The Ninth Round of Informal Consultations of States Parties (ICSP 9) to the Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (UN Fish Stocks Agreement) took place on 16-17 March 2010, at UN Headquarters in New York, US.

ICSP 9 was convened to serve as a preparatory meeting for the resumed Review Conference on the Fish Stocks Agreement, scheduled to take place at the same venue from 24-28 May 2010. During the two-day meeting, participants discussed the UN Secretary-General’s report to the resumed Review Conference (A/CONF.210/2010/1). They also considered recommendations for the resumed Review Conference, including its organization of work, draft provisional agenda, bureau and outputs. In addition, participants discussed possible future actions and events after the resumed Review Conference. At the conclusion of the meeting, most participants appeared satisfied with their achievements, pointing to the general approval given to the resumed Review Conference’s proposed organization of work and agenda, as well as fruitful discussions on Conference outputs and possible future actions beyond May 2010.
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Report of the meeting
List of participants