latioae system, and to report to the Assembly at its forty-fifth seeeion, through the Economic and Social Council at its second regular session of 1990 (resolution 43/193). Document: Report of the Secretary-General (resolution 43/193). u/ Peferencez for the forty-third session (agenda item 82 (e)): (a) Report of the Secretary-General; A/43/416 and Corr.1: (b) Report of the Second Committoe (Part VI)r A143191WAdd.5; (c) Reeolution 43/193; (d) Meetings of the Second Cozzzitteer A/C.2/43/S8.21-26, 36-40 and 42t (e) Plenary meetingr A/43/PV.S3. /... A/45/100 English Page 243 ti the world’s ocem the livm At its forty-fourth session, l,l&/ the General Assembly, noting that many countries were disturbed by the increase ia the use of large-scale pelagic driftnets to catch living marine resources on the high seas, recognising that more than one thousand fishing vessels used such driftnets in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in other areas of the high seas, and mindful that this method of fishing can be highly indiscriminate and wasteful and was widely considered to threaten the effective conservation of resources such as highly migratory and anadromous species of fish, birds and marine mammals, drawing attention to the fact that the resolution did not address the question of small-scale driftnet fishing traditionally conducted in coastal waters, especially by developing countries, which provided an important contribution to their subsistence and economic development, expressing concern that non-targeted fish, marine mammals, seabirds and other resources could become entangled in and consequently injured or killed by large-scale driftnets, either in active use or lost or discarded, recognizing that any regulatory measures to be taken for the conservation and management of living marine resources should take account of the best available scientific data and analysis, affirming that, in accordance with the relevant articles of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, all members of the international 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the use of large-scale pelagic driftnets to catch living marine resources on the high seas, highlighting the concerns about the indiscriminate and wasteful nature of this method, as well as its potential impact on the conservation of resources such as highly migratory and anadromous species of fish, birds, and marine mammals. The text also touches on the importance of considering the best available scientific data and analysis in regulatory measures for the conservation and management of living marine resources. Given these themes, it appears that the text is primarily concerned with issues related to natural resources and the environment.

**Category**
Natural resources and environment, Agriculture, forestry and fishing