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DISTANT WATER FISHING [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Law of the Sea
- Environmental Management
- Commercial Fishing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- distant water fishing nation
1, record 1, English, distant%20water%20fishing%20nation
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- DWFN 2, record 1, English, DWFN
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- distant-water fishing nation 3, record 1, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing%20%20nation
correct
- DWFN 4, record 1, English, DWFN
correct
- DWFN 4, record 1, English, DWFN
- distant-water fishing country 5, record 1, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing%20%20country
correct
- distant water country 6, record 1, English, distant%20water%20country
correct
- distant water fishing state 7, record 1, English, distant%20water%20fishing%20%20state
correct
- distant-water fishing state 3, record 1, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing%20%20state
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any state whose flagged vessels fish in [a] fishery management area under the terms of an access agreement. 8, record 1, English, - distant%20water%20fishing%20nation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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... 9, record 1, English, - distant%20water%20fishing%20nation
Record 1, Key term(s)
- distant water fishing country
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Droit de la mer
- Gestion environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nation pratiquant la pêche en eaux lointaines
1, record 1, French, nation%20pratiquant%20la%20p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20lointaines
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- nation de pêche lointaine 2, record 1, French, nation%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, feminine noun
- DWFN 1, record 1, French, DWFN
correct, feminine noun
- DWFN 1, record 1, French, DWFN
- pays pratiquant la pêche en eaux lointaines 1, record 1, French, pays%20pratiquant%20la%20p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20lointaines
correct, masculine noun
- pays de pêche lointaine 3, record 1, French, pays%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, masculine noun
- État pratiquant la pêche en eaux lointaines 3, record 1, French, %C3%89tat%20pratiquant%20la%20p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20lointaines
correct, masculine noun
- État de pêche lointaine 4, record 1, French, %C3%89tat%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Derecho del mar
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Pesca comercial
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- país que practica la pesca de altura
1, record 1, Spanish, pa%C3%ADs%20que%20practica%20la%20pesca%20de%20altura
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2023-05-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Law of the Sea
- Environmental Management
- Commercial Fishing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- distant water fishing
1, record 2, English, distant%20water%20fishing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- DWF 2, record 2, English, DWF
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- distant-water fishing 3, record 2, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Distant-water fishing, that is, fishing in areas far removed from a country's domestic waters, existed well before the 19th century industrialization with, for example, Europeans fishing for Atlantic cod... off Newfoundland... Increasing competition between domestic and foreign fishing vessels for national fisheries resources was one of the motivations behind the series of international negotiations in the 1970s and 1980s, leading to the adoption of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea... 4, record 2, English, - distant%20water%20fishing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Droit de la mer
- Gestion environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pêche en eaux lointaines
1, record 2, French, p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20lointaines
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- pêche lointaine 2, record 2, French, p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Derecho del mar
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Pesca comercial
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesca de altura
1, record 2, Spanish, pesca%20de%20altura
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Pesca que se efectúa en alta mar. 1, record 2, Spanish, - pesca%20de%20altura
Record 3 - internal organization data 2023-05-31
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Law of the Sea
- Environmental Management
- Commercial Fishing
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- distant water fishing fleet
1, record 3, English, distant%20water%20fishing%20fleet
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- distant-water fishing fleet 2, record 3, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing%20%20fleet
correct
- distant-water fleet 3, record 3, English, distant%2Dwater%20fleet
correct
- DWF fleet 4, record 3, English, DWF%20fleet
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... recommendations [were proposed] to improve the management of the [country’s] DWF fleet and underscore the need for more effective regional and global action, especially in monitoring, control and surveillance (MCS) and through measures to combat illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. 4, record 3, English, - distant%20water%20fishing%20fleet
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Droit de la mer
- Gestion environnementale
- Pêche commerciale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- flotte de pêche en eaux lointaines
1, record 3, French, flotte%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20en%20eaux%20lointaines
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- flotte de pêche lointaine 2, record 3, French, flotte%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Colaboración con la FAO
- Derecho del mar
- Gestión del medio ambiente
- Pesca comercial
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- flota pesquera de altura
1, record 3, Spanish, flota%20pesquera%20de%20altura
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Es necesaria una flota pesquera de altura para acceder a nuevos caladeros. 1, record 3, Spanish, - flota%20pesquera%20de%20altura
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-05-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- International Bodies (Intl. Law)
- Law of the Sea
- Commercial Fishing
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- regional fisheries management organization
1, record 4, English, regional%20fisheries%20management%20organization
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
- RFMO 2, record 4, English, RFMO
correct
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An RFMO—short for regional fisheries management organization—is an international body made up of countries that share a practical [or] financial interest in managing and conserving fish stocks in a particular region. These include coastal states, whose waters are home to at least part of an identified fish stock, and "distant water fishing nations"(DWFN), whose fleets travel to areas where a fish stock is found. 3, record 4, English, - regional%20fisheries%20management%20organization
