Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries in United States

Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 1 January 1979
[note: “degree” symbols replaced by ‘d*’]

The Contracting Parties,

Noting that the coastal States of the Northwest Atlantic have, in
accordance with relevant principles of international law, extended their
jurisdiction over the living resources of their adjacent waters to limits
of up to two hundred nautical miles from the baselines from which the
breadth of the territorial sea is measured, and exercise within these
areas sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting,
conserving and managing these resources;

Taking into account the work of the Third United Nations Conference on
the Law of the Sea in the field of fisheries;

Desiring to promote the conservation and optimum utilization of the
fishery resources of the Northwest Atlantic area within a framework
appropriate to the regime of extended coastal State jurisdiction over
fisheries, and accordingly to encourage international cooperation and
consultation with respect to these resources;

Have agreed as follows:

Article I

1. The area to which this Convention applies, hereinafter referred to as
“the Convention Area”, shall be the waters of the Northwest Atlantic
Ocean north of 35d*00′ north latitude and west of a line extending due
north from 35d*00′ north latitude and 42d*00′ west longitude to 59d*00′
north latitude, thence due west to 44d*00′ west longitude, and thence due
north to the coast of Greenland, and the waters of the Gulf of St.
Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78d*10′ north latitude.

2. The area referred to in this Convention as “the Regulatory Area” is
that part of the Convention Area which lies beyond the areas in which
coastal States exercise fisheries jurisdiction.

3. For the purposes of this Convention, “coastal State” shall hereinafter
mean a Contracting Party exercising fisheries jurisdiction in waters
forming part of the Convention Area.

4. This Convention applies to all fishery resources of the Convention
Area, with the following exceptions: salmon, tunas and marlins, cetacean
stocks managed by the International Whaling Commission or any successor
organization, and sedentary species of the Continental Shelf, i.e.,
organisms which, at the harvestable stage, either are immobile on or
under the seabed or are unable to move except in constant physical
contact with the seabed or the subsoil.

5. Nothing in this Convention shall be deemed to affect or prejudice the
positions or claims of any Contracting Party in regard to internal
waters, the territorial sea, or the limits or extent of the jurisdiction
of any Party over fisheries; or to affect or prejudice the views or
positions of any Contracting Party with respect to the law of the sea.

Article II

1. The Contracting Parties agree to establish and maintain an
international organization whose object shall be to contribute through
consultation and cooperation to the optimum utilization, rational
management and conservation of the fishery resources of the Convention
Area. This organization shall be known as the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organization, hereinafter referred to as “the Organization”,
and shall carry out the functions set forth in this Convention.

2. The Organization shall consist of:

(a) a General Council;
(b) a Scientific Council;
(c) a Fisheries Commission; and
(d) a Secretariat.

3. The Organization shall have legal personality and shall enjoy in its
relations with other international organizations and in the territories
of the Contracting Parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to
perform its functions and achieve its ends. The immunities and privileges
which the Organization and its officers shall enjoy in the territory of a
Contracting Party shall be subject to agreement between the Organization
and the Contracting Party concerned.

4. The headquarters of the Organization shall be at Dartmouth, Nova
Scotia, Canada, or at such other place as may be decided by the General
Council.

Article III

The functions of the General Council shall be:

(a) to supervise and coordinate the organizational, administrative,
financial and other internal affairs of the Organization, including the
relations among its constituent bodies;

(b) to coordinate the external relations of the Organization;

(d) to exercise such other authority as is conferred upon it by this
Convention.

Article IV

1. Each Contracting Party shall be a member of the General Council and
shall appoint to the Council not more than three representatives who may
be accompanied at any of its meetings by alternates, experts and
advisers.

2. The General Council shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, each
of whom shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for
re-election but shall not serve for more than four years in succession.
The Chairman shall be a representative of a Contracting Party that is a
member of the Fisheries Commission and the Chairman and Vice-Chairman
shall be representatives of different Contracting Parties.

3. The Chairman shall be the President of the Organization and shall be
its principal representative.

4. The Chairman of the General Council shall convene a regular annual
meeting of the Organization at a place decided upon by the General
Council and which shall normally be in North America.

5. Any meeting of the General Council, other than the annual meeting, may
be called by the Chairman at such time and place as the Chairman may
determine, upon the request of a Contracting Party with the concurrence
of another Contracting Party.

6. The General Council may establish such Committees and Subcommittees as
it considers desirable for the exercise of its duties and functions.

