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6. Urges all authorities of members of the international community that have not done so to take
greater enforcement responsibility to ensure full implementation of the global moratorium on all largescale pelagic drift-net fishing on the high seas, including enclosed seas and semi-enclosed seas, and to
impose appropriate sanctions, consistent with their obligations under international law, against acts
contrary to the terms of resolution 46/215;
7. Calls upon States that have not done so to take measures, including measures to deter reflagging
to avoid compliance with applicable obligations, to ensure that fishing vessels entitled to fly their flags
do not fish in areas under the national jurisdiction of other States unless duly authorized by the authorities
of the State concerned and in accordance with the conditions set out in the authorization, and do not fish
on the high seas in contravention of the applicable conservation and management rules;
8. Urges States, relevant international organizations and regional and subregional fisheries
management organizations and arrangements to take action, including through assistance to developing
countries, to reduce by-catches, fish discards and post-harvest losses consistent with international law and
relevant international instruments, including the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries;
9. Reiterates its call on organizations with development assistance programmes to make it a high
priority to support, including through financial and/or technical assistance, the efforts of developing coastal
States, in particular the least developed countries and the small island developing States, to improve the
monitoring and control of fishing activities and the enforcement of fishing regulations, including through
financial and technical support for regional and subregional meetings for this purpose;
10. Requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all members
of the international community, relevant intergovernmental organizations, the organizations and bodies of
the United Nations system, regional and subregional fisheries management organizations and relevant nongovernmental organizations, and to invite them to provide the Secretary-General with information relevant
to the implementation of the present resolution;
11. Also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that reporting on all major fisheries-related
activities and instruments is effectively coordinated, that any duplication of activities and reporting is
minimized, and that relevant scientific and technical studies are disseminated to the international
community, and invites the relevant specialized agencies, including the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations, as well as regional and subregional fisheries organizations and arrangements, to
cooperate with the Secretary-General to that end;
12. Further requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly at its fifty-fifth session
a report on further developments relating to the implementation of resolution 52/29, the status and
implementation of the Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and
Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas and efforts undertaken in the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, referred to in paragraph 8 of resolution 52/29, taking into
account the information provided by States, relevant specialized agencies, in particular the Food and
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and other appropriate organs, organizations and
programmes of the United Nations system, regional and subregional organizations and arrangements and
other relevant intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations;
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