A/RES/69/15
SIDS Accelerated Modalities of Action (SAMOA) Pathway
such as the United Nations Environment Programme Global Programme of Action
for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-based Activities,25 and, as
appropriate, instruments on marine debris and on nutrient, wastewater and other
marine pollution, and through the sharing and implementation of best practices;
(e) To undertake urgent action to protect coral reefs and other vulnerable
marine ecosystems through the development and implementation of comprehensive
and integrated approaches for the management and the enhancement of their
resilience to withstand pressures, including from ocean acidification and invasive
species, and by drawing on measures such as those identified in the Framework for
Action 2013 of the International Coral Reef Initiative;
(f) To undertake marine scientific research and develop the associated
technological capacity of small island developing States, including through the
establishment of dedicated regional oceanographic centres and the provision of
technical assistance, for the delimitation of their maritime areas and the preparation
of submissions to the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf;
(g) To enhance and implement the monitoring, control and surveillance of
fishing vessels so as to effectively prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported
and unregulated fishing, including through institutional capacity-building at the
appropriate levels;
(h) To support the sustainable development of small-scale fisheries,
improved mechanisms for resource assessment and management and enhanced
facilities for fisheries workers, as well as initiatives that add value to outputs from
small-scale fisheries, and to enhance access to markets for the products of
sustainable small-scale fisheries of small island developing States;
(i) To strengthen disciplines on subsidies in the fisheries sector, including
through the prohibition of certain forms of subsidies that contribute to overcapacity
and overfishing, in accordance with the Doha Ministerial Declaration adopted by the
World Trade Organization in 2001 26 and the Hong Kong Ministerial Declaration
adopted by the World Trade Organization in 2005;
(j) For States that have not done so, to consider becoming parties to the
2001 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Convention
on the Protection of the Underwater Cultural Heritage;27
(k) To promote the conservation, sustainable use and management of
straddling and highly migratory fish stocks, including through measures that benefit
small island developing States that are adopted by relevant regional fisheries
management organizations and arrangements;
(l) To enhance the capacity of small island developing States to sustainably
use their fisheries resources and develop fisheries-related industries, enabling them
to maximize benefits from their fisheries resources and ensure that the burden of
conservation and management of ocean resources is not disproportionately
transferred to small island developing States;
(m) To urge the cooperation of the international community in implementing
shared responsibilities under regional fisheries management organizations and
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A/51/116, annex II.
A/C.2/56/7, annex.
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