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Last updated
2 September 2016
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The United Nations 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 sets
out principles for the conservation and management of those fish stocks and
establishes that such management must be based on the precautionary approach
and the best available scientific information. The Agreement elaborates on
the fundamental principle, established in the Convention, that States should
cooperate to ensure conservation and promote the objective of the optimum
utilization of fisheries resources both within and beyond the exclusive
economic zone.
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The Agreement attempts to achieve this objective by providing a framework
for cooperation in the conservation and management of those resources. It
promotes good order in the oceans through the effective management and
conservation of high seas resources by establishing, among other things,
detailed minimum international standards for the conservation and management
of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks; ensuring that
measures taken for the conservation and management of those stocks in areas
under national jurisdiction and in the adjacent high seas are compatible and
coherent; ensuring that there are effective mechanisms for compliance and
enforcement of those measures on the high seas; and recognizing the special
requirements of developing States in relation to conservation and management
as well as the development and participation in fisheries for the two types
of stocks mentioned above.
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The Agreement was adopted on 4 August 1995 by the United
Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks
and opened for signature on 4
December 1995. It remained open for signature until 4 December 1996 and was
signed by 59 States and entities.
The
requirements for the entry into force of the Agreement were met on
11 November 2001, when the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Malta deposited
an instrument of accession to the Agreement with the Secretary-General. The instrument was the
thirtieth instrument of ratification or accession deposited. The Agreement entered into force on 11December 2001,
i.e., 30 days after the date of deposit of the thirtieth instrument of
ratification or accession, in accordance with article 40 (1) of the
Agreement.
Additional background
Related
instruments available from the FAO web site:
FAO
Agreement
to promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management
Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas
FAO
Code
of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (1 November 1995)
Kyoto
Declaration
and Preface
(9 December 1995)
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