1. Evolving principles and concepts of international law; 2. The influence of the third United Nations conference on the law of the sea; 3. Developing the international law options; 4. Trends in contemporary international law and practice; 5. The United Nations conference on straddling and highly migratory fish stocks; 6. Conservation and management issues; 7. Ecosystem management and legal interactions between national jurisdiction and the high seas; 8.

International cooperation for conservation and management; 9. Compliance and enforcement; 10. Effecting dispute settlement; Conclusion: reconciling freedom of fishing and conservation.