Chapter 8. FAO, Ocean Governance, and the Law of the Sea

Fragmentation in high seas fisheries: Preliminary reflections on a global oceans governance approach

“…Also, the legal framework addressing fisheries is composed of a large number of instruments. For example, besides the FSA, which implements the general provisions of the UNCLOS on the conservation and management of straddling and highly migratory fish stocks, the FAO has also adopted binding and non-binding fishery-related instruments [13]. These instruments are subsequently implemented by individual State actions, as well as collectively through the work of RFMOs [14].…”