Mohamed, K S (2018) Ecolabelling in Fisheries: Boon or Bane in Improving Trade? In: ICAR Sponsored Winter School on Recent Advances in Fishery Biology Techniques for Biodiversity Evaluation and Conservation, 1-21 December 2018, Kochi. [Teaching Resource]
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Abstract
This document is a collation of information, mainly from FAO documents on fisheries ecolabelling (FAO, 2001; Sainsbury, 2010; Washington and Ababouch, 2011). Fish is one of the most highly traded commodities in the world, and as a natural resource, there is worldwide concern about long-term sustainability of the resources. Ecolabels are a new and growing feature of international fish trade and marketing. They have emerged in the context of increased demand for fish and seafood, and a perception that many governments are failing to manage the sustainability of marine resources adequately. Many mechanisms to ensure the sustainability of fish stocks have been introduced by international bodies which are binding on national governments. These include:
| Item Type: | Teaching Resource |
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| Subjects: | Marine Fisheries > Fisheries Management Aquaculture > Fisheries Management |
| Divisions: | CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Marine Capture > Molluscan Fisheries Division |
| Depositing User: | Arun Surendran |
| Date Deposited: | 04 Jan 2019 06:19 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Feb 2019 04:53 |
| URI: | http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/13308 |
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