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- take over and restructure the existing Division of Ocean Affairs and Law of the Sea under the UN
- need to read the current Law of the Sea to determine how much we should change
- strong objections to the current LOS because of sovereignty issues
- the charter of the body will include the majority of our solutions
- solutions that are difficult to implement on an international level will be dealt with by establishing review committees made up of member states and scientists that can evaluate the degree to with these suggestions can be implemented in individual nations
- establish a scientific and economic board/committee within body to make recommendations for new legislation and to advise countries on how to implement the charter of the body within their specific state
- try to work closely with the regional organizations (like the [Forum Fisheries Agency of the South Pacific|http://www.ffa.int/]) that already exist to maximize efficiency and implementation
- what are the incentives for a country to enter?
- once several large players enter the body/accept the charter, it will economically beneficial to join, since member states only trade fish with states that fish sustainably, and do not allow companies to register with them that fish under the flags of countries who haven't signed
- other incentives to get those initial countries to join?
- education!!! this benefits everyone
- improves public image
- some believe that if we get the US on board, we can get others to follow suit, so focus on US
- enforcement--two levels
- enforce signatory states to keep to the charter
- economic incentives/sanctions
- GPS tracking devices?
- enforcement by signatory states within their own country
- leave means of enforcement up to countries, but provide them with necessary commissions to receive advice on how to implement and phase in these changes
- enforce signatory states to keep to the charter
- finances/funding
- money is funneled into the Division of Ocean Affairs as part of the UN budget
- there were other ideas for how to get funding--any help on this one guys?
- individual countries can use the fish taxes to support their own programs
- save a fish program?
- this was presented as possibly and NGO that could work with (but separate from) the international body
- Fair Trade fish... this needs to be explored in the context of an international body
This is not a final proposal, just the thoughts of the group.