Topic: Protecting International Fisheries
Country: Laos
Delegate Name: Anthony Moncman
School: Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Laos position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
In recent years, there has been an increase in the amount of fish that international fisheries have reported caught. Fish has been in record supply in years past, specifically 2014 where there were record high fish catches as much as 73,935.56 kilograms of aquatic life, getting to the point where global fish populations and environments may be negatively affected. This partnered with the fact that many such fisheries may be underreporting the true numbers of their total supply may be very harmful for years to come. Being a landlocked nation, Lao PDR has been less active in the issues concerning the state of the international fisheries. Despite this fact Laos is very concerned about how well these international fisheries are being regulated and maintained. Even though there are increasing controversies about the state of international fisheries they are hard to maintain at a stable rate. With a problem of such magnitude as this issue it is extremely necessary to take immediate action in order to address the issue at hand. Two years prior to this Lao People’s Democratic Republic had started a draft of the legal framework required to regulate the international fisheries, resulting in a draft of a new development of fisheries and other aquaculture for more development for the government. Lao People’s Democratic Republic approves of stronger regulations of international fisheries. Laos condemns the act of underreporting by the international fisheries. With initiative by the United Nations as well as our own country, these policies should be enforced in the coming years.
