Recognizing further the economic and cultural importance of sharks in many countries, the biological importance of sharks in the marine ecosystem, the vulnerability of certain shark species to over-exploitation and the need for measures to promote the long-term sustainability of shark populations and fisheries, and the relevance of the International Plan of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in 1999, in providing development guidance of such measures,
还认识到鲨鱼对许多国家具有经济和文化重要意义，鲨鱼在海洋生态系统中具有生物重要性，某些鲨鱼种较易被过度捕捞，必须采取措施促进鲨鱼种群和捕鲨业的长期可持续性，并认识到联合国粮食及农业组织1999年通过的《养护和管理鲨鱼国际行动计划》在指导拟定此类措施方面的适切性，