7. CONVENTION ON CONDUCT OF FISHING OPERATIONS 

 IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC, JUNE 1, 1967. NOT IN 

 FORCE * 



Done at London^ June 1, 1967; Signed hy the United States Novem- 

 her 25^ 1967 ; Ratification advised hy the Senate Octoher 22^ 1969; 

 Ratified hy President November 12^ 1969; 



The Governments of Belgium, Canada, Denmark, the French Re- 

 public, the Federal Republic of Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, 

 Luxemborg, the Netherlands, Norway, the Polish People's Republic, 

 Portugal, Spain, Sweden, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, 

 the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the 

 United States of America, 



Desiring to ensure good order and conduct on the fishing grounds in 

 the North Atlantic area ; 



Have agreed as follows : 



Article 1 



(1) The present Convention applies to the waters of the Atlantic 

 and Arctic Oceans and their dependent seas which are more specifi- 

 cally defined in Annex I to this Convention. 



(2) In this Convention 



"fishing vessel" means any vessel engaged in the business of 

 catching fish; 



"vessel" means any fishing vessel and any vessel engaged in the 

 business of processing fish or providing supplies or services to 

 fishing vessels. 



Article 2 



Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect the rights, 

 claims or views of any Contracting Party in regard to the limits of 

 territorial waters or national fishery limits, or of the jurisdiction of a 

 coastal State over fisheries. 



Article 3 



(1) The fishing vessels of each Contracting Party shall be registered 

 and marked in accordance with the regulations of that Party in order 

 to ensure their identification at sea. 



(2) The competent authority of each Contracting Party shall spec- 

 ify one or more letters and a series of numbers for each port or district. 



(3) Each Contracting Party shall draw up a list showing these 

 letters. 



(4) This list, and all modifications which may subsequently be made 

 in it, shall be notified to the other Contracting Parties. 



(5) The provisions of Annex II to this Convention shall apply to 

 fishing vessels and their small boats and fishing implements. 



* Source: 91st Congress, 1st Session. Senate. Executive D. 



Ratified hy: Iceland, Portugal (with reservation), United Kingdom, Union of Soviet 

 Socialist Reps, (with reservation), Norway, Sweden, as of Dec. 31, 1974 (Entry into force 

 requires ratification by 10 nations). 



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