Sustainable
Fisheries
Fishing
- UN
Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982). UN/DOALOS 1994
- Agreement
on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (FSA 1995). NIF
- Agreement to Promote
Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing
Vessels on the NIF High Seas (1993). FAO
- Convention on Biological Diversity (1992). UNEP 1993
Non-Binding:
- Code of Conduct
for Responsible Fisheries (1995). FAO
- UN General Assembly Resolutions on Large-Scale Pelagic Driftnet Fishing and
Its Impacts on the Living Marine Resources of the World's Oceans and Seas (1989,
1990, 1991).
- FAO Global Plans of
Action (POAs). To reduce the incidental catch of seabirds in long-line
fisheries (1999). For the conservation and management of sharks (1999). For
the management of fishing capacity (1999). on illegal, unreported and unregulated
fishing.
Forthcoming plan to eliminate destructive fishing practices.
Fishing
Vessels
- 1993 Compliance
Agreement (above). FAO NIF
Non-Binding:
Standard Specifications for the Marking and Identification
of Fishing Vessels (1989). FAO
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