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This chapter explores the impressions gained by the author after reading the provisions relating to marine fisheries in the 1982 Convention. The Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources of the High Seas adopted at First Conference on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS I), in which the concept of conservation was enshrined, retained the basic characteristics of traditional high seas fisheries rules. The measures to be taken for high seas fisheries must be agreed upon by the states concerned. A basic idea still inherent in the 1982 Convention is that any fishery regulations on the high seas may only be enacted by agreements among the states concerned. The Convention suggests "co-operation of States in the conservation and management of living resources" of the high seas. If there is any difference of opinion among nations on high seas fisheries, this will simply be due to failure in cooperation on joint conservation measures.