The FAO Fisheries and Aquaculture Division is pleased to announce that the online consultation for the draft text of the Aquaculture production section of the FAO Guidance on Social Responsibility in the Fisheries and Aquaculture Value Chains is now open and available to everyone for comments and suggestions.

The FAO Guidance will consist of two parts. The first will be covering general principles and cross-cutting aspects, and the second will be divided into six parts: (1) Industrial Fishing; (2) Small-scale Fishing; (3) Aquaculture Production; (4) Processing; (5) Distribution; and (6) Retailing. The target audience of the FAO Guidance is primarily the industry, but it can be also a valuable instrument for policymakers, RFMOs and civil society. The Guidance will be voluntary, non-binding, practical, complementary, written in simple language, supportive and based on the existing international conventions, agreements and standards addressing human and labour rights, decent working conditions and social protection.

Through an inclusive and transparent consultation, FAO is enabling an open public consultation to invite stakeholders of the fisheries and aquaculture sector to submit their comments about the draft text “Aquaculture production” section of the FAO Guidance. 

The draft text of this section will be available and open for comments until 22 September (23:59 European time). 

To access the online platform where the draft text is published, please use the following link:

Draft text: Aquaculture section of the FAO Guidance – Open consultation

In order to submit your comments and suggestions, registration is needed. 

The draft text can be reviewed directly from the online platform or can also be downloaded. Comments and suggestions should be made only via the online platform. In addition, comments received will be exclusively used for internal purposes and will not be shared to anyone. 

The online platform is compatible with the latest versions of major internet browsers – Google Chrome, Safari, Microsoft Edge, Vivaldi, Mozilla, and others. The platform is entirely functional on computers and mobile devices.

If you have any questions or problems, please contact Mariana Toussaint ([email protected])