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Art.2 |
ARTICLE 2 |
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Art.2.1 |
1. Fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States. |
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Art.2.2 |
2. Within areas of fisheries jurisdiction of coastal States, fishing of salmon is prohibited beyond 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, except in the following areas: |
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Art.2.2.a |
(a) in the West Greenland Commission area, up to 40 nautical miles from the baselines; and |
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Art.2.2.b |
(b) in the North-East Atlantic Commission area, within the area of fisheries jurisdiction of the Faroe Islands. |
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Art.2.3 |
3. The Parties shall invite the attention of any State not a Party to this Convention to any matter relating to the activities of the vessels of that State which appears to affect adversely the conservation, restoration, enhancement or rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention or the implementation of the Convention. |
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Art.7 |
ARTICLE 7 |
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Art.7.1 |
1. The functions of the North American Commission with regard to its area shall be: |
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Art.7.1.a |
(a) to provide a forum for consultation and co-operation between the members: |
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Art.7.1.a.i |
(i) on matters related to minimizing catches in the area of fisheries jurisdiction of one member of salmon originating in the rivers of another Party, and |
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Art.7.1.a.ii |
(ii) in cases where activities undertaken or proposed by one member affect salmon originating in the rivers of the other member because, for example, of biological interactions; |
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Art.7.1.b |
(b) to propose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under the jurisdiction of a member which harvest amounts of salmon significant to the other member in whose rivers that salmon originates, in order to minimize such harvests; |
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Art.7.1.c |
(c) to propose regulatory measures for salmon fisheries under the jurisdiction of a member which harvest amounts of salmon significant to another Party in whose rivers that salmon originates; and |
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Art.7.1.d |
(d) to make recommendations to the Council concerning the undertaking of scientific research. |
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Art.7.2 |
2. Each member shall, with respect to its vessels and the area under its fisheries jurisdiction, take the measures necessary to minimize by-catches of salmon originating in the rivers of the other member. |
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Art.7.3 |
3. Fishing patterns in salmon fisheries in the North American Commission area shall not be altered in a manner which results in the initiation of fishing or increase in catches of salmon originating in the rivers of another Party, except with the consent of the latter. |
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Art.13 |
ARTICLE 13 |
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Art.13.1 |
1. The Secretary shall, without undue delay, notify the members of a Commission of any regulatory measure proposed by that Commission. |
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Art.13.2 |
2. Subject to paragraph 3, a regulatory measure proposed by a Commission under article 7, paragraph 1( b) or (c), or article 8, subparagraph (b), shall become binding on its members 60 days after the date specified in the Secretary's notification or, if a later date is determined by the Commission, on such date. |
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Art.13.3 |
3. Any member in whose area of fisheries jurisdiction a regulatory measure would apply may, within 60 days of the date specified in the Secretary's notification, lodge an objection to it. In this case the regulatory measure shall not become binding on any member. A member which has lodged an objection may at any time withdraw it. Thirty days after all objections are withdrawn the regulatory measure shall become binding, subject to paragraph 2. |
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Art.13.4 |
4. After the expiration of one year from the date on which a regulatory measure becomes binding, any member in whose area of fisheries jurisdiction the regulatory measure applies may denounce it by written notice to the Secretary. The Secretary shall immediately inform the other members of such denunciation. The regulatory measure shall cease to be binding on all members 60 days after the date of receipt by the Secretary of the notice of denunciation or, if a later date is indicated by the member, on such date. |
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Art.13.5 |
5. A Commission may propose an emergency regulatory measure having effect prior to the expiration of the 60-day period referred to in paragraph 2. The members shall make best efforts to implement the measure, unless there is an objection by a member within 30 days after the Commission has proposed it. |
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Art.14 |
ARTICLE 14 |
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Art.14.1 |
1. Each Party shall ensure that such action is taken, including the imposition of adequate penalties for violations, as may be necessary to make effective the provisions of this Convention and to implement regulatory measures which become binding on it under article 13. |
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Art.14.2 |
2. Each Party shall transmit to the Council an annual statement of the actions taken pursuant to paragraph 1. Such statement shall be sent to the Secretary not later than 60 days before the annual meeting of the Council. |
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Art.15 |
ARTICLE 15 |
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Art.15.1 |
1. Each Party shall provide to the Council available catch statistics for salmon stocks subject to this Convention taken in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction at such intervals as the Council may determine. |
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Art.15.2 |
2. Each Party shall compile and provide to the Council such other statistics for salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction as required by the Council. The Council shall decide by unanimous vote the scope and form of such statistics and the intervals at which they shall be provided. |
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Art.15.3 |
3. Each Party shall provide the Council with any other available scientific and statistical information which it requires for the purposes of this Convention. |
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Art.15.4 |
4. Upon the request of the Council each Party shall provide to the Council copies of laws, regulations and programmes in force or, where appropriate, summaries thereof, relating to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction. |
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Art.15.5 |
5. Each year each Party shall notify the Council of: |
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Art.15.5.a |
(a) the adoption or repeal since its last notification of laws, regulations and programmes relating to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention in its rivers and area of fisheries jurisdiction; |
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Art.15.5.b |
(b) any commitments by the responsible authorities concerning the adoption or maintenance in force for specified periods of time within its territory or area of fisheries jurisdiction of measures relating to the conservation, restoration, enhancement and rational management of salmon stocks subject to this Convention; and |
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Art.15.5.c |
(c) factors within its territory and area of fisheries jurisdiction which may significantly affect the abundance of salmon stocks subject to this Convention. |
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Art.15.6 |
6. The notifications referred to in paragraph 5 (a) shall be sent to the Secretary not later than 60 days before the annual meeting of the Council. The notifications referred to in paragraph 5 (b) and (c) shall be sent to the Secretary as soon as practicable. |
