Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

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international treaty multilateral environmental agreement

The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for the sustainable use and conservation of tuna and other highly migratory fish species in the Western and Central Pacific region.

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Label	Occurrences
Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean canonical	3
WCPFC Convention	2

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Target entity: Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Context triple: [Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission, foundedBy, Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean]

A. 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
The 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks is an international treaty that strengthens and details global rules for the sustainable use and conservation of fish stocks that migrate across or occur in multiple national jurisdictions and the high seas.
B. Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
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.
C. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is an international agreement that regulates the protection and sustainable use of marine ecosystems in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.
D. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling is a 1946 international treaty that established the International Whaling Commission and provides the legal framework for regulating whaling and conserving whale populations worldwide.
E. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is an international body responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Target entity description: The Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean is an international treaty that establishes a legal framework for the sustainable use and conservation of tuna and other highly migratory fish species in the Western and Central Pacific region.

A. 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks
The 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks is an international treaty that strengthens and details global rules for the sustainable use and conservation of fish stocks that migrate across or occur in multiple national jurisdictions and the high seas.
B. Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
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.
C. Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources
The Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources is an international agreement that regulates the protection and sustainable use of marine ecosystems in the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica.
D. International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling
The International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling is a 1946 international treaty that established the International Whaling Commission and provides the legal framework for regulating whaling and conserving whale populations worldwide.
E. Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
The Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is an international body responsible for the conservation and management of tuna and other highly migratory fish stocks in the western and central Pacific Ocean.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international treaty ⓘ multilateral environmental agreement ⓘ
abbreviationOfCommission	WCPFC ⓘ linked to: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
adoptedAt	Honolulu, Hawaii, United States ⓘ
adoptedOn	2000-09-05 ⓘ
aimsTo	ensure long-term conservation and sustainable use of highly migratory fish stocks ⓘ promote optimum utilization of highly migratory fish stocks ⓘ
appliesTo	Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
basedOn	1995 UN Fish Stocks Agreement ⓘ linked to: 1995 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ⓘ
category	fisheries agreement ⓘ regional fisheries management organization convention ⓘ
depositary	Government of New Zealand ⓘ linked to: New Zealand government
enteredIntoForceOn	2004-06-19 ⓘ
establishes	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission ⓘ
establishesBody	Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ linked to: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Northern Committee of the WCPFC ⓘ Scientific Committee of the WCPFC ⓘ Technical and Compliance Committee of the WCPFC ⓘ
focusesOn	other highly migratory fish species ⓘ tuna ⓘ
governs	conservation and management of tuna fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
implementsPrinciple	compatibility of conservation and management measures in areas under national jurisdiction and on the high seas ⓘ ecosystem-based fisheries management ⓘ precautionary approach ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
objective	to maintain or restore fish stocks at levels capable of producing maximum sustainable yield ⓘ to safeguard the marine ecosystems of the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ
partyType	open to participation by coastal States and fishing entities in the region ⓘ
providesFor	boarding and inspection procedures on the high seas ⓘ compliance and enforcement mechanisms ⓘ observer programme ⓘ vessel monitoring system ⓘ
region	Pacific Ocean ⓘ Western and Central Pacific ⓘ
relatedOrganization	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ⓘ linked to: Food and Agriculture Organization United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea ⓘ
relatesTo	exclusive economic zones of coastal States in the Western and Central Pacific ⓘ high seas fisheries ⓘ
requires	adoption of conservation and management measures by the Commission ⓘ collection and sharing of fisheries data ⓘ cooperation between coastal States and distant-water fishing nations ⓘ flag State responsibility for vessels fishing in the Convention Area ⓘ monitoring, control and surveillance measures ⓘ
shortName	WCPFC Convention ⓘ linked to: Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
subject	conservation of highly migratory fish stocks ⓘ management of highly migratory fish stocks ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission → foundedBy → Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission → legalBasis → Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean → shortName → WCPFC Convention ⓘ

linked to: Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Technical and Compliance Committee → subjectOf → WCPFC Convention ⓘ

linked to: Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Technical and Compliance Committee → basedOnMandateFrom → Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean ⓘ

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