232 



mendations, and provide for necessary restraints on its own nationals 

 and fishing vessels. 

 Therefore agree as follows : 



Article I 



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

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

 waters, of the North Pacific Ocean which for the purposes hereof shall 

 include the adjacent seas. 



2. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect adversely 

 (prejudice) the claims of any Contracting Party in regard to the 

 limits of territorial waters or to the jurisdiction of a coastal state over 

 fisheries. 



3. For the purposes of this Convention the term "fishing vessel" 

 shall mean any vessel engaged in catching fish or processing or trans- 

 porting fish loaded on the high seas, or any vessel outfitted for such 

 activities. 



Article II 



1. Tn order to realize the objectives of this Convention, the Con- 

 tracting Parties shall establish and maintain the International North 

 Pacific Fisheries Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the Com- 

 mission." 



2. The Commission shall be composed of three national sections, 

 each consisting of not more than four members appointed by the 

 governments of the respective Contracting Parties. 



3. Each national section shall have one vote. All resolutions, 

 recommendations and other decisions of the Commission shall be made 

 only by a unanimous vote of the three national sections except when 

 under the provisions of Article III, Section 1(c) (ii) only two 

 participate. 



4. The Commission may decide upon and amend, as occasion may 

 require, by-laws or rules for the conduct of its meetings. 



5. The Commission shall meet at least once each year and at such 

 other times as may be requested by a majority of the national sec- 

 tions. The date and place of the first meeting shall be determined 

 by agreement between the Contracting Parties. 



6. At its first meeting the Commission shall select a Chairman, 

 Vice-Chairman and Secretary from different national sections. The 

 Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Secretary shall hold office for a period 

 of one year. During succeeding years selection of a Chairman, Vice- 

 Chairman and Secretary from the national sections shall be made in 

 such a manner as wnll provide each Contracting Party in turn with 

 representation in £hose offices. 



7. The Commission shall decide on a convenient place for the 

 establishment of the Commission's headquarters. 



8. Each Contracting Party may establish an Advisory Committee 

 for its national section, to be composed of persons who shall be well 

 informed concerning North Pacific fishery problems of common 

 concern. Each such Advisory Committee shall be invited to attend 



