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the promotion of fishing gear selectivity, the protection and 

 restoration of endangered species and populations, and the 

 preservation of fisheries habitat. These objectives have all been 

 agreed to by governments at UNCED (Agenda 21/Chap. 17.46), and 

 the negotiation of conservation and management measures for 

 fisheries at both regional and global levels must both reaffirm 

 and strengthen intergovernmental commitment toward these ends. 



The issue of equity must be fully addressed and reflected in 

 any development and implementation of standards for fisheries 

 conservation. As most major fish stocks reach or surpass levels 

 of maximum exploitation, continued investment, expansion of 

 capacity and open competition in fisheries will doom conservation 

 efforts to failure. This is particularly true in the case of the 

 Aleutian Basin pollock fishery and the fisheries for cod and 

 other straddling stocks in the northwest Atlantic. Full public 

 participation in the negotiation and implementation of fisheries 

 conservation and management measures must be established to 

 ensure that decisions regarding fisheries and their impacts on 

 the marine environment are equitable and accountable to all 

 interested parties. 



Practical mechanisms must be developed or strengthened for the 

 implementation of the fisheries provisions of UNCLOS and the 

 conservation and management of fisheries on both a regional and 

 global basis, with particular emphasis on the high seas. Along 

 with a variety of mechanisms, a global fund for fisheries 



