The Governance of High Seas Fisheries and the UN Fish Agreement - Moving from Words to Action



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Global Overview of Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

by
Evelyne Meltzer, Canada

Figure A: What are Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks?

Figure B: RFMO Participation

Figure C: Overview of International Legal Instruments Pertaining to Straddling and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks

Figure D: Status of UNFA and Compliance Agreement

List of Acronyms

Matrices of RFMOs

ICCAT	International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
GFCM	General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
WCPFC	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
IATTC	Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
CCSBT	Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
IOTC	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
NAFO	North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NEAFC	North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
SEAFO	South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization
CCAMLR	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Donut Hole	Central Bering Sea “Donut Hole”

Maps of RFMOs and Overview Maps

Overview of Straddling Fish Stocks
Overview of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
ICCAT	International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas
GFCM	General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean
WCPFC	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
IATTC	Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission
CCSBT	Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna
IOTC	Indian Ocean Tuna Commission
NAFO	North West Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NEAFC	North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission
SEAFO	South East Atlantic Fisheries Organization
CCAMLR	Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
Donut Hole	Central Bering Sea “Donut Hole”
Peanut Hole	Sea of Okhotsk “Peanut Hole”
Loophole	Barents Sea
South Tasman Rise Arrangement
SIOFA	Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Arrangement (proposed)

Acknowledgements


		Last updated : 2005-05-01	Important Notices