| Description: | "The objective of this Convention is to ensure, through effective management, the long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean in accordance with the [United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December, 1982], and the[Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December, 1982, relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks]." |