Highly migratory species

Highly migratory species are referred to in Article 64 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea which provides for the rights and obligations of coastal and other states whose nationals fish for these species. Although no operational definition of ""highly migratory is given in the Convention, an agreed list of species considered highly migratory during elaboration of the Convention was attached to it as Annex 1.

Author: Prepared by Serge Garcia

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Keywords: HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES

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Related Topics: Governance of high seas fisheries

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