In 2025, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) called for the global phase-out of deep-sea bottom trawling, recognizing its disproportionate ecological impacts on vulnerable marine ecosystems and its incompatibility with sustainable ocean governance. Translating this resolution into practice requires coordinated action across multiple scales of law, policy, and management. This paper examines the role of international initiatives and regional bodies in its implementation. It reviews linkages with similar global initiatives including the United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on protecting vulnerable marine ecosystems and Bottom Fishing Reviews, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, the Agreement on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement or High Seas Treaty), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the UN Decade on Ocean Science for Sustainable Development. It then considers readiness of high seas regional fisheries management organizations (RFMOs) to adopt such measures. The analysis highlights the interplay between global commitments and regional implementation, emphasizing the need for political will, stakeholder engagement, and innovative governance tools.