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"FAO: Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, 1995" [2005] ELECD 290; in Tully, Stephen (ed), "International Documents on Corporate Responsibility" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005)

Book Title: International Documents on Corporate Responsibility

Editor(s): Tully, Stephen

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

ISBN (hard cover): 9781843768197

Section: Chapter 67

Section Title: FAO: Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, 1995

Number of pages: 9

Extract:

67. FAO: Code of Conduct for Responsible
Fisheries, 1995

Commentary: The UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS, UN Doc
A/CONF.62/122 (1982), entry into force 1994) grants coastal States rights and respon-
sibilities for sustainably managing and using fishery resources within their exclusive
economic zones (EEZs). By the late 1980s, it was apparent that fisheries resources
would be unable to satisfy international demand for fish and fish products. In 1991 the
FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI) called for new management approaches embrac-
ing sustainable exploitation, conservation and environmental protection. The 1992
International Conference on Responsible Fishing in Cancun requested the FAO to
prepare an international Code of Conduct addressing these concerns. Developing this
instrument was carried out in collaboration with FAO members, interested non-
Members, relevant UN Agencies, other international organisations and NGOs.
Negotiations included a Technical Consultation in 1994 and a Working Group and
Technical Committee during 1995: see Annex 1 concerning background information on
the origin and elaboration of the Code. Negotiators were mindful of the desirability of
harmonising Articles 6 and 7 of the Code with the Agreement for the Implementation
of the Provisions of UNCLOS Relating to the Conservation and Management of
Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks and the 1993 FAO Agreement
to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures
by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas. Article 3 of the Code states that it is to be inter-
preted and applied in conformity with these and ...