Article V

1. Each Contracting Party shall have one vote in proceedings of the
General Council.

2. Except where otherwise provided, decisions of the General Council
shall be taken by a majority of the votes of all Contracting Parties
present and casting affirmative or negative votes, provided that no vote
shall be taken unless there is a quorum of at least two-thirds of the
Contracting Parties.

3. The General Council shall adopt, and amend as occasion may require,
rules for the conduct of its meetings and for the exercise of its
functions.

4. The General Council shall submit to the Contracting Parties an annual
report of the activities of the Organization.

Article VI

1. The functions of the Scientific Council shall be:

(a) to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the
Contracting Parties with respect to the study, appraisal and exchange of
scientific information and views relating to the fisheries of the
Convention Area, including environmental and ecological factors affecting
these fisheries, and to encourage and promote cooperation among the
Contracting Parties in scientific research designed to fill gaps in
knowledge pertaining to these matters;

(b) to compile and maintain statistics and records and to publish or
disseminate reports, information and materials pertaining to the
fisheries of the Convention Area, including environmental and ecological
factors affecting these fisheries;

(d) to provide scientific advice to the Fisheries Commission,
pursuant to Article VIII or on its own initiative as required for the
purposes of the Commission.

2. The functions of the Scientific Council may, where appropriate, be
carried out in cooperation with other public or private organizations
having related objectives.

3. The Contracting Parties shall furnish to the Scientific Council any
available statistical and scientific information requested by the Council
for the purpose of this Article.

Article VII

1. The Scientific Council shall, at the request of a coastal State,
consider and report on any question pertaining to the scientific basis
for the management and conservation of fishery resources in waters under
the fisheries jurisdiction of that coastal State within the Convention
Area.

2. The coastal State shall, in consultation with the Scientific Council,
specify terms of reference for the consideration of any question referred
to the Council pursuant to paragraph 1. These terms of reference shall
include, along with any other matters deemed appropriate, such of the
following as are applicable:

(a) a statement of the question referred, including a description of
the fisheries and area to be considered;

(b) where scientific estimates or predictions are sought, a
description of any relevant factors or assumptions to be taken into
account; and

(c) where applicable, a description of any objectives the coastal
State is seeking to attain and an indication of whether specific advice
or a range of options should be provided.

Article VIII

The Scientific Council shall consider and report on any question referred
to it by the Fisheries Commission pertaining to the scientific basis for
the management and conservation of fishery resources within the
Regulatory Area and shall take into account the terms of reference
specified by the Fisheries Commission in respect of that question.

Article IX

1. Each Contracting Party shall be a member of the Scientific Council and
shall appoint to the Council its own representatives who may be
accompanied at any of its meetings by alternates, experts and advisers.

2. The Scientific Council shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman,
each of whom shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible
for re-election but shall not serve for more than four years in
succession. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be representatives of
different Contracting Parties.

3. Any meeting of the Scientific Council, other than the annual meeting
convened pursuant to Article IV, may be called by the Chairman at such
time and place as the Chairman may determine, upon the request of a
coastal State or upon the request of a Contracting Party with the
concurrence of another Contracting Party.

4. The Scientific Council may establish such Committees and Subcommittees
as it considers desirable for the exercise of its duties and functions.

Article X

1. Scientific advice to be provided by the Scientific Council pursuant to
this Convention shall be determined by consensus. Where consensus cannot
be achieved, the Council shall set out in its report all views advanced
on the matter under consideration.

2. Decisions of the Scientific Council with respect to the election of
officers, the adoption and the amendment of rules and other matters
pertaining to the organization of its work shall be taken by a majority
of votes of all Contracting Parties present and casting affirmative or
negative votes, and for these purposes each Contracting Party shall have
one vote. No vote shall be taken unless there is a quorum of at least
two-thirds of the Contracting Parties.

3. The Scientific Council shall adopt, and amend as occasion may require,
rules for the conduct of its meetings and for the exercise of its
functions.

Article XI

1. The Fisheries Commission, hereinafter referred to as “the Commission”,
shall be responsible for the management and conservation of the fishery
resources of the Regulatory Area in accordance with the provisions of
this Article.

2. The Commission may adopt proposals for joint action by the Contracting
Parties designed to achieve the optimum utilization of the fishery
resources of the Regulatory Area. In considering such proposals, the
Commission shall take into account any relevant information or advice
provided to it by the Scientific Council.

