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| Rome Consensus on World Fisheries |
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to text of agreement
Status of agreement
| Date of adoption |
15 March 1995 |
| Place of adoption |
Rome, Italy |
| Entry into force |
n/a |
| Authentic text(s) |
English, French, Spanish |
On 14 and 15 March 1995 a Ministerial Meeting
on fisheries was held in Rome at the invitation of the Director-General of FAO
to review the state of world fisheries and the FAO follow-up to the United
Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The meeting
unanimously adopted the Consensus on World Fisheries, which urged that
governments and international organizations take prompt action to:
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reduce fishing to sustainable levels; |
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reduce by-catches, fish discards and post-harvest losses; |
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review the capacity of fishing fleets
and where necessary
reduce these fleets; |
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strengthen and support regional,
sub-regional and national fisheries organizations and arrangements; |
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keep under review the effectiveness of
conservation and management measures; |
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continue and, when possible, increase technical, financial, and other
assistance to developing countries; |
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develop ecologically sound aquaculture as an important contributor to
overall food security; |
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strengthen fisheries research and increase
cooperation among research institutions; |
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increase consultation on fisheries with the
private sector and non-governmental organizations; and |
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effectively implement the relevant rules of international law on fisheries. |
The Rome Consensus was adopted unanimously by
the participants at the meeting: Albania, Angola, Australia, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Brazil,
Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chile,
China, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Estonia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia,
Ghana, Guinea, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Lebanon,
Lesotho, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, Niger,
Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Sao Tomé and Principe,
Seychelles, Spain, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Sweden, Thailand, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United States of
America, Yemen and the Russian Federation.
| Further
information and references |
- Internet sources
FAO Fisheries Department
- Related instruments
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