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The Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture at a glance

Year of publication 2025

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) The vision of the Guidelines for Sustainable Aquaculture (GSA) is of an aquaculture sector that contributes significantly to a world free from hunger and to the equitable improvement of the living standards of all actors in its value chain, including the poorest, and: 1) advances towards more productive, efficient, resilient, climate-smart and socially and environmentally responsible agrifood systems, 2) fulfils its potential to meet the increasing demand for safe, healthy, accessible and affordable aquatic food and products with reduced impacts on the global environment, 3) contributes to sustainable development and helps to eradicate poverty, malnutrition and hunger; and 4) matures in economically, socially and environmentally sustainable ways.

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