3. In the exercise of its functions under paragraph 2, the Commission
shall seek to ensure consistency between:

(a) any proposal that applies to a stock or group of stocks occurring
both within the Regulatory Area and within an area under the fisheries
jurisdiction of a coastal State, or any proposal that would have an
effect through species interrelationships on a stock or group of stocks
occurring in whole or in part within an area under the fisheries
jurisdiction of a coastal State; and

(b) any measures or decisions taken by the coastal State for the
management and conservation of that stock or group of stocks with respect
to fishing activities conducted within the area under its fisheries
jurisdiction.

The appropriate coastal State and the Commission shall accordingly
promote the coordination of such proposals, measures and decisions. Each
coastal State shall keep the Commission informed of its measures and
decisions for the purpose of this Article.

4. Proposals adopted by the Commission for the allocation of catches in
the Regulatory Area shall take into account the interests of Commission
members whose vessels have traditionally fished within that Area, and, in
the allocation of catches from the Grand Banks and Flemish Cap,
Commission members shall give special consideration to the Contracting
Party whose coastal communities are primarily dependent on fishing for
stocks related to these fishing banks and which has undertaken extensive
efforts to ensure the conservation of such stocks through international
action, in particular, by providing surveillance and inspection of
international fisheries on these banks under an international scheme of
joint enforcement.

5. The Commission may also adopt proposals for international measures of
control and enforcement within the Regulatory Area for the purpose of
ensuring within that Area the application of this Convention and the
measures in force thereunder.

6. Each proposal adopted by the Commission shall be transmitted by the
Executive Secretary to all Contracting Parties, specifying the date of
transmittal for the purposes of paragraph 1 of Article XII.

7. Subject to the provisions of Article XII, each proposal adopted by the
Commission under this Article shall become a measure binding on all
Contracting Parties to enter into force on a date determined by the
Commission.

8. The Commission may refer to the Scientific Council any question
pertaining to the scientific basis for the management and conservation of
fishery resources within the Regulatory Area and shall specify terms of
reference for the consideration of that question.

9. The Commission may invite the attention of any or all Commission
members to any matters which relate to the objectives and purposes of
this Convention within the Regulatory Area.

Article XII

1. If any Commission member presents to the Executive Secretary an
objection to a proposal within sixty days of the date of transmittal
specified in the notification of the proposal by the Executive Secretary,
the proposal shall not become a binding measure until the expiration of
forty days following the date of transmittal specified in the
notification of that object to the Contracting Parties. Thereupon any
other Commission member may similarly object prior to the expiration of
the additional forty-day period, or within thirty days after the date of
transmittal specified in the notification to the Contracting Parties of
any objection presented within that additional forty-day period,
whichever shall be the later. The proposal shall then become a measure
binding on all Contracting Parties, except those which have presented
objections, at the end of the extended period or periods for objecting.
If, however, at the end of such extended period or periods, objections
have been presented and maintained by a majority of Commission members,
the proposal shall not become a binding measure, unless any or all of the
Commission members nevertheless agree as among themselves to be bound by
it on an agreed date.

2. Any Commission member which has objected to a proposal may at any time
withdraw that objection and the proposal immediately shall become a
measure binding on such a member, subject to the objection procedure
provided for in this Article.

3. At any time after the expiration of one year from the date on which a
measure enters into force, any Commission member may give to the
Executive Secretary notice of its intention not to be bound by the
measure, and, if that notice is not withdrawn, the measure shall cease to
be binding on that member at the end of one year from the date of receipt
of the notice by the Executive Secretary. At any time after a measure has
ceased to be binding on a Commission member under this paragraph, the
measure shall cease to be binding on any other Commission member upon the
date a notice of its intention not to be bound is received by the
Executive Secretary.

4. The Executive Secretary shall immediately notify each Contracting
Party of:

(a) the receipt of each objection and withdrawal of objection under
paragraphs 1 and 2;

(b) the date on which any proposal becomes a binding measure under
the provisions of paragraph 1; and

Article XIII

1. The membership of the Commission shall be reviewed and determined by
the General Council at its annual meeting and shall consist of:

(a) each Contracting Party which participates in the fisheries of the
Regulatory Area; and

(b) any Contracting Party which has provided evidence satisfactory to
the General Council that it expects to participate in the fisheries of
the Regulatory Area during the year of that annual meeting or during the
following calendar year.

