responsible for promoting and coordinating scientific studies neces- 

 sary to ascertain the conservation measures required to secure the 

 maximum sustained productivity of fisheries of joint interest to the 

 three participating countries: Canada, Japan, and United States. 



70. INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION: IPHC 

 Established in 1925 under the terms of the 1923 Convention 



between Canada and the United States, IPHC has been responsible for 

 scientific investigations and regulation of stocks of the Padific 

 halibut, development of stocks to levels that will permit maximum 

 sustained yields, and for maintaining stocks at the maximum level. 

 After the passage in 1976 of the Fisheries Conservation and Manage- 

 ment Act, the U.S. was required to renegotiate the terms of the 

 agreement and gave formal notice to withdraw from IPHC. A protocol 

 to amend the convention was later agreed on by the United States and 

 Canada, however, and IPHC functions as before. 



71. INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES COMMISSION: IPSFC 

 Established in 1937 by Canada and the United States, IPSFC aims 



to preserve, protect, and extend the fisheries for sockeye and pink 

 salmon of the Fraser River and its tributaries. 



72. INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: IWC 



Though agreements to restrict whaling had been signed by several 

 of the whaling nations in 1937 and 1938, IWC was not formed until 

 1946. Its missions are to preserve the world's stock of whales, 

 sponsor research on whales, and establish regulations to protect 

 stocks. 



According to the terms of the Convention, IWC maintains a special 

 relationship with the Bureau of International Whaling Statistics 

 (BIWS), established in 1929 upon recommendation of the International 

 Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES). Wholly maintained by 

 the Norwegian Government, BIWS publishes statistics on whaling 

 throughout the world. 



73. JAPAN-CHINA JOINT FISHERIES COMMISSION: JCFC 

 Established in 1975, JCFC recommends conservation measures, 



exchanges data, and studies fishery resources in the Yellow and East 

 China Seas. 



74. JAPAN-KOREA JOINT FISHERIES COMMISSION: JKFC 



Established in 1965, JKFC recommends scientific investigations 

 and conservation measures including provisional regulatory measures. 



75. JAPANESE-SOVIET FISH COMMISSION: JSFC 



Established in 1956, JSFC regulates catches in the northwestern 

 Pacific Ocean, coordinates joint scientific research programs, and 

 organizes international efforts at enforcing regulations. 



76. JOINT PANEL FOR NORDIC/IHD COOPERATION: NUTSAM 



Organized in 1967 and comprising the secretaries of the five 

 Nordic national committees for the International Hydrologlcal Decade 

 (IHD), NUTSAM acts as the coordinating body for the free exchange of 

 ideas and the evaluation of proposed projects. It is responsible 

 for the preparation of a regional position on Nordic hydrology and 

 plans and condu<lts symposia and conferences. In 1970, it founded 

 the Nordic Hydrologlcal Association (NHA). 



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