Topic: Protecting International Fisheries
Country: Sweden
Delegate Name: Heather Steeby
School: Grand Rapids City High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Sweden position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Sweden has operations in two large fisheries, The Baltic Sea and The West Coast Fisheries. Sweden is in support for the following United Nations policies: the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982), FAO Conference Resolution 15/93, the UN agreement of 1995 (Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks), and the FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries 4/95. Swedish policy remains that the following are necessary for protecting fisheries: creating a balance between fishery resources and fleet capacity, increasing profitability in the fisheries sector, promoting employment in rural areas associated with the fisheries sector, decreasing the negative environmental impact of fishing, ensuring environmental sustainability and sustainable natural fish stocks. Sweden also supports the designation of of protected marine sites across the world the would not allow, or would severely limit fishing within the reserve. Sweden is not supporting however a total ban on fishing, we support the philosophy of moderation. We want a comprehensive proposal that would maintain the sovereignty of nations, and protect the fishing industry from over exploitation, or over protection from this body. We would also like to call upon nations in underdeveloped regions to promote sustainable development of their fisheries as well as encouraging more developed nations to reform their fisheries to encourage sustainable practices across the board. We would like to encourage the peaceful development of these sectors internationally so that there may be cooperation with this body and between countries, while respecting national sovereignty. Sweden encourages the increase of sustainable fishing with, respect to national sovereignty and the environment.
