| Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas |
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Link
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Status
of agreement
| Basic information |
| Date of adoption | 24 November 1993 |
| Place of adoption | Adopted at the 27th Session of the FAO Conference, Rome, Italy |
| Entry into force | 24 April 2003 |
| Authentic text(s) | Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish |
| Related instruments | Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries |
| Summary of provisions |
Objectives
The FAO Compliance Agreement seeks generally to promote compliance with internationally-agreed conservation and management measures by fishing vessels on the high seas by promoting flag State responsibility and control over its fishing vessels and by promoting the exchange of information on high seas fisheries.
Scope
- Legal
The Agreement applies to all fishing vessels over 24 metres in length used or intended for use for the purposes of the commercial exploitation of living marine resources, including mother ships and any other vessels directly engaged in such fishing operations.
- Geographic
Global (high seas).
Organizational mechanism
The
Food and Agriculture
Organization provides coordinating, supervisory and secretariat functions.
| Description of agreement |
Text forthcoming.
| Further information and references |
- Internet sources
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Pages on Compliance Agreement |
- Bibliographic references
G. Moore, 'The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Compliance Agreement' (1994) 9 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 412 G. Moore, 'The FAO Compliance Agreement' in M. H. Nordquist and J. Norton Moore (eds), Current Fisheries Issues and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, (Kluwer, 2000)
- Additional treaty references
1860 UNTS 148; (1994) 33 ILM 968; FAO Treaty List