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Codes of Conduct/practice in Aquaculture

Vibeke Kristensen

Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

Overexploitation of Fisheries resources

Code prepared by the FAO of the UN

Article 9: Code of Conduct for Responsible

Fisheries

Responsible development of Aquaculture in areas under National jurisdiction within trans-boundary aquatic ecosystems

Use aquatic genetic resources for aquaculture

Responsible aquaculture at the production level

Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries

Responsibility through Control and regulated actions Inter-State co-operation

Active participation of the production sector within responsible management practices

Promote the provision of an enabling environment for fisheries and aquaculture

Food Safety

A range of issues had affected consumer confidence

B.S.E. (‘Mad Cow’ disease)

Dioxin/PCB contamination in feedstuffs

Procedures used in farming livestock

Position of GMO’s in farming and food supply

‘White Paper’ on Food Safety prepared by EC Commission

European Food Authority Centre for scientific excellence

Assurance of a high level of human health and consumer protection

Food Safety

What did the FEAP wish for

allow the establishment of desirable, acceptable and predictable actions or behaviour

be the first step towards formal, legal instruments

demonstrate the voluntary will of a sector to self-regulate

A Code of Conduct is

a voluntary and non-binding peer document of declared conduct for those concerned

whose prime goal is the promotion of correct sectoral development that is largely self-regulated

Codes of Conduct and Practice should

assure the consumer and third parties that the activity is not harmful to the environment the sector respects operating standards of the

highest possible level

A Code of Conduct for European Aquaculture

“Aquaculture should give the best, most healthy and nutritious product possible

with the lowest impact on the environment possible

using procedures that are economically viable”


must demonstrate clearly the considerations of the production sector

towards…. the fish it rears the environment the consumer



has as its goal

“to establish a common base,

through effective self-regulation,

for sectoral responsibility in society”


has as its goals the responsible development and the

responsible management of

a viable European aquaculture sector, and to assure a high standard of quality food

production for the consumer


addresses the production sector (not the State c.f. FAO Code)

concerns responsibilities for the interactions with the environment

the welfare of the livestock

the product supplied to the consumer

the people who work in the sector


Producers should have a clear opinion of what “good conduct” is

Producers should be able to communicate this opinion to those who are concerned or interested bythe aquaculture sector

Implementation of the Code

Code should provide a basis for understanding of the sector’s responsibilities

Successful if Aquaculture producers are committed to

application Further pro-active developments are made as

accompanying measures

The Code can be a cornerstone for further actions and developments

More information….

www.feap.org

[email protected]

www.aquamedia.orgwww.aquamedia.org

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