Green Practices Guideline for Fisheries Sector

ABBREVIATIONS AI Artificial Intelligence BOT Balance of Trade COP Code of Practice FDI Foreign Direct Investment GDP Gross Domestic Product Gg Gigagrams ICT Information and Communication Technology KDNK ‘Keluaran Dalam Negara Kasar’ LCA Life Cycle Analysis ABBREVIATIONS NAP3 Third National Agricultural Policy NGO Non-Governmental Organisation OECD Economic Co-operation and Development PCC Per Capita Consumption R&D Research & Development SME Small and Medium Enterprise SSL Self Sufficiency Level UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Development Organisation TERMINOLOGIES Balance of Trade The difference between the value of a country's exports and the value of a country's imports for a given period. Code of Practice A set of written rules which explains how people working in a particular profession should behave. Fisheries Refers to the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life, or more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place Green Practices Environmentally friendly actions, which promote environment protection and sustainable development Green Fisheries Activities involving the fisheries sector which are environmentally friendly. Gross Domestic Product The standard measure of the value added created through the production of goods and services in a country during a certain period. As such, it also measures the income earned from that production, or the total amount spent on final goods and services (less imports). Per Capita Consumption The yearly use of goods and services by each person, derived by dividing the quantity of goods and services used by the total population. This variable serves as a direct measure of personal economic well-being. Self Sufficiency Level Calculates the percentage of food consumed and produced domestically. It defines whether the production of agricultural commodities for a country is sufficient to meet domestic needs. The higher the ratio, the greater the self-sufficiency. Overexploitation Also known as overfishing, is the removal of marine living resources to levels that are too low for sustaining viable populations Policy maker A broad term that covers all the people responsible for formulating or amending policy. Sociocultural Used to describe the differences between groups of people relating to the social class and culture in which they live Stakeholders Is either an individual, group or organisation that’s impacted by the outcome of a project or a business venture. Stakeholders have an interest in the success of the project and can be within or outside the organisation that’s sponsoring the project. 3 GREEN PRACTICES GUIDELINE FOR FISHERIES SECTOR (AQUACULTURE)