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Binding

• United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)
• The United Nations 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 (UNFSA)
• Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas (Compliance Agreement)
• Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing (Port State Measures Agreement)

Non-binding

• International Plan of Action for the Management of Fishing Capacity (IPOA-Capacity)
• International Plan of Action for Reducing Incidental Catch of Seabirds in Longline Fisheries (IPOA-Seabirds)
• International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks (IPOA-Sharks)
• International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU fishing (IPOA-IUU)
• International Guidelines for the Management of Deep-sea Fisheries in the High Seas
• International Guidelines on Bycatch Management and Reduction of Discards
• Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance
• Guidelines for the Ecolabelling of Fish and Fishery Products from Marine Capture Fisheries