fish trade to enable practices and fish trade to enable

responsible fish utilization and responsible fish utilization and

responsible international trade responsible international trade in in

fishery products in accordance with the fishery products in accordance with the

World Trade Organization (WTO) World Trade Organization (WTO)

Agreement.Agreement.

CCRF: Implementation

• Numerous initiatives at national levels

– awareness raising, better practice,

planning, legislation,

• Monitoring, reporting and discussions– FAO Committee of Fisheries (COFI)

– Regional Fishery Organisations / Fishery

Commissions

1995 Code of Conduct

forResponsible Fisheries

1993 Compliance

Agreement

IPOAs• Seabirds 1999• Sharks 1999• Capacity 1999• IUU 2001

Port State Measures:

Model Scheme 2005 + 2009 Agreement

Strategies:

•Status & Trends on Capture Fisheries 2003

• Status & Trends on Aquaculture 2007

InternationalGuidelines:

• Sea-Turtles• Ecolabelling 2009• Deep

1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea

1995 UNFSA

1992 UNCED:Rio Declaration

+Agenda 21

2002 WSSDJohannesburgPlan of Imple--mentation

CCRF: Implementation

FAO Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries

THANK YOU!