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DWFN [1 record]
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%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%20country
correct
- distant water country 6, record 1, English, distant%20water%20country
correct
- distant water fishing state 7, record 1, English, distant%20water%20fishing%20state
correct
- distant-water fishing state 3, record 1, English, distant%2Dwater%20fishing%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
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