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| The main objective of the Commission is the preservation of the halibut fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. |
| Main Function | | |
The main functions of the Commission, which meets annually to review all regulatory proposals, are: - to coordinate scientific studies relating to the halibut fishery and to formulate regulations designed to develop the stocks of halibut to those levels which permit optimum utilization;
- to submit regulations, mainly the Total Allowable Catch of halibut in the Convention Area, to the two governments for approval. Upon approval the regulations are enforced by the appropriate agencies of both governments.
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| Area of Competence | | |
North Pacific Ocean, including the Bering Sea
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| Legal Framework | | |
Established by the Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery, signed in Washington on 2 March 1923. The Convention was amended in 1930 and 1937. A new Convention between the United States of America and Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea was signed in Ottawa, Canada, on 2 March 1953 and entered into force on 28 October 1953. When the two countries extended their fishery jurisdictions, a Protocol Amending the Convention was signed in Washington on 29 March 1979 and entered into force on 15 October 1980.
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