Link
to text of agreement
Status
of agreement
| Basic information |
| Date of adoption | 30 November 1994 |
| Place of adoption | Honiara, Solomon Islands |
| Entry into force | 23 September 1995 |
| Authentic text(s) | English |
| Associated instruments | -
Palau Arrangement for the Management of the
Western Pacific Purse Seine Fishery - Nauru Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Management of Fisheries of Common Interest |
| Summary of provisions |
Objectives
To cooperate to secure, for the mutual benefit of the Parties, the maximum sustainable economic benefits from the exploitation of the tuna resources of the Central and Western Pacific; to promote greater participation by nationals of the Parties in fisheries and assist in the development of national fisheries industries of the Parties; to establish a licensing regime under which fishing vessels of the Parties may gain access to the waters within the Arrangement Area on terms and conditions no less favourable than those granted by the Parties to foreign fishing vessels under bilateral and multilateral access arrangements; to establish and enforce agreed criteria to ensure that only those fishing operations which are capable of providing genuine and quantifiable economic benefits to the Parties, are eligible for licences pursuant to this Arrangement; to allow access to the exclusive economic and fisheries zones of the Parties by purse seine fishing vessels on terms and conditions which are consistent with the provisions of the Palau Arrangement for the Management of the Western Pacific Purse Seine Fishery; and to further the objectives of the Nauru Agreement Concerning Cooperation in the Management of Fisheries of Common Interest.
Scope
- Legal
Tuna.
- Geographic
The EEZs of Contracting Parties (in the Central and Western Pacific).
Organizational structure
Annual Meetings of the Parties, convened immediately preceding or following the annual meeting of the Parties to the Nauru Agreement.
| Description of agreement |
Forthcoming.
| Further information and references |
- Internet sources
FFA website: www.ffa.int
- Bibliographic references
T. Aqorau and A. Bergin, 'The Federated States of Micronesia Arrangement for Regional Fisheries Access' (1997) 12 International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 37-80