Impact

Together with the other indicators under SDG 14, it will form a picture of marine activity giving countries intelligence on optimum levels of fishing, aquaculture expansion and fair and secure access to living aquatic resources.

Key results

The contribution of sustainable fisheries to GDP is declining worldwide, with the largest drops noted in least developed countries

Growing economies and declining stocks have led to a lower contribution of sustainable fisheries to GDP at the global level. Having risen slightly between 2015 and 2017, the value fell again by 6 percent in 2019. The most significant regional declines have been observed in smaller and developing countries, which are, on average, the most reliant on fisheries for national income. In SIDS and LDCs, sustainable fisheries’ contribution fell to 0.5 percent and 0.7 percent of GDP, respectively. This decline was largely because of economic growth in other sectors, which reduced the relative importance of fisheries. At the same time, the added value of the fisheries sector has increased consistently, by several percentage points year on year. This has led to a positive trend in the contribution of sustainable fisheries in regions such as West Africa, where it rose as a proportion of GDP from 0.24 percent in 2011 to 0.34 percent in 2019.

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