OB UPOŠTEVANJU, da sta praksa plovbe pod zastavo ali zamenjava zastave ribiških plovil kot način izogibanja skladnosti z mednarodnimi ukrepi za ohranjanje in upravljanje z živimi morskimi viri in nezmožnost držav, pod katerimi zastavami plujejo plovila, da izpolnijo odgovornosti v zvezi z ribiškimi plovili, ki upravičeno plujejo pod njihovo zastavo, med dejavniki, ki resno ogrožajo učinkovitost takih ukrepov,
MINDFUL that the practice of flagging or reflagging fishing vessels as a means of avoiding compliance with international conservation and management measures for living marine resources, and the failure of flag States to fulfil their responsibilities with respect to fishing vessels entitled to fly their flag, are among the factors that seriously undermine the effectiveness of such measures,