2. Each Commission member shall appoint to the Commission not more than
three representatives who may be accompanied at any of its meetings by
alternates, experts and advisers.

3. Any Contracting Party that is not a Commission member may attend
meetings of the Commission as an observer.

4. The Commission shall elect a Chairman and a Vice-Chairman, each of
whom shall serve for a term of two years and shall be eligible for
re-election but shall not serve for more than four years in succession.
The Chairman and Vice-Chairman shall be representatives of different
Commission members.

5. Any meeting of the Commission, other than the annual meeting convened
pursuant to Article IV, may be called by the Chairman at such time and
place as the Chairman may determine, upon the request of any Commission
member.

6. The Commission may establish such Committees and Subcommittees as it
considers desirable for the exercise of its duties and functions.

Article XIV

1. Each Commission member shall have one vote in proceedings of the
Commission.

2. Decisions of the Commission shall be taken by a majority of the votes
of all Commission members present and casting affirmative or negative
votes, provided that no vote shall be taken unless there is a quorum of
at least two-thirds of the Commission members.

3. The Commission shall adopt, and amend as occasion may require, rules
for the conduct of its meetings and for the exercise of its functions.

Article XV

1. The Secretariat shall provide services to the Organization in the
exercise of its duties and functions.

2. The chief administrative officer of the Secretariat shall be the
Executive Secretary, who shall be appointed by the General Council
according to such procedures and on such terms as it may determine.

3. The staff of the Secretariat shall be appointed by the Executive
Secretary in accordance with such rules and procedures as may be
determined by the General Council.

4. The Executive Secretary shall, subject to the general supervision of
the General Council, have full power and authority over staff of the
Secretariat and shall perform such other functions as the General Council
shall prescribe.

Article XVI

1. Each Contracting Party shall pay the expenses of its own delegation to
all meetings held pursuant to this Convention.

2. The General Council shall adopt an annual budget for the Organization.

3. The General Council shall establish the contributions due from each
Contracting Party under the annual budget on the following basis:

(a) 10% of the budget shall be divided among the coastal States in
proportion to their nominal catches in the Convention Area in the year
ending two years before the beginning of the budget year;

(b) 30% of the budget shall be divided equally among all the
Contracting Parties; and

(c) 60% of the budget shall be divided among all Contracting Parties
in proportion to their nominal catches in the Convention Area in the year
ending two years before the beginning of the budget year.

The nominal catches referred to above shall be the reported catches of
the species listed in Annex I, which forms an integral part of this
Convention.

4. The Executive Secretary shall notify each Contracting Party of the
contribution due from that Party as calculated under paragraph 3, and as
soon as possible thereafter each Contracting Party shall pay to the
Organization its contribution.

5. Contributions shall be payable in the currency of the country in which
the headquarters of the Organization is located, except if otherwise
authorized by the General Council.

6. Subject to paragraph 11, the General Council shall, at its first
meeting, approve a budget for the balance of the first financial year in
which the Organization functions and the Executive Secretary shall
transmit to the Contracting Parties copies of that budget together with
notices of their respective contributions.

7. For subsequent financial years, drafts of the annual budget shall be
submitted by the Executive Secretary to each Contracting Party together
with a schedule of contributions, not less than sixty days before the
annual meeting of the Organization at which the budgets are to be
considered.

8. A Contracting Party acceding to this Convention during the course of a
financial year shall contribute in respect of that year a part of the
contribution calculated in accordance with the provisions of this Article
that is proportional to the number of complete months remaining in the
year.

9. A Contracting Party which has not paid its contributions for two
consecutive years shall not enjoy any right of casting votes and
presenting objections under this Convention until it has fulfilled its
obligations, unless the General Council decides otherwise.

10. The financial affairs of the Organization shall be audited annually
by external auditors to be selected by the General Council.

11. If the Convention enters into force on 1 January 1979, the provisions
of Annex II, which forms an integral part of this Convention, shall apply
in place of the provisions of paragraph 6.

Article XVII

The Contracting Parties agree to take such action, including the
imposition of adequate sanctions for violations, as may be necessary to
make effective the provisions of the Convention and to implement any
measures which become binding under paragraph 7 of Article XI and any
measures which are in force under Article XXIII. Each Contracting Party
shall transmit to the Commission an annual statement of the actions taken
by it for these purposes.

