ENB:07:40
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TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO:
Evans King, on behalf of the member
States of the Caribbean Community, said that they had always urged for
immediate action with regard to marine living resources on the high
seas. He highlighted the progress achieved in the Straddling and Highly
Migratory Fish Stocks Conference. UNCLOS provides a broad legal
framework for the conservation of those species and the dual regime
established for the Exclusive Economic Zones and the high seas should
not be compromised by the process. He highlighted the precautionary
principle that is prevalent in the draft agreement and the acceptable
standards for conservation and management measures that are to take
into account the best scientific evidence available. He urged all States to
participate in the process so that it reflects a global consensus.