In response to aquaculture’s rapid expansion, the environmental and social performance of the industry has been put under scrutiny. However, most tools focus on setting technical improvement on the farm level, and/or assessing legislative coverage and compliance. While important, there remains a gap within current understanding of governance in aquaculture. We have developed the Aquaculture Governance Indicators (AGIs) to assess an existing governance system in any given country, and the means by which improvements of the environmental performance of the industry can occur. The AGIs generate a comprehensive overview, by including an analysis of legislation and voluntary codes and standards, as well assessing the ways in which state, industry and civil society organizations collaborate, and the extent to which they are able to identify and resolve sustainability challenges. The AGIs allow for identifying potential gaps, and provide actionable insights for aquaculture improvement. In our presentation, we introduce the AGIs, and showcase the application of the assessment framework by sharing results from assessments across salmon and shrimp aquaculture-producing countries.
See also the AGI Dashboard on our website: www.aquaculturegovernance.org .