00728nam a2200121Ia 450000500170000010000220001724500900003926000090012952004260013858300190056494200060058399900170058920260716043307.0  aIslan, M. Rafiqul  aProposed 'driftnet-free zone' in the South Pacific and the Law of the Sea Convention.  c1991  aArgues that driftnet fishing in the South Pacific militates against regional efforts to preserve or restore fishery stocks at levels of the maximum sustainable yield - a duty imposed by the Law of the Sea Convention on all states.  In order to conserve and manage fish stocks, the South Pacific coastal states can legitimately proclaim and execute a 'driftnet-free zone' in their EEZs either individually or collectively.  c3/7/00kM2LMGR  cA  c44269d44269