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A/CONF.164/13:
The Chair's negotiating text provides that
coastal States and States whose vessels fish on the high seas shall
cooperate to ensure long-term sustainability of straddling fish
stocks and highly migratory fish stocks on the high seas. States
shall give effect to the duty to cooperate by establishing
conservation and management measures for these stocks and commit
themselves to responsible fishing, in a manner consistent with
UNCLOS. These measures should be directed at maintaining or
restoring stocks at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable
yield; promoting utilization and ensuring long-term sustainability;
maintaining and restoring populations of associated or dependent
species; promoting the development and use of environmentally-safe
and cost-effective fishing techniques; taking into account the
special requirements of developing countries; enhancing the level
of certainty in management decision-making through collecting and
sharing of data; and promoting scientific research. The
precautionary approach shall be applied widely by States to
fisheries management and exploitation. The Conference requested FAO
to prepare a technical paper on the issue.