Source: http://www.un.org
UN
Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (OLA- Office of Legal Affairs (Lead UN Office)) --> http://www.un.org/issues/m-los.html
-Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS)
-International Seabed Authority (ISA)
-International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
Key UN Office - International Court of Justice
Subtopics + Offices
-Subcomittee on Oceans and coastal Areas (SOCA)
-UN Environmental Programme (UNEP)-Marine and Coastal Areas
-Food and Agriculture (FAO)
-Fisheries and Aquaculture Department --> http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=org&xml=fishcode_prog.xml
-FishCode Programme
-Objective: "to raise the economic, social and nutritional benefits obtained from the fisheries and aquaculture, especially in developing countries, through the adoption of
responsible development, management and conservation practices, including improved institutional and legal arrangements."
-Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries --> http://www.fao.org/fi/website/FIRetrieveAction.do?dom=org&xml=CCRF_prog.xml&xp_nav=2
-"Code sets out principles and international standards of behaviour for responsible practices with a view to ensuring the effective conservation, management and development
of living aquatic resources, with due respect for the ecosystem and biodiversity."
-"Code recognizes the nutritional, economic, social, environmental and cultural importance of fisheries and the interests of all those concerned with the fishery sector. The
Code takes into account the biological characteristics of the resources and their environment and the interests of consumers and other users."
-International Plans of Action (IPOAs) "apply to all States and entities and to all fishers"
- IPOA-Capacity = IPOA for management of Fishing Capacity
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