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Art.1 |
Article I |
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Art.1.1 |
1. The High Contracting Parties agree to establish and operate a joint Commission, to be known as the Inter-American Tropic al Tuna Commission, hereinafter referred to as the Commission, which shall carry out the objectives of this Convention. The Commission shall be composed of national sections, each consisting of from one to four members, appointed by the Governments of the respective High Contracting Parties. |
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Art.1.2 |
2. The Commission shall submit annually to the Government of each High Contracting Party a report on its investigations and findings, with appropriate recommendations, and shall also inform such Governments, whenever it is deemed advisable, on any matter relating to the objectives of this Convention. |
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Art.1.3 |
3. Each High Contracting Party shall determine and pay the expenses incurred by its section. Joint expenses incurred by the Commission shall be paid by the High Contracting Parties through contributions in the form and proportion recommended by the Commission and approved by the High Contracting Parties. The proportion of joint expenses to be paid by each High Contracting Party shall be related to the proportion of the total catch from the fisheries covered by this Convention utilized by that High Contracting Party. |
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Art.1.4 |
4. Both the general annual program of activities and the budget of joint expenses shall be recommended by the Commission and submitted for approval to the High Contracting Parties. |
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Art.1.5 |
5. The Commission shall decide on the most convenient place or places for its headquarters. |
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Art.1.6 |
6. The Commission shall meet at least once each year, and at such other times as may be requested by a national section. The date and place of first meeting shall be determined by agreement between the High Contracting Parties. |
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Art.1.7 |
7. At its first meeting the Commission shall select a chairman and a secretary from different national sections. The chairman and the secretary shall hold office for a period of one year. During succeeding years, selection of the chairman and the secretary from the national section shall be in such a manner that the chairman and the secretary will be of different nationalities, and as well provide each High Contracting Party in turn, with an opportunity to be represented in those offices. |
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Art.1.8 |
8. Each national section shall have one vote. Decisions, resolutions, recommendations, and publications of the Commission shall be made only by a unanimous vote. |
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Art.1.9 |
9. The Commission shall be entitled to adopt and to amend subsequently, as occasion may require, by-laws or rules for the conduct of its meetings. |
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Art.1.10 |
10. The Commission shall be entitled to employ necessary personnel for the performance of its functions and duties. |
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Art.1.11 |
11. Each High Contracting Party shall be entitled to establish an Advisory Committee for its section, to be composed of persons who shall be well informed concerning tuna fishery problems of common concern. Each such Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend the non-executive sessions of the Commission. |
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Art.1.12 |
12. The Commission may hold public hearings. Each national section also may hold public hearings within its own country. |
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Art.1.13 |
13. The Commission shall designate a Director of Investigations who shall be technically competent and who shall be responsible to the Commission and may be freely removed by it. Subject to the instruction of the Commission and with its approval, the Director of Investigations shall have charge of: |
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Art.1.13.a |
a) the drafting of programs of investigations, and the preparation of budget estimates for the Commission; |
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Art.1.13.b |
b) authorizing the disbursement of the funds for the joint expenses of the Commission; |
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Art.1.13.c |
c) the accounting of the funds for the joint expenses of the Commission; |
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Art.1.13.d |
d) the appointment and immediate direction of technical and other personnel required for the functions of the Commission; |
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Art.1.13.e |
e) arrangements for the co-operation with other organizations or individuals in accordance with paragraph 16 of this Article; |
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Art.1.13.f |
f) the co-ordination of the work of the Commission with that of organizations and individuals whose co-operation has been arranged for; |
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Art.1.13.g |
g) the drafting of administrative, scientific and other reports for the Commission; |
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Art.1.13.h |
h) the performance of such other duties as the Commission may require. |
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Art.1.14 |
14. The official languages of the Commission shall be English and Spanish, and members of the Commission may use either languages during meetings. When requested, translation shall be made to the other language. The minutes, official documents, and publications of the Commission shall be in both languages, but official correspondence of the Commission may be written, at the discretion of the secretary, in either language. |
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Art.1.15 |
15. Each national section shall be entitled to obtain certified copies of any documents pertaining to the Commission except that the Commission will adopt and may amend subsequently rules to ensure the confidential character of records of statistics of individual catches and individual company operations. |
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Art.1.16 |
16. In the performance of its duties and functions the Commission may request the technical and scientific services of, and information from, official agencies of the High Contracting Parties, and any international, public, or private institution or organization, or any private individual. |
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Art.2 |
Article II |
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Art.2.1x |
The Commission shall perform the following functions and duties: |
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Art.2.1x.1 |
1. Make investigations concerning the abundance, biology, biometry, and ecology of yellowfin (Neothunnus) and skipjack (Kaisuwonus) tuna in the waters of the eastern Pacific Ocean fished by the nationals of the High Contracting Parties, and the kinds of fishes commonly used as bait in the tuna fisheries, especially the anchovetta, and of other kinds of fish taken by tuna fishing vessels; and the effects of natural factors and human activities on the abundance of the populations of fishes supporting all these fisheries. |
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Art.2.1x.2 |
2. Collect and analyze information re lating to current and past conditions and trends of the populations of fishes covered by this Convention. |
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Art.2.1x.3 |
3. Study and appraise information concerning methods and procedures for maintaining and increasing the populations of fishes covered by this Convention. |
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Art.2.1x.4 |
4. Conduct such fishing and other activities, on the high seas and in waters which are under the jurisdiction of the High Contracting Parties, as may be necessary to attain the end referred to in sub-paragraphs 1, 2, and 3 of this Article. |
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Art.2.1x.5 |
5. Recommend from time to time, on the basis of scientific investigations, proposals for joint action by the High Contracting Parties designed to keep the populations of fishes covered by this Convention at those levels of abundance which will permit the ma ximum sustained catch. |
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Art.2.1x.6 |
6. Collect statistics and all kinds of reports concerning catches and the operations of fishing boats, and other information concerning the fishing for fishes covered by this Convention, from vessels or persons engaged in these fisheries. |
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Art.2.1x.7 |
7. Publish or otherwise disseminate reports relative to the results of its findings and such other reports as fall within the scope of this Convention, as well as scientific, statistical, and other data relating to the fisheries maintained by the nationals of the High Contracting Parties for the fishes covered by this Convention. |
