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Nauru Agreement Concerning the Cooperation in the Management of Fisheries of Common Interest

Document type
Multilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Feb 11, 1982
Source
IUCN (ID: TRE-002025)
Place of adoption
Nauru
Depository
Solomon Islands
Language
English
Entry into force
Dec 2, 1982
Subject
Fisheries, Sea
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries International agreement-text Enforcement/compliance
Abstract

The Parties shall seek, without any derogation of their respective sovereign rights, to coordinate and harmonise the management of fisheries with regard to common stocks within the Fisheries Zones (art. I). Parties shall seek a co-ordinated approach to the fishing of common stocks by foreign vessels by implementing measures specified in article II. The Parties shall seek to standardise their respective licensing procedures in particular to adopt uniform measures and procedures relating to licensing of foreign vessels and to explore the possibility of establishing a centralized licensing system (art. III). The Parties shall, where appropriate, cooperate and coordinate monitoring and surveillance of foreign fishing activities (art. VI). Parties shall seek to develop a co-ordinated approach with respect to enforcement (art. VII). Arrangements may be concluded to facilitate the implementation of provisions of this Agreement (art. IX).

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Countries Entry into force Ratification * Simple signature
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia, Fed. States
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu -

* [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature

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