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under substantial exploitation by that Party having regard to the conditions referred 

 to in Section 2 of this Article; (2) any stock of fish which is harvested in greater part by 

 a country or countries not party to this Convention; (3) Avaters in which there is his- 

 toric intermingling of fishing operations of the Parties concerned, intermingling of the 

 stocks of fish exploited by these operations, and a long established history of joint con- 

 servation and regulation among the Parties concerned so that there is consequent 

 impracticability of segregating the operations and administering control. It is recog- 

 nized that the conditions specified in subdivision (3) of this proviso apply to Canada 

 and the United States of America in the Avaters off the Pacific Coasts of the United 

 States of America and Canada from and including the Avaters of the Gulf of Alaska 

 soiuliAvard and, therefore, no recommendation shall be made for abstention by either 

 the United States of America or Canada in such waters. 



2. In any decision or recommendation allowances shall be made for the effect of 

 strikes, Avars, or exceptional economic or biological conditions Avhich may have intro- 

 duced temporary declines in or suspension of productivity, exploitation, or management 

 of the stock of fish concerned. 



ARTICLE V 



1. The Annex attached hereto forms an integral part of this Convention. All refer- 

 ences to "Convention" shall be understood as including the said Annex either in its 

 present terms or as amended in accordance with the provisions of Article VII. 



2. The Contracting Parties recognize that any stock of fish originally specified in the 

 Annex to this Convention fulfills the conditions prescribed in Article IV and accordingly 

 agree that the appropriate Party or Parties shall abstain from fishing such stock and the 

 Party or Parties participating in the fishing of such stock shall continue to carry oiU 

 necessary conservation measures. 



ARTICLE VI 



In the event that it shall come to the attention of any of the Contracting Parties that 

 the nationals or fishing vessels of any country which is not a Party to this Convention 

 appear to affect adversely the operations of the Commission or the carrying oiU of the 

 objectives of this Convention, such Party shall call the matter to the attention of other 

 Contracting Parties. All the Contracting Parties agree upon the request of such Party 

 to confer upon the steps to be taken towards obviating such adverse effects or relieving 

 any Contracting Party from such adverse effects. 



ARTICLE VII 



1. The Annex to this Convention shall be considered amended from the date upon 

 which the Commission receives notification from all the Contracting Parties of accept- 

 ance of a recommendation to amend the Annex made by the Commission in accordance 

 with the provisions of Article III, Section 1 or of the Protocol to this Convention. 



2. The Commission shall notify all the Contracting Parties of the date of receipt of 

 each notification of acceptance of an amendment to the Annex. 



ARTICLE VIII 



The Contracting Parties agree to keep as far as practicable all records requested by 

 the Commission and to furnish compilations of such records and other information 

 upon request of the Commission. No Contracting Party shall be required hereunder to 

 provide the records of individtial operations. 



ARTICLE IX 



1. The Contracting Parties agree as follows: 



(a) With regard to a stock of fish from the exploitation of which any Contracting 

 Party has agreed to abstain, the nationals and fishing vessels of such Contract- 



