Treaties and International Law

Convention for the Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South Pacific

Current status of the Convention

Date of Adoption

24 November 1989

Place of Adoption

Wellington, New Zealand

Date of Entry into Force

17 May 1991

Membership (States Eligible to become Party)

Open for signature (subject to ratification) by:

any member of the South Pacific Forum Fisheries Agency;
any State in respect of any Territory situated within the Convention Area for which it is internationally responsible; and
any Territory situated within the Convention Area which has been authorised to sign the Convention and to assume rights and obligations under it by the Government of any State which is internationally responsible for it

Open for accession by any of the above mentioned

Languages

English, French

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List of Participating States (as at 01/08/1999)	Signature Date	Ratification Date	Accession Date	Entry into Force
New Zealand	29/11/1989	17/05/1991		17/05/1991
Australia	02/02/1990	06/07/1992		06/07/1992
Cook Islands	29/11/1989	24/01/1990		17/05/1991
Fiji	11/08/1993	18/01/1994		18/01/1994
France	30/04/1990
Fed. States of Micronesia	29/11/1989	20/12/1990		17/05/1991
Kiribati	13/02/1990	10/01/1992		10/01/1992
Marshall Islands	29/11/1989
Nauru	13/02/1990	14/10/1992		14/10/1992
Niue	29/11/1989	09/06/1997		09/06/1997
Palau	29/11/1989	21/01/1999		21/01/1999
Samoa			09/09/1996	09/09/1996
Solomon Islands	07/03/1991	19/01/1998		19/01/1998
Tokelau	29/11/1989	17/05/1991		17/05/1991
Tuvalu	13/02/1990
United States of America	14/11/1990	28/02/1992		28/02/1992
Vanuatu	13/02/1990

Information provided by States that have not signed, ratified or acceded to the instrument but have signified their intention to do so.

On 17 February 1997, the Papua New Guinea Department of the Attorney-General sent a communication to the Government of New Zealand, advising that the requirements of the Convention had been taken account of in the Papua New Guinea Fisheries Act 1994.

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