Record 4, Key term(s)
- regional fisheries management organisation
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Organismes internationaux (Droit)
- Droit de la mer
- Pêche commerciale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- organisation régionale de gestion des pêches
1, record 4, French, organisation%20r%C3%A9gionale%20de%20gestion%20des%20p%C3%AAches
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
- ORGP 2, record 4, French, ORGP
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une organisation régionale de gestion des pêches est une organisation intergouvernementale [...] dans laquelle les États et d'autres entités coopèrent, afin de développer et de mettre en œuvre des mesures de conservation et de gestion des pêches [...] 3, record 4, French, - organisation%20r%C3%A9gionale%20de%20gestion%20des%20p%C3%AAches
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-04-29
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Commercial Fishing
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- offshore fishing operation
1, record 5, English, offshore%20fishing%20operation
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- offshore operation 2, record 5, English, offshore%20operation
correct
- distant water fishing operation 3, record 5, English, distant%20water%20fishing%20%20operation
correct
- distant water operation 4, record 5, English, distant%20water%20operation
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the experts noted that the distant water fishing operations were beset by the parallel impacts of rising costs, especially for fuel, and of the new regime. Distant water fleets were in decline. Fish imports in distant-water fishing States... were rising[;] efforts were being made to increase the output from their own 200-mile zones, and there was some shift in consumption patterns away from the products traditionally supplied by distant water operations. 4, record 5, English, - offshore%20fishing%20operation
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Fishing on the high seas. 2, record 5, English, - offshore%20fishing%20operation
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Pêche commerciale
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- opération de pêche hauturière
1, record 5, French, op%C3%A9ration%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20hauturi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les experts notent que les opérations de pêche hauturière ont été frappées par les impacts parallèles de l'accroissement des coûts (notamment des carburants) et du nouveau régime. Les flottilles de pêche hauturière sont en déclin. Les importations de poisson dans les États exploitant les eaux lointaines sont croissantes[;] des efforts sont en cours pour augmenter la production de leurs propres zones de 200 milles[,] et les schémas de consommation ont évolué au détriment des produits traditionnellement fournis par des opérations de pêche hauturière. 2, record 5, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20hauturi%C3%A8re
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Pêche] en haute mer. 3, record 5, French, - op%C3%A9ration%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20hauturi%C3%A8re
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2022-02-28
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- high seas fishing vessel
1, record 6, English, high%20seas%20fishing%20vessel
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Since many high seas fishing vessels are also distant water fishing vessels that operate in high seas areas that are not adjacent to the exclusive economic zone of the flag state, flag state agencies must travel long distances to supervise registered vessels. 2, record 6, English, - high%20seas%20fishing%20vessel
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- navire de pêche en haute mer
1, record 6, French, navire%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20en%20haute%20mer
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- navire de pêche hauturière 2, record 6, French, navire%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20hauturi%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Collaboration with the FAO
- Types of Ships and Boats
- Commercial Fishing
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- foreign fishing vessel
1, record 7, English, foreign%20fishing%20vessel
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
- FFV 2, record 7, English, FFV
correct
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Distant water fishing vessels or fishing vessels flying a foreign flag operating within the fishing zone of a coastal state. 3, record 7, English, - foreign%20fishing%20vessel
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Collaboration avec la FAO
- Types de bateaux
- Pêche commerciale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- navire de pêche étranger
1, record 7, French, navire%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A9tranger
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- bateau de pêche étranger 2, record 7, French, bateau%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A9tranger
correct, masculine noun
- navire de pêche étrangère 3, record 7, French, navire%20de%20p%C3%AAche%20%C3%A9trang%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2020-08-18
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Commercial Fishing
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- offshore fishery
1, record 8, English, offshore%20fishery
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- deep-sea fishery 2, record 8, English, deep%2Dsea%20fishery
correct
- deep sea fishing 3, record 8, English, deep%20sea%20fishing
correct
- offshore fishing 4, record 8, English, offshore%20fishing
correct
- deep-sea fishing 5, record 8, English, deep%2Dsea%20fishing
correct
- distant water fishing 2, record 8, English, distant%20water%20fishing
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The activity of catching fish that live in the deep parts of the sea. 6, record 8, English, - offshore%20fishery
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Pêche commerciale
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- pêche hauturière
1, record 8, French, p%C3%AAche%20hauturi%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
- pêche en haute mer 2, record 8, French, p%C3%AAche%20en%20haute%20mer
correct, feminine noun
- grande pêche 3, record 8, French, grande%20p%C3%AAche
correct, feminine noun
- pêche lointaine 3, record 8, French, p%C3%AAche%20lointaine
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Pesca comercial
Record 8, Main entry term, Spanish
- pesquería de alta mar
1, record 8, Spanish, pesquer%C3%ADa%20de%20alta%20mar
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 8, Synonyms, Spanish
- pesca de alta mar 2, record 8, Spanish, pesca%20de%20alta%20mar
correct, feminine noun
- pesca de altura 3, record 8, Spanish, pesca%20de%20altura
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La pesquería de alta mar se considera generalmente como pesca de fondo que captura especies que viven bajo los 400 m de profundidad en la plataforma continental, montes, dorsales, mesetas y otras características submarinas. Con las actuales tecnologías, esta pesquería puede llegar hasta aproximadamente los 2.000 m de profundidad. 1, record 8, Spanish, - pesquer%C3%ADa%20de%20alta%20mar
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