 | Objectives |  | |
The main objectives of the Commission are:- the conservation and rational management of Pacific salmon stocks and the promotion of optimum production of such stocks
- cooperation in the management, research and enhancement of Pacific salmon stocks.
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| Strategies | | |
The Pacific Salmon Commission has a variety of tools at hand to achieve its mandate:- harvest limitations
- time and area closures
- gear restrictions
- other measures to control harvests
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Two Funds have been established, a Northern Boundary and Transboundary Rivers Restoration and Enhancement Fund and a Southern Boundary Restoration and Enhancement Fund. The purpose of the funds is to support three kinds of activities in both countries that support salmon stocks and their habitat: - Develop improved information for resource management
- Rehabilitate and restore marine and freshwater habitat
- Enhance wild stocks production through low technology techniques.
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| Area of Competence | | |
EEZs of Canada Pacific and USA Pacific Northwest, and adjacent river systems.
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| Legal Framework | | |
Established by the Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Governement of Canada concerning Pacific Salmon, signed in Ottawa, Canada, on 28 January 1985 and entered into force on 18 March 1985. The Annexes to the Treaty were revised in 1999.
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