Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks : resolution / adopted by the General Assembly.

Welcomes the opening for signature of the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of UN Convention on the Law of the Sea; calls upon all States and the other entities referred to in article 1, paragraph 1 (b), of the Agreement that have not done so to sign and ratify or accede to it and to consider applying it provisionally; requests the Secretary-General to report to the General Assembly on developments relating to the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks at its 51st session and biennially thereafter; also requests the Secretary-General to ensure that reporting on all major fisheries-related activities and instruments is effectively coordinated and duplication of activities and reporting minimized and that relevant scientific and technical studies are disseminated to the international community.

Adopted without vote, 81st meeting

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Adopted at the 81st plenary meeting, 5 Dec. 1995.