The Code sets out principles and international standards of behavior for responsible practices with a view to ensuring the effective conservation, management and development of living aquatic resources, with due respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity. The Code recognizes the nutritional, economic, social, environmental and cultural importance of fisheries and the interests of all stakeholders of the fishing and aquaculture industries... [Continue]

The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture, the Fisheries Division's flagship publication issued every two years, provides a comprehensive, objective and global view of capture fisheries and aquaculture.