Lugten, G.L.

A Review of measures taken by regional marine fishery bodies to address contemporary fishery issues.

FAO Fisheries Circular. No. 940. Rome, FAO. 1999. 97p.

ABSTRACT

Throughout the 1990s, the international community made several attempts to enhance and develop the legal framework for fisheries management described in the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. For the purposes of this report, such negotiations have included the 1992 Rio Declaration and Agenda 21 adopted by the United Nations Conference on the Environment and Development where Chapter 17 relates to oceans and coastal areas; the 1993 Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas; the 1995 Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries; the 1995 Rome Consensus on World Fisheries; the 1995 Kyoto Declaration and Plan of Action on the Sustainable Contribution of Fisheries to Food Security, and 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. The purpose of this report is to analyze the extent to which the 1982 Convention and the above mentioned fisheries instruments, have or have not, been implemented by both FAO and non-FAO regional fishery bodies. Contemporary fishery issues referred to in the instruments include excess fleet capacity; by-catch and discards; monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing vessels; measures to enhance data collection; and application of the precautionary approach.