The guidelines seek to assist countries, institutions and policy makers in the development and implementation of a strategy to ensure the sustainability of the aquaculture sector, integration of aquaculture with other sectors and aquaculture's contribution to social and economic development.
21 November 2010: The Fisheries and Aquaculture Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has released “Technical Guidelines for Responsible Fisheries on the Ecosystem Approach to Aquaculture.”
These technical guidelines on the ecosystem approach to aquaculture (EEA) were developed to support Articles 9 and 10 of the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (CCRF). Their main objective is to assist countries, institutions and policy makers in the development and implementation of a strategy to ensure the sustainability of the aquaculture sector, integration of aquaculture with other sectors and aquaculture’s contribution to social and economic development. [The Guidelines]