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3. J. Swan, Fishing Vessels Operating Under Open Registers and the Exercise of Flag State Responsibilities, FAO Fisheries Circular No. 980, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome 2002. In 2016, the Indonesian crew of a Taiwanese-owned vessel flying Vanuatu’s flag murdered the captain after 16 months of working without pay or calling into a port. Michael Field, Why the World’s Most Fertile Ground is Facing a “Unique and Dire” Threat, The Guardian (June 13, 2021), 〈https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/14/why-the-worlds-most-fertile-fishing-ground-is-facing-a-unique-and-dire-threat〉.
4. UNGA Resolution 47/192 of 22 December 1992.
5. United Nations Conference on Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks, July 24–Aug. 4, 1995, Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December Relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish.