The 2020 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture has a particular focus on sustainability. This reflects a number of specific considerations. First, 2020 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Code of Conduct for Responsible...

Continuing the FAO’s traditional aquaculture regional and global review process, six regional reviews on aquaculture were compiled in 2020 and were published in 2021. This document provides a synthesis of those six regional aquaculture reviews: Asia...

This review reports on aquaculture development trends and challenges during the period from 2000 to 2018 in the European Region covering 51 countries including European Union member states. 

This Staff Working Document (SWD) presents the results of the interim evaluation of the Open Method of Coordination (OMC) for the sustainable development of EU Aquaculture.  It is based on an independent evaluation report prepared by external...

This document is intended to provide an overview of what the Aquatic Animal Alliance, having consulted with experts globally, has identified as key areas where welfare intervention is most needed for animals used in aquaculture. 

The objective of this report is to evaluate the relevance, effectiveness, efficiency, coherence and EU added value of the current marketing standards framework for fishery and aquaculture products, in accordance with the Better Regulation Guidelines...

The aim of this report is to explore investments in aquaculture farms across different Member States in order to provide an overview of the current extent of cross-border investments, and to identify barriers and drivers influencing investments.

This report is a summary and analysis of two intensive years of collaboration to achieve the set goals, joint learning and knowledge co-creation within the Pan Baltic Scope project. The Lessons Learned report provides an account of project...

Mediterranean marine protected areas (MPAs) are a key tool for conservation. As the aquaculture sector continues to grow, it has a pressing need for more space for development. Given that good water quality is a prerequisite for aquaculture...

This study, developed within the framework of the Interreg VB project North-SEE, contains the analyses of existing regional planning regulations in the North Sea region as well as the development of a cartographic presentation of cross-border spatial...