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CONVENTION ОМ THE CONSERVATION AND
MANAGEMENT
OF HIGH SEAS FISHERIES RESOURCES
IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
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CONVENTION ON THE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
OF HIGH SEAS FISHERIES RESOURCES
IN THE NORTH PACIFIC OCEAN
The CONTRACTING PARTIES,
Committed to ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fisheries
"resources in the North Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems
in which these resources occur;
Recalling relevant international law as reflected in the United Nations Convention on the
Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, the 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 of 4 December 1995 and the Agreement to Promote Compliance
with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the
High Seas of 24 November 1993 and taking into account the Code of Conduct for
Responsible Fisheries adopted by the Conference of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (“FAO”) at its 28th session on 31 October 1995 as
well as the International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-Sea Fisheries in the
High Seas adopted by FAO on 29 August 2008;
Noting the call from the United Nations General Assembly in its resolutions 61/105 and
64/72 to take steps to protect vulnerable marine ecosystems and associated species from
significant adverse impacts of destructive fishing practices and its resolution 60/31
encouraging States, as appropriate, to recognize that the general principles of the
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 of 4 December 1995 should
also apply to discrete fish stocks in the high seas;
Recognizing the necessity to collect scientific data in order to understand the marine
biodiversity and ecology in the region and to assess the impacts of fisheries on marine
species and vulnerable marine ecosystems; .
Conscious of the need to avoid adverse impacts on the marine environment, to preserve
biodiversity, to maintain the integrity of marine ecosystems, and to minimize the risk of
long-term or irreversible effects of fishing operations;
Concerned about possible adverse impacts of unregulated bottom fishing activities on
marine species and vulnerable marine ecosystems on the high seas of the North Pacific
Ocean;
Further committed to conducting responsible fishing activities and to cooperating
effectively to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
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(“ТОЧ fishing”) activities and the adverse impacts that they have on the state of the
world’s fisheries resources and the ecosystems in which they occur;
HAVE AGREED as follows:
Article 1
Use of Terms
For the purposes of this Convention:
(a) “1982 Convention” means the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
of 10 December 1982;
(b) “1995 Agreement” means the 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 of 4 December 1995;
(c) “Bottom fishing” means fishing activities where the fishing gear is likely to
contact the seafloor during the normal course of fishing operations;
(d) “Consensus” means the absence of any formal objection made at the time the
decision is taken;
(©) “Contracting Party” means any State or regional economic integration
organization that has consented to be bound by this Convention and for which the
Convention is in force;
(f) “Convention Area” means the area to which this Convention applies, as
prescribed in Article 4, paragraph 1;
(g) “FAO International Guidelines” means the International Guidelines ...