Green Practices Guideline for Fisheries Sector

TABLE OF CONTENTS ABBREVIATION 3 TERMINOLOGIES 3 FOREWORD 6 ABOUT THE GUIDELINE 7 PART I INTRODUCTION 8 1.1 About the Sector 9 1.2 Scope and Application 12 1.3 Motivation to Sustainability 14 1.3.1 Climate Change 15 1.3.2 Circular Economy 20 1.3.3 Impacts of ESG Towards the Industry 22 1.3.4 Sustainable Developments Goals 23 1.4 The Need for Green Practices 25 1.4.1 What are Green Practices (GP)? 25 1.4.2 Green Practices in the Fisheries Sector 25 1.4.3 Existing National Policies & Guidelines 27 1.4.4 Benefits of Green Practices 28 1.5 Outcome from Green Practices 30 PART II ASSESSMENT 31 2.1 About the Assessment of Green Practices 32 2.2 Guideline Implementation 33 2.3 Indicators 35 2.3.1 Materials 36 2.3.2 Waste 37 2.3.3 Water 39 2.3.4 Energy 40 2.3.5 Innovation 42 2.3.6 Management 43 PART III IMPLEMENTATION OF GREEN PRACTICES 45 3.1 Indicator Alignment 46 3.2 Towards Green Recognition 49 3.3 Way Forward 50 REFERENCES 51 CASE STUDIES 52 APPENDIX 53