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CONVENTION ON FISHING AND CONSERVATION OF THE LIVING RESOURCES
OF THE HIGH SEAS
Objectives
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Through international cooperation, to solve the problems involved
in the conservation of the living resources of the high seas,
considering that through the development of modern techniques some of
these resources are in danger of being over-exploited.
Summary of provisions
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(a) All States have a duty to adopt, or cooperate with other
States in adopting, measures necessary for the conservation of the
living resources of the high seas (art. 1);
(b) Such measures should be formulated with a view to securing a
supply of food for human consumption (art. 2);
(c) Coastal States have special interests in the high seas
adjacent to their territorial seas and may unilaterally adopt
conservation measures for such areas which shall be valid for other
States if there is an urgent need for such measures, and if the
measures are based on scientific findings and do not discriminate
against foreign fishermen (arts. 6 and 7);
(d) Disputes to be settled by a special commission of five
members whose decision shall be binding on the States concerned (arts.
9 and 11).
Membership
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Open for accession to any State. Instruments of accession to be
deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Date of adoption 29. 4.1958
Place of adoption Geneva, Switzerland
Date of entry into force 20. 3.1966
Languages Chinese, English, French,
Russian, Spanish
Depositary Secretary-General of the United Nations
Participant Signature Ratification Entry into
Accession (Ac) force
Succession (S)
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Afghanistan 30.10.1958
Argentina 29. 4.1958
Australia 30.10.1958 14. 5.1963 20. 3.1966
Belgium 6. 1.1972 (Ac) 5. 2.1972
Bolivia 17.10.1958
Burkina Faso 4.10.1965 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
Cambodia 18. 3.1960 (Ac)
Canada 29. 4.1958
Colombia 29. 4.1958 3. 1.1963 20. 3.1966
Costa Rica 29. 4.1958
Cuba 29. 4.1958
Denmark 29. 4.1958 29. 9.1968 26.10.1968
Dominican Republic 29. 4.1958 11. 8.1964 20. 3.1966
Fiji 25. 3.1971 (S) 18. 4.1971
Finland 27.10.1958 16. 2.1965 20. 3.1966
France 30.10.1958 18. 9.1970 18.10.1970
Ghana 29. 4.1958
Haiti 29. 4.1958 29. 3.1960 20. 3.1966
Iceland 29. 4.1958
Indonesia 8. 5.1958
Iran, Islamic republic of 29. 5.1958
Ireland 2.10.1958
Israel 29. 4.1958
Jamaica 16. 4.1964 (S) 20. 3.1966
Kenya 20. 6.1969 (Ac) 20. 7.1969
Lebanon 29. 5.1958
Lesotho** 23.10.1973 (S) 23.11.1973
Liberia 27. 5.1958
Madagascar 31. 7.1962 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
Malawi 3.11.1965 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
Malaysia 21.12.1960 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
Mauritius* 5.10.1970 (S) 4.11.1970
Mexico 2. 8.1966 (Ac) 1. 9.1966
Nepal 29. 4.1958
Netherlands (for all
parts of the Kingdom) 31.10.1958 18. 2.1966 20. 3.1966
New Zealand 29.10.1958
Nigeria 26. 6.1961 (S) 20. 3.1966
Pakistan 31.10.1958
Panama 2. 5.1958
Portugal 28.10.1958 8. 1.1963 20. 3.1966
Senegal 25. 4.1961 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
Sierra Leone 13. 3.1962 (S) 20. 3.1966
Solomon Islands* 3. 9.1981 (S) 3. 9.1981
South Africa 9. 4.1963 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
Spain 25. 2.1971 (Ac) 27. 3.1971
Sri Lanka 30.10.1958
Switzerland 22.10.1958 18. 5.1966 17. 6.1966
Thailand 29. 4.1958 2. 7.1968 1. 8.1968
Tonga* 29. 6.1971 (S) 28. 8.1971
Trinidad and Tobago 11. 4.1966 (S) 11. 5.1966
Tunisia 30.10.1958
Uganda 14. 9.1964 (Ac) 20. 3.1966
United Kingdom of
Great Britain and
Northern Ireland 9. 9.1958 14. 3.1960 20. 3.1966
United States of
America 15. 9.1958 12. 4.1961 20. 3.1966
Uruguay 29. 4.1958
Venezuela 30.10.1958 10. 7.1963 20. 3.1966
Yugoslavia 29. 4.1958 28. 1.1966 20. 3.1966
* Date of deposit of formal notification of succession with
the Secretary-General.
** Date of deposit of formal notification of succession with
the Secretary-General. The notification specifies that Lesotho is
bound from the date of accession to independence, 4.10.1966.
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