Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

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The Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries is an international treaty that establishes the legal framework for regional cooperation in conserving and managing fishery resources in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fisheries agreement ⓘ
international treaty ⓘ
multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ
administeredBy Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization ⓘ
aimsTo ensure long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources ⓘ
promote international cooperation in fisheries science and management ⓘ
promote rational management of fisheries ⓘ
appliesTo discrete high seas fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
straddling fish stocks in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
basedOnPrinciple conservation and optimum utilization of fishery resources ⓘ
cooperation among coastal States and distant-water fishing nations ⓘ
category fisheries law ⓘ
international environmental law ⓘ
law of the sea ⓘ
creates NAFO Commission ⓘ
NAFO Scientific Council ⓘ
NAFO Secretariat ⓘ
establishes Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization ⓘ
legal framework for regional fisheries cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
geographicalScope Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
high seas areas of the Northwest Atlantic ⓘ
hasPartyType coastal States of the Northwest Atlantic region ⓘ
distant-water fishing States ⓘ
includesMechanism amendment procedures for the Convention text ⓘ
decision-making by the NAFO Commission ⓘ
objection procedures for Contracting Parties ⓘ
scientific advice by the NAFO Scientific Council ⓘ
language English ⓘ
French ⓘ
providesFor adoption of technical conservation measures ⓘ
adoption of total allowable catches ⓘ
allocation of fishing opportunities among Contracting Parties ⓘ
cooperation in enforcement of fisheries regulations ⓘ
obligation of Contracting Parties to ensure compliance by their vessels ⓘ
purpose conservation of fishery resources in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
management of fishery resources in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
promotion of optimum utilization of fishery resources in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
relatedTo United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
regional fisheries management organizations ⓘ
requires adoption of conservation and management measures for fish stocks under NAFO competence ⓘ
collection and exchange of fisheries data among Contracting Parties ⓘ
monitoring control and surveillance of fishing activities in the NAFO Regulatory Area ⓘ
scientific research to support fisheries management decisions ⓘ
shortName NAFO Convention ⓘ
subjectMatter fisheries management ⓘ
marine living resources ⓘ
regional fisheries cooperation ⓘ

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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization area → hasLegalBasis → Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ⓘ
NAFO Convention → fullName → Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ⓘ
linked to: Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
NAFO Convention → bindingOn → Contracting Parties to the NAFO Convention ⓘ
linked to: Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
NAFO Division 6 → hasLegalBasis → Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries ⓘ
linked to: Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries