Food Loss and Waste in Fish Value Chains
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  • Supportive Policy Environment
  • Application of Appropriate Technology
  • Skills and Knowledge
  • Services and Infrastructure
  • Regulatory Environment
  • Social and Gender Equity
  • Markets

Supportive Policy Environment for On-board Handling in Large Scale Fisheries

Policy should aim to create an environment that enables the uptake of technology, good practice, and improved access to infrastructure, services, and markets that minimize food loss and waste (FLW).

Measures which promote FLW through better on-board practices may be found in fisheries and/or food safety policy. Modernization policy which aims to make fishing fleets more competitive, safer and improve the quality of fish landed, also contribute to FLW reduction.

Key Publications

Fishing Vessels Hygiene Inspection Checklist

Checklist to guide fishing vessel inspection in relation to food safety and hygiene requirements.

Hygiene Requirements, Controls and Inspections in the Fish Market Chain

This guide is intended to provide needed inspection guidelines for use in the Central Asian region, where improved quality and safety of fisheries and aquaculture products have become been an increasing concern.

More Resources

More Resources

Reducing Food Loss and Waste (FLW) in the 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE)
31 October 2023
The 4th All Africa Postharvest Congress and Exhibition (AAPHCE) is a follow up to the series of biennial events together diverse stakeholders aimed at addressing the pertinent issue of postharvest loss reduction in the African...
The role of EU Laws and Policies in Bycatch Reduction
01 October 2023
Bycatch is both a contributing factor of food waste as undersized and low value fish are usually discarded, and is a threat to sustainable fishery development, as endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species are often...
Sri Lanka to give priority for addressing issues in fish loss and waste
01 July 2022
One of the major issues prevailing in the fisheries and aquaculture industry in Sri Lanka is the high loss and waste of fish, and it has become necessary to introduce strategies aimed at preventing and...