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UNITED
NATIONS
General Assembly
Distr.
GENERAL
A/RES/52/28
26 January 1998
Fifty-second session
Agenda item 39 (b)
RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[without reference to a Main Committee (A/52/L.29 and Add.1)]
52/28.
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
The General Assembly,
Recalling its resolution 47/192 of 22 December 1992, concerning the United Nations Conference on
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, and resolutions 50/24 of 5 December 1995
and 51/35 of 9 December 1996, concerning 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,1
Recalling also resolutions I and II adopted by the Conference,2
Recognizing the importance of the Agreement for the conservation and management of straddling fish
stocks and highly migratory fish stocks and the need for the regular consideration and review of
developments relating thereto,
Recognizing also the importance of artisanal and subsistence fishers,
Noting with appreciation the information provided by States, relevant specialized agencies, international
organizations, intergovernmental bodies and non-governmental organizations in accordance with
resolution 51/35,
1
A/CONF.164/37; see also A/50/550, annex I.
2
A/CONF.164/38, annex; see also A/50/550, annex II.
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