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July 2023
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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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