A/RES/60/31 and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 12 March 2005, 7 which renewed the resolve of the international community to prevent, deter and eliminate illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, Welcoming further the 2005 Rome Declaration on Fisheries and the Tsunami, adopted by the Ministerial Meeting on 12 March 2005, 8 which addressed the issue of rehabilitation in relation to the tsunami disaster, Noting the efforts of the International Labour Organization in relation to work in the fishing sector, Recognizing that the interrelationship between ocean activities, such as shipping and fishing, and environmental issues needs further consideration, Concerned that marine pollution from all sources, including vessels and, in particular, land-based sources, constitutes a serious threat to human health and safety, endangers fish stocks, marine biodiversity and marine habitats and has significant costs to local and national economies, Recognizing that marine debris is a global transboundary pollution problem and that, due to the many different types and sources of marine debris, different approaches to its prevention and removal are necessary, Recognizing also the need for appropriate measures to address lost or abandoned gear, including catches by derelict fishing gear, which adversely affects, inter alia, fish stocks and habitats, Noting that the contribution of sustainable aquaculture to global fish supplies continues to respond to opportunities in developing countries to enhance local food security and poverty alleviation and, together with efforts of other aquaculture producing countries, will make a significant contribution to meeting future demands in fish consumption, bearing in mind article 9 of the Code, Calling attention to the circumstances affecting fisheries in many developing States, in particular African States and small island developing States, and recognizing the urgent need for capacity-building, including the transfer of marine technology, to assist such States in meeting their obligations and exercising their rights under international instruments, in order to realize the benefits from fisheries resources, Noting the obligation of all States, pursuant to the provisions of the Convention, to cooperate in the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks, 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, capacitybuilding and training for the conservation, management and sustainable development of marine living resources, 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”), 9 the Agreement and the _______________ 7 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Outcome of the Ministerial Meeting on Fisheries, Rome, 12 March 2005 (CL 128/INF/11), appendix B. 8 Ibid. appendix A. 9 International Fisheries Instruments with Index (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.98.V.11), sect. II. 3