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| The main objective of the Commission is to promote the conservation of anadromous stocks in the Convention Area. |
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The main functions of the Commission are: - to recommend the Parties measures for the conservation of anadromous stocks and ecologically related species in the Convention area;
- to promote the exchange of information on any activities contrary to the provisions of the Convention;
- to review and evaluate enforcement actions taken by the Parties, and recommend additional action to be taken by the Parties to ensure effective and diligent enforcement of the provisions of the Convention;
- to promote the exchange of catch and effort information in respect of activities of Parties for conducting scientific research and for coordinating the collection, exchange and analysis of scientific data regarding anadromous stocks and ecologically related species, including data to identify the location of origin of anadromous stocks, and provide a forum for cooperation among the Parties with respect to such anadromous stocks and ecologically related species.
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For the purpose of the Convention. seven salmonid species are designated as anadromous fish: chum salmon, coho salmon, pink salmon sockeye salmon, chinook salmon, cherry salmon, and steelhead trout. Conservation measures under the Convention are:- prohibition of directed fishing for anadromous fish in the Convention Area;
- minimization to the maximum extent of the incidental taking of anadromous fish in the Convention Area;
- prohibition of the retention on board a fishing vessel of anadromous fish taken as an incidental catch during fishing for non-anadromous fish in the Convention Area.
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| Convention Area | | |
The waters of the North Pacific Ocean and its adjacent seas, north of 33 degrees North Latitude beyond 200-miles zones of the coastal States.
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| Legal Framework | | |
Established by the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean, signed in Moscow, Russia, on 11 february 1992 and entered into force on 16 february 1993. It replaced the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific which had been in force since 1952.
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