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The concept of responsible fisheries and the possibility of elaborating guidelines or a code of practice for responsible fisheries was first mooted at the 1991 Session of the Committee on Fisheries (COFI) within the context of its discussions relating to largescale pelagic driftnet fishing (FAO 1991). In its deliberations, COFI acknowledged that the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) had an important role to play in promoting international understanding about the responsible conduct of fishing operations. It was in this way that the notion of a Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries was conceived. Following an extensive consultative and negotiation process among FAO Members and other stakeholders,1 the FAO Conference unanimously adopted the Code in October 1995.2
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Doulman, D.J. (2004). Fisheries Management, Poverty Alleviation and the Implementation of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries. In: Neiland, A.E., Béné, C. (eds) Poverty and Small-scale Fisheries in West Africa. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2736-5_12
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