International Agreements Concerning Living Marine Resources of Interest to Noaa Fisheries
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INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING LIVING MARINE RESOURCES OF INTEREST TO NOAA FISHERIES OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AND SEAFOOD INSPECTION 2018 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING LIVING MARINE RESOURCES OF INTEREST TO NOAA FISHERIES 2018 Compiled and edited by: Grace A. Ferrara Office of International Affairs and Seafood Inspection National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration U.S. Department of Commerce 1315 East-West Highway Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, USA Telephone: (301) 427-8350 Fax: (301) 713-2313 INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING LIVING MARINE RESOURCES OF INTEREST TO NOAA FISHERIES TABLE OF CONTENTS PART I: INTERNATIONAL AND REGIONAL MANAGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS ................................................. 1 ATLANTIC OCEAN ............................................................................................................................................................... 3 International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (Basic Instrument for the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)) ..................................................................................................................... 4 Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean (Basic Instrument for the North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization – NASCO) .............................................................................................................................. 22 Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (Basic Instrument for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization – NAFO) .......................................................................................................................... 35 Convention on the Conservation and Management of Fishery Resources in the Southeast Atlantic Ocean (SEAFO) ...... 40 Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC) .............................................................................................. 42 PACIFIC OCEAN .................................................................................................................................................................. 45 Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) ........................................................................ 46 Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and Convention for the Strengthening of the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission Established by the 1949 Convention between the United States of America and the Republic of Costa Rica ................................................................................................. 50 Convention for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea: Basic Instrument for the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) .................................................................................................. 55 Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean ....................................................... 60 Treaty Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada Concerning Pacific Salmon ................................................................................................................................................................................ 64 Convention on the Conservation and Management of Pollock Resources in the Central Bering Sea ................................ 68 Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges ........................................................................................................................ 71 Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Pacific Hake/Whiting ..................................................................................................................................................................... 74 Treaty on Fisheries between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States of America .......................................................................................................................................................................... 76 Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention (WCPFC) ........................................................................................... 78 South Pacific Ocean (SPRFMO) ........................................................................................................................................ 82 i Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean (NPFC) ............................................................................................................................................................................... 85 SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE................................................................................................................................................. 87 Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources: Basic Instrument for the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR) ..................................................................................... 88 Convention for the Conservation of Antarctic Seals (CCAS) ............................................................................................ 94 Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna (CCSBT) ............................................................................ 96 INDIAN OCEAN ................................................................................................................................................................... 99 Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) .......................................................................................................................... 100 WESTERN HEMISPHERE ................................................................................................................................................. 103 Inter-American Convention (IAC) for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles ................................................... 104 GLOBAL ............................................................................................................................................................................. 107 Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP) ............................................................................... 108 Agreement to Promote Compliance with International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas .................................................................................................................................................................... 111 Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982 relating to the Conservation and Management of Straddling Fish Stocks and Highly Migratory Fish Stocks (UNFSA) ............................................................................................................................................................... 112 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ..................................................................................................................... 114 Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) ............................................................ 119 Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) ....................................... 121 International Whaling Commission (IWC) ....................................................................................................................... 124 PART II: BILATERAL CONSULTATIVE ARRANGEMENTS ..................................................................................... 127 NORTH AMERICA ............................................................................................................................................................. 129 Informal Fisheries Consultations between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada .............................................................................................................................................................................. 130 Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada on Fisheries Enforcement ..................................................................................................................................................................... 132 United States-Mexico Fisheries Cooperation Program ..................................................................................................... 136 SOUTH AMERICA ............................................................................................................................................................. 139 United States-Chile Fisheries Cooperation Program ........................................................................................................ 140 ii ASIA ...................................................................................................................................................................................