Full texts of contributions from Member States, United Nations agencies, programmes and bodies, as well as other intergovernmental organizations to Fifteenth round of informal consultations of States Parties to the Agreement, focusing on the topic Implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management

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Contributions to Fifteenth round of informal consultations of States Parties to the Agreement, focusing on the topic Implementation of an ecosystem approach to fisheries management

Contributions received in 2020



  1. Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas
  2. Colombia
  3. European Union
  4. Norway
  5. International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
  6. The Marine Ingredients Organization (IFFO)
  7. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
  8. North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)
  9. North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC)
  10. North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC)
  11. OceanCare
  12. Pew Charitable Trusts
  13. South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization (SEAFO)
  14. South Pacific Regional Fisheries management Organization (SPRFMO)
  15. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC)

Contributions received in 2022


  1.   Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas
  2.   Canada
  3.   CCAMLR
  4.  China(English|Chinese)
  5. Ecuador
  6.  Convention on Migratory Species
  7.  General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
  8.  International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
  9.  International Council for the Exploration of the Sea
  10.  Integrated Marine Biosphere Research Project
  11.  Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
  12.  North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
  13.  New Zealand
  14.   North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
  15.    Russian Federation (English translation|Russian)
  16.    Spain (English translation|Spanish)
  17.     Türkiye
  18.    United Kingdom
  19.     United States of America

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