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Noting the limited information available on measures taken by States to
implement, individually and through regional fisheries management organizations
and arrangements, the International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing
Capacity adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations,
Particularly concerned that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing
constitutes a serious threat to fish stocks and marine habitats and ecosystems, to the
detriment of sustainable fisheries as well as the food security and the economies of
many States, particularly developing States,
Recognizing that effective deterrence and combating of illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing has significant financial and other resource implications,
Recognizing also that illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing may give rise
to safety and security concerns for individuals on vessels engaged in such activities,
and welcoming, in this regard, the adoption of the Work in Fishing Convention,
2007 (Convention No. 188) at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, on
14 June 2007,
Welcoming cooperation between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the
United Nations and the International Maritime Organization and the outcomes of the
second session of their Joint Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported and
Unregulated Fishing and Related Matters, held in Rome from 16 to 18 July 2007,
Recognizing the duty provided in the Convention, the Agreement to Promote
Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing
Vessels on the High Seas (“the Compliance Agreement”), 7 the Agreement and the
Code for flag States to exercise effective control over fishing vessels flying their
flag, and vessels flying their flag which provide support to fishing vessels, to ensure
that the activities of such fishing and support vessels do not undermine the
effectiveness of conservation and management measures taken in accordance with
international law and adopted at the national, subregional, regional or global levels,
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Noting the obligation of all States, pursuant to the provisions of the
Convention, to cooperate in the conservation and management of living marine
resources, and recognizing the importance of coordination and cooperation at the
global, regional, subregional as well as national levels in the areas, inter alia, of data
collection, information-sharing, capacity-building and training for the conservation,
management and sustainable development of marine living resources,
Welcoming recent developments regarding recommended best practices for
regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements that may help to
strengthen their governance and promote their improved performance,
Calling attention to the need for States, individually and through regional
fisheries management organizations and arrangements, to continue to develop and
implement effective port State measures and schemes to combat overfishing and
illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and the critical need for cooperation
with developing States to build their capacity in this regard, taking note of the work
of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to develop a legally
binding instrument on minimum standards for port State measures,
Concerned that marine pollution from all sources, including vessels and, in
particular, land-based sources, constitutes a serious threat to human health and
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