Bosnia and Herzegovina is the first ILO Member State to ratify the Work in Fishing Convention, 2007 (No. 188). The new Convention, which revises and brings up-to-date in an integrated manner most of the existing ILO fishing instruments, provides a modern and flexible regulatory framework covering large fishing operations but also addressing the concerns of small-scale fishers. Convention No. 188 will enter into force 12 months after the date on which the ratifications of ten Members, eight of which are coastal States, have been registered with the Director-General.