The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division will host a working session on National and Global Instruments Supporting Sustainable and Responsible Fish Trade Thursday, 29 September 2022 14:00-15:15 CEST, Room S2 – WTO Headquarters and also virtual.

Fish is currently the most traded animal protein in value, with a diverse range of product types, resulting in a global and complex value chain. The FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) addresses fisheries and aquaculture production and post-harvest activities in the three dimensions of sustainability. Although voluntary, the CCRF provides the basis of other international instruments and national legislations. More recent instruments and national policies, using the CCRF as a parameter, set import rules assessing if the origin of fish is compliant with applicable national, regional, and international conservation and management measures throughout the supply chain. This Working Session will provide a forum to discuss how international instruments and national programs can help to promote more sustainable trade in fisheries and aquaculture products. It will also give national examples on how the implementation of traceability programs and international instruments could contribute to more sustainable fish trade.

This Working Session will provide a forum for exchanging and discussing how international instruments and national programmes can help to promote a more sustainable and responsible fish trade.

Moderator:

Mr. Audun Lem
Deputy Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, FAO

Panelists:

Ms. Mónica Maldonado
Executive Director
Ecuadorian Chamber of Industrial and Tuna Processors (CEIPA)

Ms. Alice Tipping
Lead, Sustainable Trade and Fisheries Subsidies International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Mr. Francisco Blaha
Senior Fishery Advisor

Mr. Marcio Castro de Souza
Senior Fishery Officer, Fisheries and Aquaculture Division, FAO