Franckx, Erik Franckx and Lei, Minmin and Lobach, Terje and Kuemlangan, Blaise and Mosteiro, Alicia (2024) Committee on fisheries. Thirty-sixth session, 8-12 July 2024: Technical paper on the implementation of the 1993 FAO agreement to promote compliance with international conservation and management measures by fishing vessels on the high seas. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Rome, Italy.
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The study was reviewed by an expert workshop held in Paris between 29-30 April 2024. Expert discussions in the workshop led to a supported option of strengthening the implementation of the Compliance Agreement within the broader framework of enhancing flag State performance. Specifically, the set of concrete recommendations under this option could include: • Considering that the Compliance Agreement forms an integral part of the 1995 FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries (the Code), as recognized by FAO Conference Resolution 15/93, paragraph 3, the COFI could, within the context of monitoring the implementation of the Code, review the implementation of the Compliance Agreement and propose actions to strengthen its implementation. • Such a review should be based on the current situation and in the context of reviewing flag State responsibilities more generally, taking into account relevant instruments such as the UNFSA and more recent instruments including the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance (VGFSP), as well as the work on compliance in the context of Regional Fisheries Bodies. • The Global Record, developed by FAO through the Global Record Open-Ended Technical and Advisory Working Group established by COFI, may support the exchange of information on fishing vessels authorized to be used for fishing on the high seas, as required by Article VI of the Compliance Agreement. • Recognizing that the PSMA provides an international legal and operational framework for verifying compliance of vessels entering foreign ports with applicable fisheries conservation and management measures, including on the high seas, and the important role of flag States in the implementation of the PSMA, aspects of the implementation of the Compliance Agreement may be considered through PSMA meetings of the parties and supporting working groups, as appropriate. • Flag States should, including through RFMO/As, periodically conduct flag State performance assessments, and take measures to strengthen compliance with their international obligations regarding the flagging and control of fishing vessels, as guided by the VGFSP which cover key
| Item Type: | Documents |
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| Keywords: | FAO, Committee on Fisheries (COFI), Responsible Fisheries, Monitoring, Conservation, Regional Fisheries Bodies, Fishing Vessels |
| Subjects: | Right to Resources |
| Depositing User: | Kokila ICSF Krish |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Jun 2025 10:36 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Jun 2025 10:36 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/21761 |
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