Pursuant to General Assembly resolution 76/71 of 9 December 2021, Workshop in connection with the General Assembly review on bottom fishing which was to have been held in 2020 was held from 2 to 3 August 2022, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, as an in-person meeting.

In resolution 75/89, the General Assembly decided to postpone from 2020 to 2022 its further review of the actions taken by States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements in response to paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of resolution 71/123, with a view to ensuring the effective implementation of the measures therein and to make further recommendations, where necessary. As per past practice, this review, which will take place in the context of the informal consultations on the draft annual resolution on sustainable fisheries in November, will be informed by a report of the Secretary-General and a two-day multi-stakeholder Workshop.

In paragraph 210 of resolution 76/71, the General Assembly also requested the Secretary-General to convene on 2 and 3 August 2022 with full conference services, if conditions allow, without prejudice to future arrangements, the two-day workshop that was to have been held in 2020 pursuant to resolution 73/125 of 11 December 2018, in order to discuss implementation of paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of resolution 71/123.

In accordance with resolution 74/18, States, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and other relevant specialized agencies, funds and programmes, subregional and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, other fisheries bodies, other relevant intergovernmental bodies and relevant non-governmental organizations and relevant stakeholders, in accordance with United Nations practice, will be invited to participate in the Workshop.

Additional information regarding the Workshop may be found in the links below:

• Report of the Workshop (A/77/321 - Letter dated 31 August 2022 from the moderator of the workshop to discuss the implementation of paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of resolution 71/123 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks, addressed to the President of the General Assembly)
• Provisional agenda of the Workshop
• Draft organization of work of the Workshop
• Table of panellists with links to presentations
• A/75/157 - Report of the Secretary-General on actions taken by States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements in response to paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of resolution 71/123
• A/77/155 - Report of the Secretary-General on further actions taken by States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements in response to paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of resolution 71/123 (advance unedited)
• Information for participants
• Text of paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of resolution 71/123
• Information the 2016 Workshop and background information
• Full texts of contributions from Member States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements to the report of the Secretary-General on Actions taken by States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements in response to paragraphs 113, 117 and 119 to 124 of General Assembly resolution 64/72, paragraphs 121, 126, 129, 130 and 132 to 134 of General Assembly resolution 66/68 and paragraphs 156, 171, 175, 177 to 188 and 219 of General Assembly resolution 71/123 on sustainable fisheries, addressing the impacts of bottom fishing on vulnerable marine ecosystems and the long-term sustainability of deep-sea fish stocks (A/75/157)