The research presents evidence that this production for use of global aquaculture supply chains is precipitating the collapse of stocks and compromising food security
ACP and countries benefiting from GSP+ meet strict rules of origin and sign up to sustainability standards which are not required from those countries whose seafood products enter the EU under the autonomous tariff quotas (ATQs).
Their report, presented end of June, highlights that fisheries are responsible for an important proportion of “livestock and agriculture CO2 emissions”, but omits to recognize that other ocean-based industries are more polluting.
CAOPA and the French-speaking fishing schools have started collaborating to make artisanal fisheries stakeholders more responsible in the protection of the oceans and fight against plastic waste.