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AUSTRALIA:
Anastasia Carayanides, on behalf of the South Pacific
Forum (SPF), said that States have a duty to conserve fisheries
resources responsibly and the SPF welcomes the emergence of a legally-
binding document on the issue of straddling and highly migratory fish
stocks. Some members of the SPF do not have the resources to engage
in protracted negotiations and yet remain committed to the process. She
also said that a cohesive regional approach had been facilitated by the
South Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP). She also
expressed concern at reports that drift-net fishing may be continuing in
some parts of the world, although no longer in the South Pacific.