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Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Text of the Code and the background on its elaboration, as adopted by the Twenty-eighth Session of the FAO Conference on 31 October 1995. Also included is the preface of the original issue.


Objectives
Article 2 of the Code contains its objectives.
Stakeholders
States and all those involved in fisheries are encouraged to apply the Code and give effect to it.
Funding
Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries is supported by the FAO Regular Programme   and by projects including the FishCode Programme.
Coverage
Global
Duration
Continuing