Common use of Fisheries and maritime affairs Clause in Contracts

Fisheries and maritime affairs. 1. The Parties shall strengthen dialogue and cooperation on issues of common interest in the areas of fisheries and maritime affairs. The Parties shall aim to promote long-term conservation and sustainable management of marine living resources, the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ("IUU fishing") and the implementation of an ecosystem-based approach to management. 2. The Parties may cooperate and exchange information with regard to the conservation of marine living resources through the regional fisheries management organisations ("RFMOs") and multilateral fora (the UN, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). In particular, the Parties shall cooperate in order to: (a) ensure, through effective management by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, and based on the best available science, the long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks throughout their range in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including by giving full recognition, in accordance with the relevant UN Conventions and other international instruments, to the special requirements of Small Island Developing States and Territories and ensuring a transparent decision-making process; (b) ensure the conservation and rational use of marine living resources under the purview of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, including efforts to combat IUU activities in the area to which the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources applies; (c) ensure the adoption and implementation of effective conservation and management measures for the stocks under the purview of the South Pacific RFMO; and (d) facilitate accession to RFMOs where one Party is a Member and the other an acceding Party. 3. The Parties shall cooperate to promote an integrated approach to maritime affairs at international level. 4. The Parties shall hold a regular biennial dialogue at the level of senior officials, in order to strengthen dialogue and cooperation as well as to exchange information and experience on fisheries policy and maritime affairs.

Fisheries and maritime affairs. 1. The Parties shall strengthen dialogue and cooperation on issues of common interest in the areas of fisheries and maritime affairs. The Parties shall aim to promote long-term long‑term conservation and sustainable management of marine living resources, the prevention and combat of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing ("IUU fishing") and the implementation of an ecosystem-based ecosystem‑based approach to management. 2. The Parties may cooperate and exchange information with regard to the conservation of marine living resources through the regional fisheries management organisations ("RFMOs") and multilateral fora (the UN, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations). In particular, the Parties shall cooperate in order to: (a) ensure, through effective management by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, and based on the best available science, the long-term long‑term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks throughout their range in the western and central Pacific Ocean, including by giving full recognition, in accordance with the relevant UN Conventions and other international instruments, to the special requirements of Small Island Developing States and Territories and ensuring a transparent decision-making decision‑making process; (b) ensure the conservation and rational use of marine living resources under the purview of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, including efforts to combat IUU activities in the area to which the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources applies; (c) ensure the adoption and implementation of effective conservation and management measures for the stocks under the purview of the South Pacific RFMO; and (d) facilitate accession to RFMOs where one Party is a Member and the other an acceding Party. 3. The Parties shall cooperate to promote an integrated approach to maritime affairs at international level. 4. The Parties shall hold a regular biennial dialogue at the level of senior officials, in order to strengthen dialogue and cooperation as well as to exchange information and experience on fisheries policy and maritime affairs.