Article XVIII

The Contracting Parties agree to maintain in force and to implement
within the Regulatory Area a scheme of joint international enforcement as
applicable pursuant to Article XXIII or as modified by measures referred
to in paragraph 5 of Article XI. This scheme shall include provision for
reciprocal rights of boarding and inspection by the Contracting Parties
and for flag State prosecution and sanctions on the basis of evidence
resulting from such boardings and inspections. A report of such
prosecutions and sanctions imposed shall be included in the annual
statement referred to in Article XVII.

Article XIX

The Contracting Parties agree to invite the attention of any State not a
Party to this Convention to any matter relating to the fishing activities
in the Regulatory Area of the nationals or vessels of that State which
appear to affect adversely the attainment of the objectives of this
Convention. The Contracting Parties further agree to confer when
appropriate upon the steps to be taken towards obviating such adverse
effects.

Article XX

1. The Convention Area shall be divided into scientific and statistical
sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions, the boundaries of which shall be
those defined in Annex III to this Convention.

2. On the request of the Scientific Council, the General Council may by a
two-thirds majority vote of all Contracting Parties, if deemed necessary
for scientific or statistical purposes, modify the boundaries of the
scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions set out
in Annex 111, provided that each coastal State exercising fisheries
jurisdiction in any part of the area affected concurs in such action.

3. On the request of the Fisheries Commission and after having consulted
the Scientific Council, the General Council may by a two-thirds majority
vote of all Contracting Parties, if deemed necessary for management
purposes, divide the Regulatory Area into appropriate regulatory
divisions and subdivisions. These may subsequently be modified in
accordance with the same procedure. The boundaries of any such divisions
and subdivisions shall be defined in Annex III.

4. Annex III to this Convention, either in its present terms or as
modified from time to time pursuant to this Article, forms an integral
part of this Convention.

Article XXI

1. Any Contracting Party may propose amendments to this Convention to be
considered and acted upon by the General Council at an annual or a
special meeting. Any such proposed amendment shall be sent to the
Executive Secretary at least ninety days prior to the meeting at which it
is proposed to be acted upon and the Executive Secretary shall
immediately transmit the proposal to all Contracting Parties.

2. The adoption of a proposed amendment to the Convention by the General
Council shall require a three-fourths majority of the votes of all
Contracting Parties. The text of any proposed amendments so adopted shall
be transmitted by the Depositary to all Contracting Parties.

3. An amendment shall take effect for all Contracting Parties one hundred
and twenty days following the date of transmittal specified in the
notification by the Depositary of receipt of written notification of
approval by three-fourths of all Contracting Parties unless any other
Contracting Party notifies the Depositary that it objects to the
amendment within ninety days of the date of transmittal specified in the
notification by the Depositary of such receipt, in which case the
amendment shall not take effect for any Contracting Party. Any
Contracting Party which has objected to an amendment may at any time
withdraw that objection. If all objections to an amendment are withdrawn,
the amendment shall take effect for all Contracting Parties one hundred
and twenty days following the date of transmittal specified in the
notification by the Depositary of receipt of the last withdrawal.

4. Any Party which becomes a Contracting Party to the Convention after an
amendment has been adopted in accordance with paragraph 2 shall be deemed
to have approved the said amendment.

5. The Depositary shall promptly notify all Contracting Parties of the
receipt of notifications of approval of amendments, the receipt of
notifications of objection or withdrawal of objections, and the entry
into force of amendments.

Article XXII

1. This Convention shall be open for signature at Ottawa until 31
December 1978, by the Parties represented at the Diplomatic Conference on
the Future of Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries, held at Ottawa from 11 to 21 October 1977. It shall thereafter
be open for accession.

2. This Convention shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or
approval by the Signatories and the instruments of ratification,
acceptance or approval shall be deposited with the Government of Canada
referred to in this Convention as “the Depositary”.

3. This Convention shall enter into force upon the first day of January
following the deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or
approval by not less than six Signatories, at least one of which
exercises fisheries jurisdiction in waters forming part of the Convention
Area.

4. Any party which has not signed this Convention may accede thereto by a
notification in writing to the Depositary. Accessions received by the
Depositary prior to the date of entry into force of this Convention shall
become effective on the date this Convention enters into force.
Accessions received by the Depositary after the date of entry into force
of this Convention shall become effective on the date of receipt by the
Depositary.

5. The Depositary shall inform all Signatories and all Contracting
Parties of all ratifications, acceptances or approvals deposited and
accessions received.

