Official Records of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, vol. XVII (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.84.V.3), document A/CONF.62/122.
Official Records of the Third United Nations Conference on the Law of the Sea, vol. XVII (United Nations publication, Sales No. E.84.V.3), document A/CONF.62/122. 2 A/CONF.104/37; see also A/50/550, annex I. 99-35320 (E) 181199 *9935320* Noting that some regional fisheries organizations and arrangements, including those mentioned in the report of the Secretary-General,3 4 have recently taken measure to ensure that fishing vessels flying the flags of non-members of those organizations or non-parties to those arrangements do not undermine the regionally adopted conservation and management measures, 3 A/54/461. 4 The organizations and arrangements mentioned in the Secretary-General’s report are: International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, Indian Ocean Tuna Commission, Commission on Biological Resources of the Caspian Sea, General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean, Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources, North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency, Multilateral High Level Conference on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific, Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission, Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization, Asia- Pacific Fishery Commission, Fishery Committee for Eastern Central Atlantic and South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization. and that some stocks continue to be overfished, mainly as a results of unauthorized fishing, Concerned that illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing, including that noted in the report of the Secretary-General,5 threatens serious depletion of populations of certain fish species, and in that regard urging States and entities to collaborate in efforts to address these types of fishing activities,
1. Welcomes the report of the Secretary-General6 on recent developments and current status of 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;2
2. Calls upon all States and other entities referred to in article 1, paragraph 2 (b), of the Agreement that have not done so to ratify or accede to it and to consider applying it provisionally;
3. Emphasizes the importance of the early entry into force and effective implementation of the Agreement;
4. Reaffirms the importance it attaches to compliance with its resolutions 46/215 of 20 December 1991, 49/116 and 49...
