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1. All States have the right for their nationals to engage in fishing on the high seas, subject (a) to their treaty obligations, (b) to the interests and rights of coastal States as provided for in this Convention, and (c) to the provisions contained in the following articles concerning conservation of the living resources of the high seas.
2. All States have the duty to adopt, or to co-operate with other States in adopting, such measures for their respective nationals as may be neccessary for the conservation of the living resources of the high seas.