International Fishery Agreements 



The United States is represented on eight inter- 

 national fishery commissions. They are the Inter- 

 national Pacific Salmon Commission (for Fraser 

 River sockeye and pink salmon), the International 

 Pacific Halibut Commission, the Inter -American 

 Tropical Tuna Commission, the International Com- 

 mission for the Northwest Atlantic Fisherie s, the Great 

 Lakes Fishery Commission, the International North 

 Pacific Fisheries Commission, the North Pacific Fur 

 Seal Commission, and the Commission for the Con- 

 servation of Shrimp in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico. 

 The United States is represented on these commissions 

 by officials of the Fish and Wildlife Service. 



These international commissions are engaged in the 

 study or management of important marine and inland 

 fisheries that are of concern to the fishing industry 

 of the United States. The objective of each commission 

 is to provide a stable source of the raw materials- - 

 one of the primary ingredients of a profitable industry. 



King crab from cold Alaskan offshore waters is another delicacy for the American 



table. 



