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distant water fishing nation [1 record]

Record 1 2023-06-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collaboration with the FAO
  • Law of the Sea
  • Environmental Management
  • Commercial Fishing
DEF

Any state whose flagged vessels fish in [a] fishery management area under the terms of an access agreement.

CONT

... to date, the vast majority of public fishing access agreements ... do not mention any quotas, and at best, refer to a "limit of reference" (which can be exceeded for an additional payment, without any links to management targets, such as [maximum sustainable yield], or stock status). This creates a loophole that both distant-water fishing countries and host countries use to maximize either their catch or their rent, sometimes at the expense of the [marine] resource's health ...

Key term(s)
  • distant water fishing country

French

Domaine(s)
  • Collaboration avec la FAO
  • Droit de la mer
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Pêche commerciale

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Colaboración con la FAO
  • Derecho del mar
  • Gestión del medio ambiente
  • Pesca comercial
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