During this fishing trip the Somali merchant vessel Soul Sea replenished the Alpha Serengeti with supplies.

(f) Assessment of preventive measures, incentives and disincentives relating to the loss and disposal of fishing gear at sea

97 percent of the land in the Galapagos Islands is protected, but the adjacent sea is being ravaged by fishing.

According to FAO, if we don't change our system of fishing the main sea resources will be gone in 2050.

Longlining threatens the survival of artisanal and subsistence fishing communities, large predatory fish stocks, sea turtles, marine mammals and sea birds to provide seafood that is too dangerous to eat.

The Special Secretariat for Aquaculture and Fishing of the Presidency of the Republic (SEA PR), has also undertaken actions to ensure better standard of living for women who make a living out of aquaculture and fishing.

In 1978, Typhoon Rita wiped out the fleet of handmade wooden fishing boats in a group of sea dependant Philippine communities. Relief was fast and effective, consisting first of subsistence aid, followed by restoration of the fishing fleet.

Reducing sea turtle mortality through reductions in longline bycatch would save money by reducing the need for costly, emergency sea turtle conservation efforts that are not calculated in the true costs of industrial fishing.

In particular, deep sea fishing resources in Anguilla's 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone can be sustainably exploited to satisfy markets locally and regionally.

Based on statistics of damage insurance for fishing vessels in Japan, the leading cause of engine damage is due to plastic at sea.

For example, the reduction in leatherback sea turtles, which feed almost exclusively on jellyfish due to longline fishing has paralleled extensive jellyfish blooms.

GLONASS is used for the navigation of civil aircraft, sea ships and fishing vessels, as well as for some other branches of the economy.

We reiterate our concern at the insufficiency of scientific information on the destructive environmental impact of deep sea fishing practices, in particular bottom trawling.

SEA PR Secretaria Especial de Aqüicultura e Pesca da Presidência da República Special Secretariat for Aquaculture and Fishing of the Presidency of the Republic

The main sea based sources of marine litter are merchant shipping, ferries and cruise liners, fishing vessels (mainly as a source of abandoned or lost fishing gear), military fleets, research vessels, pleasure craft, offshore oil and gas platforms and aquaculture installations.

Ramos We didn't cover the concrete issues about the South China Sea, except for the fair fishing rights, which we also mentioned in the statement.

Most threatened by industrial longline fishing are leatherback sea turtles which migrate thousands of miles across the Pacific to lay their eggs, feed and reproduce.

Malaysia, one of the first countries to encourage sea turtle tourism in the 1960s, provides an example of how unrestricted fishing can impact tourism revenues.

The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea contains independent and comprehensive standards on high seas fishing that are fully valid in themselves.

26. Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its fifty seventh session, under the item entitled Oceans and the law of the sea , a sub item entitled Large scale pelagic drift net fishing, unauthorized fishing in zones of national jurisdiction and on the high seas illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, fisheries by catch and discards, and other developments .

Noting with satisfaction the recent entry into force of the Inter American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles and Their Habitats, which contains provisions to minimize the incidental catch of sea turtles in fishing operations,

(g) Request States and regional fisheries management organizations and arrangements to urgently implement all measures recommended in the FAO Guidelines to Reduce Sea Turtle Mortality in Fishing Operations to help prevent the decline of all species of sea turtles

Ovetz, R., Pillaging the Pacific Pelagic Longline Fishing Captures or Kills About 4.4 Million Sharks, Billfish, Seabirds, Sea Turtles, and Marine Mammals Each Year in the Pacific Ocean, a report by the Sea Turtle Restoration Project, November 16, 2004.

(e) Development and implementation of targeted studies to determine the socio economic, technical and other factors that influence the accidental loss and deliberate disposal of fishing gear at sea

Harvesting of marine fish resources in India takes place at three levels, namely, subsistence fishing, small scale fishing and industrial fishing.

Moreover, to eliminate illegal fishing, which strips our oceans of marine life, we are calling for mandatory identification numbers and the tracking of all high seas fishing vessels, and a total ban on transshipment at sea. By closing loopholes, we will finally close our ports and markets to illegally obtained fish.

Measures to deal with already existing marine litter include beach, water column and sea bottom clean up operations and projects to allow fishing vessels to leave ashore marine litter caught in fishing gear without having to pay any garbage fee (or even to encourage such collection of floating and suspending plastics).

President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's government, through the SEA PR, has formulated policies to promote the social inclusion of fishing and aquaculture communities, above all for the women of those communities, dedicating particular attention to small scale family fishing and the establishment of sustainable micro and small scale aquaculture enterprises.

Fishing overcapacity

It is particularly important to protect vulnerable deep sea ecosystems on an interim basis to allow regulatory regimes and scientific research to catch up with current threats, notably destructive fishing methods.

Implement a moratorium on high seas industrial longline fishing in the Pacific until such time that the species most threatened by longlining are out of danger Amend the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea Annex I to include all seven species of sea turtles Support further biological research to identify remaining critical habitat for endangered marine species Convene a UN special investigation of destructive fishing Ban the landing and transhipment of shark fins

The rapid depletion of not only large predatory fish but also associated species, such as sea turtles and cetaceans, by industrial longline fishing threaten the very existence of their ways of life.

Absence of control in the overall fishing effort and fishing practices of local fishers and foreign fishing vessels, prompted by the inadequacy of monitoring, control and surveillance, is the root cause of such unsustainable fishing practices.

He likes fishing.

The view was expressed by some delegations that there was a need for States to support targeted studies to determine the factors that motivate the loss and disposal of fishing gear at sea.

The absence of controls on the overall fishing effort and the fishing practices of local fishers and foreign fishing vessels, prompted by the inadequacy of monitoring, control and surveillance, is the root cause of such unsustainable fishing practices.

Ghost fishing by lost or abandoned fishing gear has been found in the ROPME region.

The cost of illegal fishing of green sea turtles in Costa Rica in 2000 was estimated to be 1,142 per turtle due to losses in visitors to nesting beaches and habitats when populations decline.

Or you start fishing.

My hobby is fishing.

My father went fishing.

How was the fishing?

MFV Motor fishing vessel

In his opinion, the regulations governing recreational fishing are designed to enhance sports fishing and make clear that all fishing is done as a privilege and not a right.

This backgrounder is an excerpt from the book Striplining the Pacific The Case for A United Nations Moratorium on High Seas Industrial Longline Fishing, Sea Turtle Restoration Project, 2005, pp. 71 101, available at www.seaturtles.org.