Due to the ambiguity of international law in this area, taking action against vessels without nationality on the high seas has been inherently problematic. In recent years, however, a number of legal developments have emerged in the international fisheries sphere, designed to address this uncertainty. This article considers the ambiguity in this area, describes recent legal developments and contemplates their impact on the law, including their potential to contribute to the development of a new customary norm, or represent evidence of an international legal and political consensus on existing law. It considers the likelihood that these recent developments, whatever their precise legal effect, will facilitate the international community’s efforts in combatting illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing into the future.

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对无国籍渔船采取行动：最近的国际发展是否澄清了法律？

由于该领域国际法的含糊不清，在公海上对无国籍船只采取行动本身就存在问题。然而，近年来，国际渔业领域出现了一些旨在解决这种不确定性的法律发展。本文考虑了这一领域的模糊性，描述了最近的法律发展并考虑了它们对法律的影响，包括它们对新习惯规范的发展做出贡献的潜力，或代表对现有法律达成国际法律和政治共识的证据。它认为这些最近的事态发展有可能促进国际社会在未来打击非法、未报告和无管制的捕捞活动，无论其确切的法律效力如何。