Towards a mandatory human rights due diligence in fisheries and aquaculture. Remarks in the light of recent normative developments

A basic tenet of the business and human rights framework resides on the request to companies to perform human rights due diligence (HRDD) with the aim to prevent any negative impact on human rights originated from their activities. Well, to the extent that corporate operations are involved, this framework also applies in relation to the human rights risks associated to the business activities in the fisheries and aquaculture. The objective of the paper is to review, in the light of the Guiding Principles, the scope of the CRtoR in relation to the activities of the companies operating in this industry, and to review the potentials of the recent surge of a regulatory wave on human rights due diligence, aimed at imposing on companies a due diligence obligation in respect to their impact on human rights.