Improving national quality control for seafood

Agenda 21 recommends promoting seafood quality, including through national quality assurance systems for seafood, in order to promote access to markets, improve consumer confidence and maximize economic returns.

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

1. Ensuring sustainable use of marine living resources under national jurisdiction
2. Being concerned with purity

1. Producing quality food products

1. Developing quality controls for industrial systems

1. Self-control
2. Quality