Takes note of the report of the Secretary-General and expresses its appreciation for his efforts; reaffirms its resolution 44/225, and calls for its full implementation by all members of the international community, in accordance with the measures and time-frame elaborated in paragraph 4 of that resolution concerning large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing on the high seas of all the world's oceans and seas, including enclosed and semi-enclosed seas; also reaffirms that it is important that all members of the international community take such measures as may be necessary to ensure compliance with paragraph 4 (c) of resolution 44/225; requests the specialized agencies and other appropriate organs, organizations and programmes of the UN system, as well as the various global, regional and subregional fishery organizations, to continue to study urgently large-scale pelagic drift-net fishing and its impact on living marine resources and to report their views to the Secretary-General, bearing in mind the dates set out in paragraphs 3 and 4 of resolution 44/225; requests the Secretary-General to bring the present resolution to the attention of all members of the international community, intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council and well-established scientific institutions with expertise in relation to living marine resources.

Adopted without vote, 71st meeting

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Adopted at the 71st plenary meeting, 21 Dec. 1990.
In: Resolutions and decisions adopted by the General Assembly during its 45th session, Volume 1, 18 September-21 December 1990. - A/45/49. - 1991. - p. 123-124. - (GAOR, 45th sess., Suppl. no. 49).