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care before and during harvesting and on-site processing and in storage and transport
of the products.
ARTICLE 10 - INTEGRATION OF FISHERIES INTO COASTAL AREA MANAGEMENT
10.1 Institutional framework
10.1.1 States should ensure that an appropriate policy, legal and institutional
framework is adopted to achieve the sustainable and integrated use of the resources,
taking into account the fragility of coastal ecosystems and the finite nature of their
natural resources and the needs of coastal communities.
10.1.2 In view of the multiple uses of the coastal area, States should ensure that
representatives of the fisheries sector and fishing communities are consulted in the
decision-making processes and involved in other activities related to coastal area
management planning and development.
10.1.3 States should develop, as appropriate, institutional and legal frameworks in
order to determine the possible uses of coastal resources and to govern access to
them taking into account the rights of coastal fishing communities and their
customary practices to the extent compatible with sustainable development.
10.1.4 States should facilitate the adoption of fisheries practices that avoid conflict
among fisheries resources users and between them and other users of the coastal
area.
10.1.5 States should promote the establishment of procedures and mechanisms at
the appropriate administrative level to settle conflicts which arise within the
fisheries sector and between fisheries resource users and other users of the coastal
area.
10.2 Policy measures
10.2.1 States should promote the creation of public awareness of the need for the
protection and management of coastal resources and the participation in the
management process by those affected.
10.2.2 In order to assist decision-making on the allocation and use of coastal
resources, States should promote the assessment of their respective value taking into
account economic, social and cultural factors.