Sustainable fisheries, including through the 1995 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, and related instruments
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their domestically flagged fishing fleet, value-added processing and the expansion
of their economic base in the fishing industry, consistent with the duty to ensure the
proper conservation and management of fisheries resources;
43. Urges States, intergovernmental organizations, international financial
institutions, national institutions and non-governmental organizations, as well as
natural and juridical persons, to make voluntary financial contributions to the
Assistance Fund established under Part VII of the Agreement;
44. Encourages the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
and the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea of the Office of Legal
Affairs of the Secretariat (the Division) to continue their efforts to publicize the
availability of assistance through the Assistance Fund;
45. Encourages accelerated progress by States, individually and, as
appropriate, through subregional and regional fisheries management organizations
and arrangements, regarding the recommendations of the Review Conference on the
Agreement, held in New York from 22 to 26 May 2006, 17 and the identification of
emerging priorities;
46. Encourages States, individually and, as appropriate, through subregional
and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, to consider
implementing, as appropriate, the recommendations of the resumed Review
Conference held in New York from 24 to 28 May 2010; 18
47. Welcomes the convening of the resumed Review Conference in New York
from 23 to 27 May 2016;
48. Encourages States, individually and, as appropriate, through subregional
and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements, to consider
implementing, as appropriate, the recommendations of the resumed Review
Conference; 19
49. Welcomes the fact that the resumed Review Conference agreed to keep
the Agreement under review through the resumption of the Review Conference at a
date not earlier than 2020, to be agreed at a future round of informal consultations
of States parties to the Agreement;
50. Acknowledges, in particular, the commitments made at the resumed
Review Conference to the continued implementation of the Agreement through the
application of the precautionary approach and ecosystem approaches to fisheries
management, the urgent improvement of the status of straddling fish stocks and
highly migratory fish stocks, strengthened interaction of the science -policy interface
and the strong emphasis on collaboration, at all levels, for improved global fisheries
outcomes;
51. Expresses its appreciation to the Secretary-General for his updated report
submitted to the resumed Review Conference in accordance with paragraph 41 of
resolution 69/109 of 9 December 2014 to assist the Review Conference in
discharging its mandate under article 36, paragraph 2, of the Agreement; 20
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17
See A/CONF.210/2006/15, annex.
See A/CONF.210/2010/7, annex.
19
See A/CONF.210/2016/5.
20
A/CONF.210/2016/1.
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