" All States have the right for their nationals to engage in fishing on the high seas subject to: (a) their treaty obligations; (b) the rights and duties as well as the interests of coastal States provided for, inter alia, in article 63, paragraph 2, and articles 64 to 67; and (c) the provisions of this section."
DEFINITION OF TERMS IN THIS CLAUSE
β‘ land beside or near to the sea or ocean
β‘ Refers to the joint France-Cote dΒ΄Ivoire-Senegal fleet that targets tropical tunas off Africa.
β‘ harvest of uncultured fish from water bodies.
β‘ cold-blooded aquatic vertebrate with gills, no digits, and no limbs other than fins which swims by using its fins and tail.
β‘ Sector or activity of harvesting fish from the wild.
β‘ the salt water that covers most of the earth's surface and surrounds its continents and islands