(IOTC)
48 ; the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC)
49 ; the South
East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (SEAFO)
50 ; the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
51 ; the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries
Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
52 ; and the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC).
53 The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock
Resources in the Central Bering Sea was concluded for the establishment of an
international regime.
54
3.2.3 Common Features of Current RFMOs
The principal objective common to all RFMOs is to achieve long-term conservation
and the sustainable use of the fisheries resources in the Convention Area. Commonly
referring to the 1995 FSA, the FAO Compliance Agreement, and the FAO Code of
Conduct in the preamble, set forth the precautionary approach, the ecosystem
approach, and the protection of habitat and biodiversity, as general principles.
These new principles have been developed and enhanced by the efforts of universal
organizations since the adoption of the UNCLOS. They also make efforts to ensure
48 The IOTC was established in 1993 at the 105th Session of the Council of the FAO under Article
XIV of the FAO Constitution. The Agreement for the Establishment of IOTC was signed on
25 November 1993 and entered into force on 27 March 1996; see https://iotc.org/about-iotc/
basic-texts.
49 The WCPFC was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Convention, open to signature on
5 September 2000 and entered into force on 19 June 2004. Its text is available at https://www.wcpfc.
int/convention-text.
50 The SEAFO was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery
Resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean, which was signed on 20 April 2001 and entered into
force on 13 April 2013. Its text is available at http://www.seafo.org/About/Convention-Text.
51 The Agreement was adopted on 7 July 2006 and entered into force on June 2012; see https://
www.apsoi.org. By this agreement, the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission (IOFC) and its subsidiary bodies were abolished. The text of the Agreement is available at https://www.apsoi.org/sites/
default/files/documents/SIOFA%20AGREEMENT_EN.pdf.
52 The SPRFMO was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High
Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, which was signed on 14 November 2009 and
entered into force on 24 August 2012. Its text is available at https://www.ccsbt.org/en/content/basicdocuments-commission.
53 The NPFC was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas
Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean was signed on 24 February 2012 and entered into
force on 19 July 2015. Its text is available at https://www.npfc.int/system/files/2017-01/Convention
%20Text.pdf.
54 The Convention was signed on 16 June 1994 and entered into force on 8 December 1995. The text
of the Convention is available at https://www.jus.uio.no/english/services/library/treaties/06/6-05/
pollock-resources-bering.xml.
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48 ; the Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPFC)
49 ; the South
East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (SEAFO)
50 ; the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement (SIOFA)
51 ; the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries
Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
52 ; and the North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC).
53 The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock
Resources in the Central Bering Sea was concluded for the establishment of an
international regime.
54
3.2.3 Common Features of Current RFMOs
The principal objective common to all RFMOs is to achieve long-term conservation
and the sustainable use of the fisheries resources in the Convention Area. Commonly
referring to the 1995 FSA, the FAO Compliance Agreement, and the FAO Code of
Conduct in the preamble, set forth the precautionary approach, the ecosystem
approach, and the protection of habitat and biodiversity, as general principles.
These new principles have been developed and enhanced by the efforts of universal
organizations since the adoption of the UNCLOS. They also make efforts to ensure
48 The IOTC was established in 1993 at the 105th Session of the Council of the FAO under Article
XIV of the FAO Constitution. The Agreement for the Establishment of IOTC was signed on
25 November 1993 and entered into force on 27 March 1996; see https://iotc.org/about-iotc/
basic-texts.
49 The WCPFC was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Convention, open to signature on
5 September 2000 and entered into force on 19 June 2004. Its text is available at https://www.wcpfc.
int/convention-text.
50 The SEAFO was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery
Resources in the South East Atlantic Ocean, which was signed on 20 April 2001 and entered into
force on 13 April 2013. Its text is available at http://www.seafo.org/About/Convention-Text.
51 The Agreement was adopted on 7 July 2006 and entered into force on June 2012; see https://
www.apsoi.org. By this agreement, the Indian Ocean Fishery Commission (IOFC) and its subsidiary bodies were abolished. The text of the Agreement is available at https://www.apsoi.org/sites/
default/files/documents/SIOFA%20AGREEMENT_EN.pdf.
52 The SPRFMO was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High
Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, which was signed on 14 November 2009 and
entered into force on 24 August 2012. Its text is available at https://www.ccsbt.org/en/content/basicdocuments-commission.
53 The NPFC was established by the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas
Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean was signed on 24 February 2012 and entered into
force on 19 July 2015. Its text is available at https://www.npfc.int/system/files/2017-01/Convention
%20Text.pdf.
54 The Convention was signed on 16 June 1994 and entered into force on 8 December 1995. The text
of the Convention is available at https://www.jus.uio.no/english/services/library/treaties/06/6-05/
pollock-resources-bering.xml.
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