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A/CONF.164/13:
The negotiating text prepared by the Chair
says that flag States whose vessels fish on the high seas shall
take the necessary measures to ensure that their vessels comply
with regional or subregional conservation and management measures.
These measures should include: cooperation in monitoring, control
and surveillance; control of vessels flying their flag on the high
seas by means of fishing licenses and other administrative means;
implementation of quotas and other control measures; establishment
of a national record of fishing vessels; requirements for catch
verification and validation through observer programmes, inspection
schemes and monitoring of landed catches; installation and use of
satellite transmitter equipment; regulation of transshipment;
requiring compliance with international minimum standards for
responsible fishing practices; and education and information
programmes.