dealing with fisheries such as demersal or pelagic fisheries and 

 Baltid fishing and representatives from national delegations who 

 wish to participate. 



66. INTERNATIONAL HYDROGRAPHIC ORGANIZATION: IHO 

 Organized in 1970 by ratification of the Convention on the 



International Hydrographic Organization, IHO legally assumed the 

 international intergovernmental responsibilities formerly held by 

 the International Hydrographic Bureau (IHB), which now serves as the 

 administrative or headquarters facility for IHO. 



IHB was founded in 1921, following a recommendation of the Inter- 

 national Hydrographic Conference, to serve as a liaison between 

 hydrographic services of the maritime countries. It coordinates the 

 work of the national services, advises regional hydrographic organ- 

 izations, endeavors to obtain uniformity in hydrographic documents, 

 advances the science of hydrography, and facilitates the free ex- 

 change of hydrographic charts and information. It serves as the 

 World Data Center for the collection of information on oceanic sound- 

 ings taken outside the continental shelf. Under the direction of 

 the Joint lOC/lHO Guiding Committee for the General Bathymetric 

 Chart of the World (GEBCO) , it is responsible for coordinating the 

 compilation of master plotting sheets on a scale of 1:1,000,000 

 that are prepared by member countries on an assigned area basis; 

 these form the basis of GEBCO, which is published in 18 sheets on a 

 scale of 1:10,000,000. 



The International Hydrographic Convention (IHC) held every 4 years, 

 serves as the convention for representatives of the various hydro- 

 graphic services. Policy matters to be administered by IHB are 

 established by the Convention. 



67. INTERNATIONAL ICE PATROL: IIP 



After the sinking of the SS Titanic in 1912, following its col- 

 lision with an iceberg, an International Conference for Safety of 

 Life at Sea was held. It recommended the establishment of IIP, 

 which, by agreement, is managed by the United States. 



The task is the assigned responsibility of the U.S. Coast Guard 

 (USCG) , which patrols the shipping lanes and warns of dangers from 

 icebergs. It also makes scientific studies of currents and ice 

 drifts and takes standard oceanographic observations in the assigned 

 area in the vicinity of the Great Banks of Newfoundland, Baffin Bay, 

 and the Labrador Sea. 



68. INTERNATIONAL JOINT COMMISSION: IJC 



A permanent body organized in 1911, IJC carries out the pro- 

 visions of the Boundary Waters Treaty of 1909 to prevent disputes 

 over and solve common problems relating to boundary waters between 

 Canada and the United States, especially in the Great Lakes area. 

 Current IJC Investigations include regulation of Great Lakes levels, 

 studies of pollution, and supervision of the operation and mainten- 

 ance of the St. Lawrence Seaway and Power Project. Two advisory 

 boards, established by IJC, report on the extent of pollution in 

 their respective areas and recommend control measures. They are 

 the International Lake Erie Water Pollution Board (ILEWPB) and the 

 International Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River Water Pollution 

 Board (ILOSLRWPB). 



69. INTERNATIONAL NORTH PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION: INPFC 

 Convened in 1953 following the 1952 International Convention 



for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean, INPFC is 



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