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THE GOVERNMENTS COMPRISING THE SOUTH PACIFIC FORUM |
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Noting the Declaration on Law of the Sea and a Regional Fisheries Agency adopted at the 8th South Pacific Forum held in Port Moresby in August 1977; |
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Recognizing their common interest in the conservation and optimum utilization of the living marine resources of the South Pacific region and in particular of the highly migratory species; |
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Desiring to promote regional co-operation and co-ordination in respect of fisheries policies; Bearing in mind recent developments in the law of the sea; |
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Concerned to secure the maximum benefits from the living marine resources of the region for their peoples and for the region as a whole and in particular the developing countries; and |
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Desiring to facilitate the collection, analysis, evaluation and dissemination of relevant statistical scientific and economic information about the living marine resources of the region, and in particular the highly migratory species; |
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HAVE AGREED AS FOLLOWS: |
