Green Economy in a Blue World- Synthesis

in a Blue World

Small- and large-scale fishery compared

Numbers of workers employed in fishing industry

Total annual fish catches

Millions

Million tons

120

120

110

110

100

100

90

90

80

80

70

70

60

60

50

50

40

40

30

30

20

20

10

10

Large-scale

Small-scale

Large-scale

Small-scale

Fishermen

Fish discarded Fish caught

Post-harvest worker

= 1 milion

= 1 milion

Source: World Bank - FAO – WorldFish Centre, The Hidden Harvests, 2010.

Strengthening regional fisheries bodies, national fisheries management agencies, fishing community and fishworkers organisations and private sector associations is critical to sustainable and equitable use of marine resources. A strong international legislative and policy framework for fisheries is already in place with the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries and its related

international agreements and plans of action. The social, economic and cultural dimensions of this framework will be further strengthened through the development of international guidelines on securing small-scale fisheries to complement the Code as called for by FAO’s Committee on Fisheries. The challenge is to provide incentives and adequate resources to implement this framework at the local, national and regional level.

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