C. FISHERIES 



1. INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION FOR THE NORTHWEST 

 ATLANTIC FISHERIES, FEBRUARY 8, 1949* 



Done at Washington^ February 8, 1949; Ratification advised hy the 

 Senate August 17, 19.lf.9; Ratified hy the President September 1, 

 1949; Ratification deposited September i, 1949; Proclaimed by the 

 President July 17, 1950; Entered into force July 3, 1950. 



By the President of the TJxited States of America 

 A PKOCLAMATION 



Whereas the International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic 

 Fisheries was signed at W^ashington under date of February 8, 1949 

 by the respective plenipotentiaries of the Governments of the United 

 States of America, Canada, Denmark, France (with a reservation), 

 Iceland, Italy, Newfoundland, Norway, Portugal, Spain (with a 

 reservation) , and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 

 Ireland ; 



Whereas the text of the said Convention, in the English language, 

 is word for word as follows : 



International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 



The Governments whose duly authorized representatives have sub- 

 scribed hereto, sharing a substantial interest in the conservation of 

 the fishery resources of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, have resolved 

 to conclude a convention for the investigation, protection and conser- 

 vation of the fisheries of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, in order to 

 make possible the maintenance of a maximum sustained catch from 

 those fisheries and to that end have, through their duly authorized 

 representatives, agreed as follows : 



Article I 



1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred 

 to as "the Convention area", shall be all waters, except territorial 

 waters, bounded by a line beginning at a point on the coast of Khode 

 Island in 71°40' west longitude; thence due south to 39°00' north 

 latitude; thence due east to 42°00' west longitude thence due north to 

 59°00' north latitude ; thence due west to 44°00' west longitude ; thence 

 due north to the coast of Greenland ; thence along west coast of Green- 



*Citation: 1 UST 477 : TIAS 2089. 



States which are parties: Bulgaria, Canada, Denmark, France (with reservation), German 

 Democratic Rep., Germany, Fed. Rep. (applicable to Land Berlin), Iceland, Italy. Japan, 

 Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Spain (with re.servation), Union of Soviet Socialist 

 Reps., United Kingdom, United States. 



Implementing le(jislation: Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Act of 1950, as amended ; Public 

 Law 81-845 [S. 2801], 64 Stat. 1067, approved September 27. 1950, as amended by Public 

 Law 90-420 [S. 1260]. 82 Stat. 419, approved .Tulv 24, 1968; Public Law 92-87 [H.R. 

 9181], 85 Stat. .SIO. approved August 11, 1971 ; and Public Law 93-.S39 [H.R. 14291], 88 

 Stat. 293, approved July 10, 1974. 



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