2611

Researcher: 
Mitchell
Data entry notes: 
"The first international conservation convention for North Atlantic fisheries was the International Convention for the Regulation of the Meshes of Fishing Nets and the Size Limits of Fish in 1937, and applied to the area north of the equator from 80E to 80W longitude. Canada and USA were not party to this convention and it never came into force." http://www.nafo.int/about/frames/hist-early.html
Treaty Name and Text
Agreement Name: 
Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish
Alternative Treaty Name: 
Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Iceland, the Irish Free State, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland and Sweden. Convention for the Regulation of the Meshes of Fishing Nets and the Size Limits of Fish, London; MESH
Possible Sources (additional): 
RS-VI:2691; Martens, Nouveau Recueil Général de traités et autres actes relatifs aux rapports de droit international, troisième série, vol. 38, pp. 822.
Signature/Entry into Force/Termination
Date IEA was signed: 
1937-03-23
Signature Year: 
1937
Place IEA was signed: 
London
Date IEA entered into force: 
2999-01-01
Terminated?
Term Date: 
1953-04-05
Term Type: 
Never entered into force. Terminated by IEADB # 2611.
Treaty Type
Membership eligibility (multilateral, bilateral, etc): 
Agreement Type Level 3: 
E (environment) Code (agreement is environmental or not): 
Environmental
Source for E (environmental) code: 
Title
Text used for E (environmental) coding: 
Convention For The Regulation Of The Meshes Of Fishing Nets And The Size Limits Of Fish
Words used to code as Environmental: 
fish
Lineage
Lineage: 
Northeast Atlantic Fisheries
Sequence in lineage: 
100.000
Secretariat and auspices
Legacy
Hidden fields
Version: 
2007.10
Inclusion Auto-Generated: 
MEA - Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Subject: 
Species/Fauna/Fish
Category: 
ENV/FISH