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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/53/33
6 January 1999
Fifty-third session
Agenda item 38 (b)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/53/L.45 and Add.1)]
53/33.
Large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of
national jurisdiction and on the high seas, fisheries by-catch and
discards, and other developments
The General Assembly,
Reaffirming its resolutions 46/215 of 20 December 1991, 49/116 and 49/118 of 19 December 1994,
51/36 of 9 December 1996 and 52/29 of 26 November 1997, as well as other resolutions on large-scale
pelagic drift-net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas,
fisheries by-catch and discards, and other developments,
Taking note with appreciation of the report of the Secretary-General,1
Emphasizing the useful role that report plays in bringing together information relating to the
sustainable development of the world’s marine living resources, provided by States, relevant
intergovernmental organizations, regional and subregional fisheries organizations, and non-governmental
organizations,
Noting with satisfaction that, while significant work remains, interested parties have made real
progress towards sustainable fisheries management,
Welcoming the progress in organizing new regional organizations and arrangements in several
heretofore unmanaged fisheries,
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A/53/473.
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