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A/CONF.164/13:
The Chair's negotiating text says that
coastal States and States whose vessels fish on the high seas shall
cooperate in relation to straddling and highly migratory fish
stocks bilaterally and/or multilaterally through regional fisheries
management organizations or consultative arrangements. States shall
enter into consultations in good faith and without delay,
particularly where there is evidence that the stock(s) concerned
may be under threat of over-exploitation. Regional and subregional
fisheries management organizations and arrangements shall be open
to participation, on a non-discriminatory basis, to all States with
an interest in the stock(s) concerned. States with an interest in
the stock(s) concerned, which are not parties to an existing
competent regional or subregional fisheries management
organization, shall be encouraged to participate in the work of
that organization. Only those States that participate in the work
of a regional organization should have access to the regulated
fishery. New members of a regional fisheries management
organization or parties to an arrangement shall generally be
entitled to accrue benefits in exchange for the obligations they
undertake. Where no subregional or regional fisheries management
organization or arrangement exists, States should enter into
agreements or arrangements to ensure effective conservation and
management of the stock(s) in question. States shall strengthen
existing regional and subregional fisheries management
organizations and arrangements.