Informal Consultations of States Parties to the Agreement held in May 2018, many
delegations expressed their support for resuming the Conference in 2021.
31
4.2 Sustainable Development Goals
Among the most recent key developments relevant to fisheries is the Agenda 2030
32
with its SDGs.
Several targets of SDG 14 (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and
marine resources for sustainable development) call for specific actions in fisheries,
such as to effectively regulate harvesting; end overfishing and illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing; address fisheries subsidies; increase economic benefits from
sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture; provide access for small-scale
fishers to resources and markets; and implement provisions of the Convention.
33
Other targets of SDG 14 cover marine pollution prevention and reduction,
34 and the
management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems,
35 all of which are also
important priorities for sustainable fisheries within and beyond areas of national
jurisdiction.
5 Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Seabed
Turning to the conservation and sustainable use of the seabed, UNCLOS already
established a regime covering the part of the seabed and ocean floor and its subsoil
which lies beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, known as the “Area”.
36 As
provided for by UNCLOS, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is the organization through which States Parties organize and control activities in the Area,
particularly with a view to administering its resources,
37 but also for the effective
31 Thirteenth round of Informal Consultations of States Parties to 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, ICSP13/UNFSA/ INF.2, July 2018, para. 85.
32 Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, A/RES/70/1,
25 September 2015.
33 Id., Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
development, paras. 14.4, 14.6, 14.7, 14.b and 14.c.
34 Id., para. 14.1.
35 Id., para. 14.2.
36 Art. 1(1), UNCLOS.
37 Art. 157(1), UNCLOS.
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delegations expressed their support for resuming the Conference in 2021.
31
4.2 Sustainable Development Goals
Among the most recent key developments relevant to fisheries is the Agenda 2030
32
with its SDGs.
Several targets of SDG 14 (Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and
marine resources for sustainable development) call for specific actions in fisheries,
such as to effectively regulate harvesting; end overfishing and illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing; address fisheries subsidies; increase economic benefits from
sustainable management of fisheries and aquaculture; provide access for small-scale
fishers to resources and markets; and implement provisions of the Convention.
33
Other targets of SDG 14 cover marine pollution prevention and reduction,
34 and the
management and protection of marine and coastal ecosystems,
35 all of which are also
important priorities for sustainable fisheries within and beyond areas of national
jurisdiction.
5 Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Seabed
Turning to the conservation and sustainable use of the seabed, UNCLOS already
established a regime covering the part of the seabed and ocean floor and its subsoil
which lies beyond the limits of national jurisdiction, known as the “Area”.
36 As
provided for by UNCLOS, the International Seabed Authority (ISA) is the organization through which States Parties organize and control activities in the Area,
particularly with a view to administering its resources,
37 but also for the effective
31 Thirteenth round of Informal Consultations of States Parties to 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, ICSP13/UNFSA/ INF.2, July 2018, para. 85.
32 Transforming our World: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, A/RES/70/1,
25 September 2015.
33 Id., Goal 14. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable
development, paras. 14.4, 14.6, 14.7, 14.b and 14.c.
34 Id., para. 14.1.
35 Id., para. 14.2.
36 Art. 1(1), UNCLOS.
37 Art. 157(1), UNCLOS.
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