Activities - Introduction
The key activities of the FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Department are driven to support and promote responsible and sustainable development in fisheries and aquaculture ... more
Activities reflect the main FAO mandate of managing knowledge and information, assuring a global neutral forum for Members and providing technical assistance. They also relate to the Department's overall goals and mission, specifically the management and conservation of aquatic resources; utilization, marketing and trade of fishery products; and development of fisheries policies. Each activity contains a brief introduction with links to available background and related information; some also have Web sites for specific programmes or projects.
Overarching programme
Code of Conduct For Responsible FisheriesMain programmes for CCRF implementation
International Plans of Action- International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks)
- International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (IPOA-IUU)
- International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity (IPOA-Capacity)
- International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds)
Programmes supporting knowledge dissemination, global databases and information networks
- Fisheries Statistics Programme
- Coordinating Working Party on Fisheries Statistics (CWP)
- FISHCODE STF - Strategy for Improving Information on Status and Trends of Capture Fisheries
- Aquatic Sciences and Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA)
- Fishery Resources Monitoring System (FIRMS)
- Fisheries and Aquaculture Branch Library
- Fisheries Global Information System (FIGIS)
- FAO FishFinder, the Species Identification and Data Programme
- GLOBEFISH - Computerized System of Fish Marketing Information
- Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessels
Programmes supporting management and conservation
- FAO activities in relation to CITES and commercially exploited aquatic species
- Marine Protected Areas as a Tool for Fisheries Management (MPAs)
- Capacity building for an Ecosystem Approach: considering Interaction, including with Marine Mammals
- REBYC - Reduction of Environmental Impact from Tropical Shrimp Trawling, through the Introduction of By-catch Reduction Technologies and Change of Management