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  • International fisheries
    • Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR)
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      • Southern Bluefin Tuna
        • National recreational fishing survey of Southern Bluefin Tuna
    • Cooperation - Multilateral and Regional
      • APEC Fisheries Working Group
      • Indonesia - Australia Fisheries Cooperation
      • Pacific Ocean Fora
      • Papua New Guinea - Australia Fisheries Cooperation
      • Regional fisheries issues affecting Australia
      • United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Committee on Fisheries
    • Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC)
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    • Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement
    • Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Cooperation - Multilateral and Regional

​​​Multilateral

There are several overarching international agreements and arrangements to which Australia is a signatory or a Party. These include:

  • United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
  • 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 (UN Fish Stocks Agreement)
  • FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fishing, and
  • FAO Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Compliance Agreement).

Australia works closely with other parties to promote international fisheries cooperation. The department is regularly involved in a number of multilateral forums to ensure the sustainable use of shared resources, including:

  • APEC Ocean and Fisheries Working Group
  • FAO Committee on Fisheries (COFI)
  • Pacific Ocean Fora

Regional

Australia works closely with its near neighbours to promote regional fisheries cooperation.

Regular bilateral meetings are held to address issues such as:

  • shared stocks management
  • illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, and
  • fisheries and aquaculture development.

Australia also has a number of bilateral agreements or arrangements and facilitates regional dialogue with neighbouring countries (see links below) to ensure the sustainable use of shared resources.

  • Indonesia - Australia Fisheries Cooperation
  • Papua New Guinea - Australia Fisheries Cooperation
  • Regional Fisheries Issues Affecting Australia
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We acknowledge the continuous connection of First Nations Traditional Owners and Custodians to the lands, seas and waters of Australia. We recognise their care for and cultivation of Country. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and recognise their knowledge and contribution to the productivity, innovation and sustainability of Australia’s agriculture, fisheries and forestry industries.

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