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Sustainable food from the oceans and inland waters plays a significant role for food security and nutrition. This Global Action Network mobilizes actions for sustainable aquatic food systems to include aquatic foods as a key food source for achieving food security and improved nutrition in the Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016–2030) in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In 2026, the Network’s deliverables – bridging the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition and the UN Decade of Ocean Science – were endorsed as official contribution to the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030).

ASC 2026, 15-18 September, Brest, France

Micronutrient Forum 7th Global Conference, 28 September – 1 October, Accra, Ghana | Online

World Food Forum, 8-16 October, Rome, Italy

CFS 54, 19-23 October, Rome, Italy

COP 17 Convention on Biological Diversity, 19–30 October, Yerevan, Armenia

UN Climate Change Conference – COP31, 9-20 November, Antalya, Türkiye

2026 UN Water Conference, 2-4 December, United Arab Emirates

Global Forum for food and Agriculture 2027, 11-15 January, Berlin, Germany

Ocean Decade Conference 2027, 7-9 April 2027, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil


Budstikke

We adopt the budstikke as a symbol to carry key messages related to sustainable aquatic food systems for food security and nutrition — to encourage boundary-crossing between people with different knowledge and perspectives, and to call for actions from healthy waters to healthy people, emphasizing the inclusion of aquatic foods as a key for food security and nutrition. 

Aquatic foods must be systematically recognised and valued for their nutritional contributions

Nutrition data must be collected and used for decision-making

Aquatic food systems need stronger policy integration and investment readiness

Local innovation can turn aquatic foods into accessible nutrition