U S Implementation Of International Fishing Agreements

Printed on Demand. Limited stock is held for this title. If you would like to order 30 copies or more please contact [email protected] Contact [email protected], if currently unavailable. The purpose of this guide is to facilitate the ratification or acceptance of the 1993 FAO Compliance Agreement and the 1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement. It presents an outline of some of the most important provisions contained in the two agreements. The book also includes a QUOTEtool kitQUOTE of the various approaches used by some countries that have already enacted national legislation to meet the obligations and objectives set forth in these agreements.

The purposes of S. 52, the International Fisheries Stewardship and Enforcement Act, are to: strengthen and harmonize the enforcement provisions of U.S. statutes for implementing international fisheries agreements; authorize actions regarding foreign vessels engaged in illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing; authorize actions regarding the importation of IUU fish and fish product into the United States; create interagency programs for coordinating international fisheries enforcement and assistance to developing countries; make technical and clarifying changes to international fisheries statutes; and enact implementing legislation for the Antigua Convention.