ABSTRACT
Often there are non-biological factors that are also included in a definition of sustainability. For example, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has created a Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, which includes provisions to ensure effective conservation and management of aquatic resources, on biodiversity, habitats, harvesting practices, nutrition, waste, and social objectives such as transparent decision making, allowing all interested groups to participate in the decision process and protecting the rights of fishers and those employed by the fishing industry (FAO 1995). The MSC has created principles and detailed criteria that a fishery must meet to be certified as sustainable, including criteria on stock sizes, habitat, diversity, and management methods, as well as social objectives (MSC 1998).
