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
A/RES/71/123
from 5 to 9 June 2017, coinciding with World Oceans Day, to support the
implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, as well as its resolution
70/303 of 9 September 2016 on modalities for that Conference,
Welcoming in this regard the continuous attention given by the international
community to the role of fish and fish products in nutrition and food security,
including by the Committee on World Food Security of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations, especially noting the importance of the
availability of highly nutritious food for low-income populations,
Recalling that, in “The future we want”, 6 States were encouraged to give due
consideration to implementing the Committee on World Food Security Voluntary
Guidelines on the Responsible Governance of Tenure of Land, Fisheries and Forests
in the Context of National Food Security,
Welcoming in this regard the convening by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations of Tenure and Fishing Rights 2015: A global
forum on rights-based approaches for fisheries, 7 and the subsequent development of
a global work programme on advancing knowledge on rights -based approaches for
fisheries to improve governance of fisheries by the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations,
Recalling the Voluntary Guidelines for Securing Sustainable Small-scale
Fisheries in the Context of Food Security and Poverty Eradication,
Recognizing the urgent need for action at all levels, relying on scientific
advice, to ensure the long-term sustainable use and management of fisheries
resources through the wide application of the precautionary approach and ecosystem
approaches,
Expressing concern over the current and projected adverse effects of climate
change on food security and the sustainability of fisheries, and noting in that regard
the work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment
Programme,
Welcoming the entry into force of the Paris Agreement 8 following the deposit
of instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession by its parties, and
noting that it aims to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change,
including by increasing the ability to adapt to the adverse impacts of climate change
and foster climate resilience,
Reaffirming its commitment to ensuring that conservation and management
measures adopted by regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements
are based on the best available scientific information,
Taking note of the report of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations entitled The State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2016, and
expressing concern that 31.4 per cent of marine fish stocks are overfished,
Expressing its support for accelerating work to complete the ongoing
negotiations in the World Trade Organization to strengthen disciplines on subsidies
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Resolution 66/288, annex.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, document COFI/2016/7.2.
8
See FCCC/CP/2015/10/Add.1, decision 1/CP.21, annex.
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