This report considers the growing trend in information requirements for seafood products in general with a focus on the distinct sustainability features of wild capture fisheries and aquaculture. Concerns about sustainability and the effectiveness of fisheries management have resulted in demand from NGOs, retailers and consumers for assurances that the food they purchase has been sustainably pr…
Fisheries and aquaculture depend directly on the natural environment for their productive capacity. The challenges for fisheries and aquaculture policy makers are to deliver on economic and social goals while respecting the natural biological limits of the resource. How to succeed in this has been a central subject of work by the OECD’s Committee for Fisheries.