This document reviews the international policy and legal instruments, institutional arrangements and processes relevant to deep-seas fisheries management and biodiversity conservation, and describes the inter-linkages and overlaps between them. It covers relevant international treaties and non-binding instruments adopted by a range of international organizations and other treaty bodies. The document explains the key provisions of these instruments, with a particular focus on identifying those provisions that require implementation through legislation at the national level in order to be effective. A summary of requirements or aspects of the international instrument that should be reflected in national legislation is also provided.

24-27 January 2017, Wellington, New Zealand. The objective of the workshop was to advise on proposed studies of survival rates for promptly discarded sharks caught by WCPFC fisheries. These studies should assist in evaluating the effectiveness of WCPFC no-retention measures and in better estimating fishing mortality in assessments.

This technical document identifies global datasets that cover regional features within the Western Indian Ocean project pilot region, offering a high-level introduction to datasets of relevance to ABNJ in this location. This non-exhaustive review identifies 103 global datasets that reflect various characteristics of biodiversity within this pilot region.

This technical document identifies global datasets that contain regional features within the South East Pacific project pilot region, offering a high-level introduction to datasets of relevance to Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction in this location. This non-exhaustive review identifies 102 global datasets that reflect various characteristics of biodiversity within this pilot region.

The report outlines the outcomes of the Chinese National Awareness workshop held on 10 December 2016, in Fiji. The main outcomes are: to improve awareness of seabird bycatch and its mitigation; to build capacity of the national observer programme, government representatives and the fishing industry to effectively implement best practice seabird bycatch mitigation based on best practice in China.