Discussions about sustainable food systems have historically been biased towards agriculture. Wild caught fish are relatively undervalued. This means fisheries receive less attention in policy discussions and less investment to support the adoption of sustainable management approaches than terrestrial agriculture.
Adoption of terms used to describe best practice in terrestrial agricultural systems could deliver new opportunities for fisheries investment, by supporting increased visibility of fisheries best-practice in discussions around sustainable food systems.
This report explores opportunities to extend some of the terminology and concepts used to describe sustainable agriculture to a marine and fisheries context, providing opportunities to raise the profile of fisheries in discourses around sustainable food production.
