Topic: Protecting International Fisheries
Country: Tajikistan
Delegate Name: Tara Porterfield
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Tajikistan position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Fisheries are underreporting the amount of fish they catch. This is letting fisheries over fish, harming the global economy and ocean life world wide. Although some countries are changing their ways, others aren’t due to resource limitations or economic drought.
Tajikistan is a landlocked state, therefore it doesn’t believe in strict regulations of fisheries. However it does believe that regulations need to be made, but the countries most affected by these issues should be the ones deciding regulations. Tajikistan also believes that the regulations should deal with agriculture to help countries that rely on fishing so that they have another export that helps their economy. However, they do not wish to be greatly affected by this regulation
Tajikistan would like to have countries greatly affected by this regulation to band together and help with this issue, due to it being a landlocked state it can’t say much about this topic, but it can support and encourage allies and bordering countries into following regulations. However, the regulations have to fit these criteria: It has to support the United Nations milestones for sustainable development, protect sovereignty of each individual state and, safeguard the economies of countries dependant on fisheries
In conclusion Tajikistan wishes to see a resolution that encourages sustainable development, meaning not only will it improve the environment but, it will also improve the economy.
