Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA Overview
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Fish Stocks Agreement
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ 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 (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA) is an international agreement that regulates key fisheries that, because of their transboundary nature, require international cooperation for their conservation and management. Its objective is to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks through effective implementation of the relevant provisions of the Convention. The Agreement sets out principles for the conservation and management of those fish stocks and establishes that such management must be based on the precautionary approach and the best available scientific information.

Full text of the Agreement
Related instruments
Documentation
Part VII Assistance Fund
General Assembly Resolution 58/14 established an “Assistance Fund under Part VII of the Agreementâ€� to assist developing States in implementing the Agreement. Assistance may be provided to a developing State Party to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµCLOS and to the 1995 Fish Stocks Agreement or a regional or sub-regional organization applying on behalf of such developing State for various purposes. For further details, visit the webpage of the Trust Fund.

Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA Project of Assistance
The Project of assistance to strengthen participation in and implementation of the United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement (Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA) aims to contribute to improving the conservation and management of straddling fish stocks and highly migratory fish stocks by increasing awareness of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA and its provisions, increasing participation by developing States Parties in this important legal instrument and strengthening the full and effective implementation of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA by all States Parties to it.
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
- United Nations Fish Stocks Agreement: A guide for raising awareness, further understanding and strengthening implementation of its provisions, May 2025
- Acuerdo de las Naciones Unidas sobre las Poblaciones de Peces: GuÃa para Sensibilizar, Ayudar a Comprender y Reforzar la Aplicación de sus Disposiciones, May 2025
- Accord des Nations Unies sur les stocks de poissons: Guide pour faire connaître et mieux comprendre ses dispositions et renforcer leur mise en œuvre, May 2025

Status of the Agreement
Bodies and processes
Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA Toolkit
Find a compilation of legal resources related to Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA available for fisheries managers, policy makers, and the general public.


Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA Overview
Five Benefits of Becoming Party to the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Fish Stocks Agreement
Key data

Pressures on highly migratory fish stocks and straddling fish stocks have been rapidly increasing during the last decades. High seas fish catches grew from 0.5 million tons to 4.3 million tons between 1950 and 2014.

The exponential growth in fisheries catches has had an impact on those fish stocks covered by the Fish Stocks Agreement.

Full and effective implementation of Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµFSA can help States manage fisheries resources, cooperate with each other, and fulfil their obligations, resulting in various benefits.
