United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

Documents of the Conference

             On 4 August 1995, the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks completed its substantive work by adopting the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks.

             For ease of reference to the Conference documentation, the Secretariat has prepared a comprehensive list of all documents issued for the Conference and of related General Assembly documents.

Final Act of the United Nations  Conference 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement Related General Assembly documents
First (organizational) session (New York, 19-23 April 1993) Second session (New York, 12-30 July 1993) Third session (New York, 14-31 March 1994)
Fourth session (New York, 15-26 August 1994) Fifth session (New York, 27 March-12 April 1995) Sixth session (New York, 24 July-4 August 1995)
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First (organizational) session (New York, 19-23 April 1993)

A/CONF.164/1

Provisional agenda of the Conference [dated 19 March 1993]

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A/CONF.164/2

Adoption of the Rules of Procedure Provisional rules of procedure [dated 12 April 1993]

A/CONF.164/2/Rev.1

Adoption of the Rules of Procedure Provisional rules of procedure as amended [dated 21 April 1993]

A/CONF.164/3

Organization of work [dated 22 April 1993]

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A/CONF.164/4

Organization of work (List of issues) (Submitted by the delegation of Peru) [dated 22 April 1993]

A/CONF.164/5

Agenda of the Conference [dated 26 April 1993]

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A/CONF.164/6

Rules of Procedure [dated 3 May 1993]

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A/CONF.164/7

Statement made by the Chairman of the Conference at the opening of the organizational session, held on 19 April 1993 [dated 4 May 1993]

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A/CONF.164/8

Statement made by the Chairman of the Conference at the closing of the organizational session, held on 23 April 1993 [dated 11 June 1993]

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A/CONF.164/9

Report on the organizational session of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (Prepared by the Secretariat) [dated 2 June 1993]

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A/CONF.164/L.1

Organization of work (List of issues) (Submitted by the delegation of Peru) [dated 27 May 1993]

A/CONF.164/INF/1

Delegations to the organizational session, New York, 19-23 April 1993 [dated 14 May 1993]

Second session (New York, 12-30 July 1993)

A/CONF.164/10

A guide to the issues before the Conference (Prepared by the Chairman) [dated 24 June 1993]

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A/CONF.164/11

Statement made by the Chairman of the Conference at the opening of the second session, held on 12 July 1993 [dated 16 July 1993]

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A/CONF.164/12

Statement made by the Chairman of the Conference at the conclusion of the general debate on 15 July 1993 [dated 21 July 1993]

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A/CONF.164/13

Negotiating text (Prepared by the Chairman of the Conference) [dated 23 November 1993]

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A/CONF.164/14

Credentials Committee Report of the Credentials Committee [dated 30 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/15

Statement made by the Chairman of the Conference at the close of the second session, on 30 July 1993 [dated 10 August 1993]

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A/CONF.164/16

Report on the second session of the United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (Prepared by the Secretariat) [dated 17 August 1993]

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A/CONF.164/16/Corr.1

Corrigendum [dated 17 November 1993]

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A/CONF.164/L.2

Letter dated 25 May 1993 from the Deputy Chairman of the Committee of the Russian Federation on Fisheries addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 2 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.2/Corr.1

Corrigendum (Arabic, Chinese [dated 9 July 1993] and English only)

A/CONF.164/L.3

Letter dated 26 May 1993 from the Director, Office of Fisheries Affairs, Bureau of Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, United States Department of State, addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 1 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.4

Organization of work (List of issues) Submitted by the Government of Colombia) [dated 2 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.5

Letter dated 28 May 1993 from the Chairman of the delegation of Canada addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 4 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.6

Organization of work (List of issues) (Submitted by the delegation of Japan) [dated 8 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.7

Organization of work (List of issues) (Submitted by the delegation of the Republic of Korea) [dated 10 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.8

Letter dated 14 June 1993 from the Director-General, Fisheries, Commission of the European Communities, addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 17 June 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.9

Comments on issues before the Conference (Submitted by the delegation of Australia) [dated 1 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.10

Letter dated 12 July 1993 from the Permanent Representative of Argentina to the United Nations addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 12 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.11

Draft Convention on the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks on the High Seas (Submitted by the delegations of Argentina, Canada, Chile, Iceland and New Zealand) [dated 14 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.11/Corr.1

Corrigendum (French only) [dated 23 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.11/Rev.1

Draft Convention on the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks on the High Seas (Submitted by the delegations of Argentina, Canada, Chile, Iceland and New Zealand) [dated 28 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.12

Organization of work (List of issues) (Submitted by the delegation of Cuba) [dated 13 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.13

Letter dated 16 July 1993 from the Chairman of the delegation of Canada to the Conference addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 16 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.14

Elements of an international agreement on the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks on the high seas (Working paper submitted by the delegations of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) [dated 16 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.14/Corr.1

Corrigendum [dated 23 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.15

Principles on straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks for use by States, entities and regional organizations (Comments submitted by the United States of America on a guide to the issues before the Conference. Prepared by the Chairman) [dated 16 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.16

Statistical reporting on high seas fisheries (Submitted by the delegation of the United States of America) [dated 20 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.17

Monitoring high seas fishing vessel operations by satellite (Submitted by the delegation of the United States of America) [dated 20 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.18

Definition of straddling stocks of marine life and list of their main species (Submitted by the delegation of the Russian Federation) [dated 20 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.19

Comments on compliance and enforcement (Submitted by the delegation of Australia) [dated 20 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.20

Suggested guidelines (Submitted by the delegation of the European Economic Community) [dated 21 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.21

Consequences of unscientific fishing for Alaska pollack in the enclave of the Sea of Okhotsk (Submitted by the delegation of the Russian Federation) [dated 22 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.22

Comments on precautionary management of fisheries (Submitted by the delegation of Sweden) [dated 22 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.23

Conservation and management of ecologically related species in fisheries for straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (Submitted by the delegations of Australia, and New Zealand) [dated 23 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.24

Special requirements of developing countries in relation to straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (Submitted by the delegations of Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia (Federated States of), New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu) [dated 26 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.25

Letter dated 26 July 1993 from the Alternate Chairman of the delegation of the Russian Federation addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 26 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.26

Some considerations regarding the question of securing compliance with conservation measures for straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks (Submitted by the delegation of the Russian Federation) [dated 26 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.27

Letter dated 27 July 1993 from the Alternate Chairman of the delegation of the Russian Federation addressed to the Chairman of the Conference [dated 27 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.28

Comments on compatibility and coherence between national and international conservation measures for the same stock (Submitted by the delegation of Japan) [dated 27 July 1993]

A/CONF.164/L.29

Comments on a guide to the issues before the Conference prepared by the C