APPENDIX 5: IMPLEMENTATION OFPOST-UNCED INTERNATIONAL FISHERY INSTRUMENTS

Respondents were requested to provide information regardingrecent activities, priorities or plans to implement the post-UNCED fisheryinstruments. Shaded cells indicate where a response was received and furtherdetails, as available, are in the text relating to each RFB.

Where RFBs indicated that the instruments in general are notrelevant to their work this is indicated in a footnote. Where they haveindicated specific instruments are not relevant, this is included in the textrelating to each RFB. In some cases, where RFBs do not have a mandate toimplement the instruments, reported action taken consistent with the instrumentsis indicated by shaded cells.

RFBs that did not respond are not included in theTable.

	1993 FAO Compliance Agreement	1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement	1995 FAO Code of Conduct for ResponsibleFishing	IPOA on Reducing the Incidental Catch of Seabirds inLongline Fisheries	IPOA on the Conservation and Management ofSharks	IPOA on the Management of Fishing Capacity	IPOA on the Prevention, Deterrence and Elimination of IUUFishing
ATLANTIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS
CECAF
COFREMAR
GFCM
IBSFC
ICCAT^[115]
NASCO
NEAFC
SEAFO^[116]
WECAFC^[117]
INDIAN OCEAN AND INDO-PACIFIC AREA
APFIC
IOTC
RECOFI^[118]
SEAFDEC
PACIFIC OCEAN
CPPS
FFA^[119]
IATTC
IPHC
NPAFC
PSC^[120]
SPC
TRANS-OCEAN
CCAMLR
CCSBT
INLAND
COPESCAL
CIFA
EIFAC^[121]
LVFO
MRC^[122]
MARINE MAMMALS
IWC
NAMMCO^[123]
RESEARCH
ICES^[124]

^[115] No specificinformation received, shaded areas were taken from information on website.
^[116] The SEAFO conventiontakes cognition of the instruments indicated. No measures under the IPOAs can beput in place until the Convention enters into force and the Commission assumesits mandate.
^[117] No specificprogrammes, as work is carried out by ad hoc working groups in relationto specific fisheries.
^[118] Newly established attime of writing.
^[119] Not directlyrelevant, as FFA is not strictly a fisheries management agency.
^[120] Most instruments arenot generally applicable.
^[121] Most instruments arenot generally applicable.
^[122] Most instruments arenot generally applicable.
^[123] The Instruments arenot generally applicable.
^[124] Implementation of theinstruments is outside the area of competence of ICES.