This Good Practice Guide (GPG) presents 15 good practices and cases on business strategies and interventions, which have positively contributed to raising the economic potential and supporting innovation and extraversion of the aquaculture sector...

The OIE Aquatic Animal Health Code establishes standards for the improvement of aquatic animal health worldwide. The Aquatic Code also includes standards for the welfare of farmed fish and use of antimicrobial agents in aquatic animals. The purpose...

This toolkit contains a series of factsheets introducing the concept of allocated zones for aquaculture (AZA) and presenting a kit of useful tools for the identification, establishment and management of an AZA. The aim is to share existing knowledge...

An initial analysis of relevant actors was conducted in the AQUA-LIT project with the overall aim to gain a better understanding of the various actors relevant in the context of marine aquaculture litter and advise an effective stakeholder engagement...

As an output of the EXTRA-SMEs project, this document includes an analysis report on new opportunities and areas for expansion in new products and processes for SMEs active in the aquaculture sector in the project’s regions and their potential to...

This guide sets out the basic rules on how to use the ASC logo on product packaging, restaurant menus, fish counters and promotional material.

FLAGs can play an important role in helping their communities transition away from the linear economic model of “take, make and dispose” and towards more sustainable practices that minimise waste and ease pressure on our natural resources. The...

These Technical Guidelines on the Prudent and Responsible Use of Veterinary Medicines in Aquaculture (No. 5 Suppl. 8) are developed to support Section 9 – Aquaculture Development of FAO’s Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF) and The FAO...

This guide is a collection of concepts and practical information aimed at facilitating the establishment of allocated zones for aquaculture (AZAs) in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It provides detailed information on the process involved in the...