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Council Decision (EU) 2019/407 on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean.

Country/Territory
European Union
Document type
Legislation
Date
2019
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official Journal of the European Union L 73, 15 March 2019, pp. 1 and 2.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation High seas
Geographical area
European Union Countries
Abstract

By virtue of this Decision, the Council of the European Union approves the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean, whose text is attached in the Annex. The objective of this Agreement is to prevent unregulated fishing in the high seas portion of the central Arctic Ocean through the application of precautionary conservation and management measures as part of a long-term strategy to safeguard healthy marine ecosystems and to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of fish stocks.

Full text
English
Website
eur-lex.europa.eu