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Community Guide to the Principles of Good Practice for the Microbiological Classification and Monitoring of Bivalve Mollusc Production and Relaying Areas with regard to Implementing Regulation 2019/627
This guide has been revised and updated in order to be adapted to the EU Implementing Regulation 2019/627. This work was carried out under the coordination of the EURLMB together with an advisory group of independent experts in microbiological...
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Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC) Logo User Guide Non-Consumer Facing (NCF) Use
This guide sets out the basic rules for farmers and processors on how to display the ASC logo on non-consumer facing (NCF) packaging. Non-consumer in this context means products sourced from an ASC certified producer that is packaged in bulk, sold as...
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MSPglobal: international guide on marine/maritime spatial planning
As of 2021, over forty-five countries worldwide are either implementing or approving marine spatial plans – and dozens more laying the foundation – moving away from isolated sectoral management to an integrated planning framework for their maritime...
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OIE Aquatic Animal Health Strategy 2021–2025
Acknowledging the need to build more sustainable aquatic animal health systems, the OIE launched its first Aquatic Animal Health Strategy in May 2021, at the occasion of its 88th General Session. This Strategy will improve aquatic animal health and...
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GFCM 2030 Strategy for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea
The GFCM 2030 Strategy for sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the Mediterranean and Black Sea offers a common vision and guiding principles to achieve sustainable fisheries and aquaculture in the region, federating efforts to deliver on...
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Technical guidance for the development of the growing area aspects of Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation Programmes
This document is the outcome of an update of the first edition of the Joint FAO and WHO Technical guidance for the development of the growing area aspects of Bivalve Mollusc Sanitation Programmes published in 2018. FAO has worked jointly with the FAO...
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Recommendation on Aquaculture Values
In 2018, the EU-28 ranked 6th in the top 15 fisheries-producing countries in the world, with a total production of 6.6 million tonnes. This position is mainly based on the catches of the commercial fishing sector, where the EU-28 has the same ranking...
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Resilient coastal communities: a guide for FLAGs
The global COVID-19 pandemic which started in 2020 has undoubtedly had a large impact on fisheries and aquaculture communities. There are other, less dramatic challenges that can also create real difficulties for these communities, such as...
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Aquaculture growth potential in Developed Regions: WAPI factsheet to facilitate evidence-based policymaking and sector management in aquaculture
This factsheet provides data and information to facilitate the assessment of aquaculture growth potential in Developed Regions, which, according to the original 1996 definition under the United Nations M49 standard, include Europe, Northern America...
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Aquaculture growth potential in Europe: WAPI factsheet to facilitate evidence-based policymaking and sector management in aquaculture
This factsheet provides data and information to facilitate the assessment of aquaculture growth potential in Europe. Analyses in the factsheet are based on official data and statistics published by FAO and other international or national...