Select committee: International Relations and Defence Committee
Recommendation 194
1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic
Published 29 Nov 2023
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
The UK should continue to advocate for the prevention of unregulated fishing in the Arctic Ocean. We urge the Government to re-join the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean at the first opportunity. In the meantime , and as a signal of its commitment, the UK should make a unilateral declaration stating that it will abide by the Agreement’s fishing moratorium, pending accession. In response to this report, we ask the Government to set out the steps it is taking to clarify with the Parties the Agreement’s accession process and timeline for joining.
From: International Relations and Defence Committee, 1st Report - Our friends in the North: UK strategy towards the Arctic, 29 November 2023
Government response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 26 January 2024. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