Fish Stocks Agreement definition

Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation 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, adopted at New York on 4 August 1995;

Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implemen- tation 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 done at New York on 4 December 1995 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1) and includes amendments to the Fish Stocks Agreement that are, or will become, binding on the Kingdom from time to time;

Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement for the Implementation of the provision of the Law of the Sea on the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks 1995;

Examples of Fish Stocks Agreement in a sentence

• Article 2(2) of the CFP and Article 3(1) of the Baltic Sea MAP also require a precautionary approach (per the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement) as a basic requirement for EU fisheries management.

• One of the basic obligations set out in the FAO Compliance Agreement and the UN Fish Stocks Agreement is the requirement that a vessel should only be licensed where the flag state is able to exercise its responsibilities under those agreements.

• It can be said, however, that, increasingly, despite the inclusion of MSY in the LOSC, and in the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement, there has been a clear trend away from relying on MSY, and surrounding it where necessary, with more demanding principles such as the precautionary approach, the ecosystem approach to fisheries management, and the protection of marine biodiversity.

• The UN Fish Stocks Agreement in article 19.2 states: “Sanctions applicable in respect of violations shall be adequate in severity to be effective in securing compliance and to discourage violations wherever they occur and shall deprive offenders of the benefits accruing from their illegal activities.” This would require that penalty levels are sufficiently high to meet this requirement.It is important, therefore to provide for an adequately severe penalty in respect of such breaches.

• The obligation to maintain a record is set out in the FAO Compliance Agreement, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement as well as being promoted in the IPOA‐IUU.

• Toward the drier end of the scale Trigonopyxis arcula type, Bullinulariaindica and Corythion-Trinema type also compare favourably.

• This is justifiable from a legal point of view because the precautionary approach and the ecosystem approach to fisheries set higher standards than MSY, thus, a coastal State is not breaching the minimum obligations set out in article 61 of the LOSC , or for that matter, the UN Fish Stocks Agreement.

• Many intergovernmental and international organizations effectively manage and govern relevant activities in the ABNJ oceans, including the International Maritime Organization, the International Seabed Authority, and several regional fisheries management organizations established in line with the UN Fish Stocks Agreement.

• The UN Fish Stocks Agreement elaborates upon provisions of LOSC and aims to improve the international management of fishing on the high seas.

• However, members of the Extended Commission may take different views on this and other related questions concerning the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement.

More Definitions of Fish Stocks Agreement

Fish Stocks Agreement means 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 ofStraddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 2.

Fish Stocks Agreement means 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 done at New York on 4 December 1995 (a copy of the English text of which is set out in Schedule 1) and includes amendments to the Fish Stocks Agreement that are, or will become, binding on the Kingdom from time to time; "fisheries waters" means the territorial waters of the Kingdom, internal waters including lagoons, and such other waters over which the Kingdom of Tonga from time to time claims sovereign rights or jurisdiction with respect to the marine living resources by legislative enactment or by Royal Proclamation;

Fish Stocks Agreement means the Agreement to Implement Certain Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea Relating to Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks of 4 December 1995;