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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coral reefs, shellfish and crustaceans to build shells and skeletal structures and the
threats this could pose to protein supply;
XI
Capacity-building
175. Reiterates the crucial importance of cooperation by States directly or, as
appropriate, through the relevant subregional and regional organizations, and by
other international organizations, including the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations through its FishCode programme, including through financial
and/or technical assistance, in accordance with the Agreement, the Compliance
Agreement, the Code and its associated international plans of action, to increase the
capacity of developing States to achieve the goals and implement the actions called
for in the present resolution;
176. Welcomes the ongoing work of the Food and Agriculture Organization of
the United Nations in developing guidance on the strategies and measures required
for the creation of an enabling environment for sustainable small-scale fisheries, and
encourages studies for creating possible alternative livelihoods for coastal
communities;
177. Recalls that in “The future we want”, States recognized the importance of
building the capacity of developing countries to be able to benefit from the
conservation and sustainable use of the oceans and seas and their resources, and in
this regard emphasized the need for cooperation in marine scientific research to
implement the provisions of the Convention and the outcomes of the major summits
on sustainable development, as well as for the transfer of technology, taking into
account the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission Criteria and Guidelines
on the Transfer of Marine Technology;
178. Also recalls that in “The future we want”, States urged the identification
and mainstreaming by 2014 of strategies that further assist developing countries, in
particular the least developed countries and small island developing States, in
developing their national capacity to conserve, sustainably manage and realize the
benefits of sustainable fisheries, including through improved market access for fish
products from developing countries;
179. Encourages increased capacity-building and technical assistance by
States, international financial institutions and relevant intergovernmental
organizations and bodies for fishers, in particular small-scale fishers, in developing
countries, and in particular small island developing States, consistent with
environmental sustainability, in recognition of the fact that food security and
livelihoods may depend on fisheries;
180. Encourages States to cooperate closely, directly or through the United
Nations system, including the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United
Nations, with a view to enhancing capacity-building of developing States, including
coastal States, in particular small island developing States, in the field of fisheries
and aquaculture through education and training;
181. Recognizes, in this regard, the work of the United Nations University
Fisheries Training Programme in Iceland and its contribution to training for
developing States, in particular small island developing States, and emphasizes the
need for the continuation and strengthening of this training for developing States;
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