The African Union Inter-African Bureau for Animal Resources (AU-IBAR), the East African Community Lake Victoria Fisheries Organization (EAC-LVFO), the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD), the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the World Aquaculture Society and WorldFish welcome the outcomes of the African aquaculture policy day held during the World Aquaculture conference, 26-30 June 2017. Participants of the African aquaculture policy day, recall their active commitment to the objective of the development of inclusive and sustainable aquaculture to underpin overarching requirements for human development, food and, importantly, nutrition security--goals of Africa that align with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)."