to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by
Fishing
Vessels on the High Seas
THE CONFERENCE
Recalling
that at its Twenty-seventh Session in November 1993, it had approved in accordance with
Article XIV-1 of the Constitution the text of the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas and had acclaimed the Agreement as a momentous achievement and a milestone in the international management of high seas fisheries as well as urging members to accept the Agreement as soon as possible so as to bring it into force at the earliest possible time,
Bearing in mind
that this Agreement constitutes an integral part of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries adopted at this Session of the Conference,
Acknowledging
that in the management of high seas fisheries, the adoption of the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, and the completion of the 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, has accentuated the need to bring into force as soon as possible the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas,
Recognizing
the importance of building up the register of fishing vessels authorized to fish on the high seas and the flow of information on such vessels provided for under the Agreement,
Noting
that to date only seven countries have accepted the Agreement, and that a further 18 acceptances are necessary to bring it into force,
1.
Urges
members and eligible non-members of FAO to accept the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas so as to bring it into force as soon as possible.
