This third update of FAO’s global discard estimate adopted the ‘fishery-by-fishery’ approach employed in the second discards assessment published in 2005.

This publication gives an updated review of the quantity of discards in the world's marine fisheries, using information from a broad range of fisheries in all c

Fluctuations and declines in marine fish populations have caused growing concern among marine scientists, fisheries managers, commercial and recreational fisher

The 2020 edition of The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture has a particular focus on sustainability. This reflects a number of specific considerations. Fi

Discards – the part of the catch that is not retained on board, which may include target species or any other (commercial and non-commercial) species that are