Summary Description
- Improves sustainability in fish production.
- TopicThe topic of the legislation or policy covered by the text
- Wild-caught fishing
- SpeciesThe animal, or type of food production, covered by the text
- Fish
- JurisdictionCountry or geographical area where the text applies
- UN
- Sub-jurisdictionCountry or state where the text applies
- N/A
- Type of ActWhether the act is a law, regulation, or policy, or another type of text
- Policy
- StatusIndicates whether the act is in force or not
- In force
- Legal ValueWhether the text is binding or not
- Voluntary
- Date enactedDate the text was adopted
- 2015
- Date updatedDate when the entry was last updated by the CALF team
- June, 2023
- Official citation
- The Sustainable Development Goals Report 2022
Strengths & Weaknesses
- Strengths
- Calls for methods of catching wild fishes will improve their welfare and reduce bycatch.
- Calls for the catching of alternative fish species so as to reduce wastage associated with bycatch and relieve pressure on threatened species.
- Weaknesses
- The UN's SDGs are voluntary policy measures that do not provide specific rules on how to achieve such objectives.
- This policy does not address animal welfare issues directly.