6. The Depositary shall convene the initial meeting of the Organization
to be held not more than six months after the coming into force of the
Convention, and shall communicate the provisional agenda to each
Contracting Party not less than one month before the date of the meeting.

Article XXIII

Upon the entry into force of this Convention, each proposal that has been
transmitted or is effective at that time under Article VIII of the
International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, 1949,
(“the ICNAF Convention”) shall, subject to the provisions of the ICNAF
Convention, become a measure binding on each Contracting Party with
respect to the Regulatory Area immediately, if the proposal has become
effective under the ICNAF Convention, or at such time as it becomes
effective thereunder. Subject to paragraph 3 of Article XII of this
Convention, each such measure shall remain binding on each Contracting
Party, until such time as it expires or is replaced by a measure which
has become binding pursuant to Article XI of this Convention; provided
that no such replacement shall take effect before this Convention has
been in force for one year.

Article XXIV

1. Any Contracting Party may withdraw from the Convention on 31 December
of any year by giving notice on or before the preceding 30 June to the
Depositary, which shall communicate copies of such notice to other
Contracting Parties.

2. Any other Contracting Party may thereupon withdraw from the Convention
on the same 31 December by giving notice to the Depositary within one
month of the receipt of a copy of a notice of withdrawal given pursuant
to paragraph 1.

Article XXV

1. The original of the present Convention shall be deposited with the
Government of Canada, which shall communicate certified copies thereof to
all the Signatories and to all the Contracting Parties.

2. The Depositary shall register the present Convention with the
Secretariat of the United Nations.

In witness whereof the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have
signed this Convention.

Done at Ottawa, this 24th day of October, 1978, in a single original, in
the English and French languages, each text being equally authentic.

Annex I

LIST OF SPECIES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF
THE NOMINAL CATCHES TO BE USED IN CALCULATING
THE ANNUAL BUDGET PURSUANT TO ARTICLE XVI

Atlantic cod Gadus morhua
Haddock Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Atlantic redfish Sebastes marinus
Silver hake Merluccius bilinearis
Red hake Urophycis chuss
Pollock Pollachius virens
American plaice Hippoglossoides platessoides
Witch flounder Glyptocephalus cynoglossus
Yellowtail flounder Limanda ferruginea
Greenland halibut Reinhardtius hippoglossoides
Roundnose grenadier Macrourus rupestris
Atlantic herring Clupea harengus
Atlantic mackerel Scomber scombrus
Atlantic butterfish Peprilus triacanthus
River herring (alewife) Alosa pseudoharengus
Atlantic argentine Argentina silus
Capelin Mallotus villosus
Long-finned squid Loligo pealei
Short-finned squid Illex illecebrosus
Shrimps Pandalus sp.

Annex II

TRANSITIONAL FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS

1. A Contracting Party which is also a Contracting Party to the
International Convention for the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries throughout
the year 1979 shall not contribute to the expenses of the Organization in
that year. Other Contracting Parties which have deposited their
instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval or acceded to the
Convention before 31 December 1979 shall contribute the amount indicated
in the Appendix hereto. The contribution of any Contracting Party not
included in the Appendix shall be determined by the General Council.

2. The contributions due pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be paid by each
Contracting Party as soon as possible after 1 January 1979 or after its
accession to the Convention, whichever is later.

Appendix to Annex II

Contracting Party Contribution for 1979

Bulgaria $ 16,235
Canada 82,852
Cuba 20,211
Denmark
(Faeroe Islands) 6,473
European Economic
Community 74,254
German Democratic
Republic 19,266
Iceland 12,293
Japan 16,697
Norway 21,107
Poland 29,316
Portugal 22,716
Romania 15,472
Spain 26,224
Union of Soviet Socialist
Republics 72,133
United States of America 29,947

Annex III

SCIENTIFIC AND STATISTICAL SUB-AREAS,
DIVISIONS AND SUBDIVISIONS

The scientific and statistical sub-areas, divisions and subdivisions
provided for by Article XX of this Convention shall be as follows:

1. (a) Sub-area 0

That portion of the Convention Area bounded on the south by a line
extending due east from a point at 61d*00′ north latitude and
65d*00′ west longitude, to a point at 61d*00′ north latitude and
59d*00′ west longitude, thence in a southeasterly direction along a
rhumb line to a point at 60d*12′ north latitude and 57d*13′ west
longitude; thence bounded on the east by a series of geodesic lines
joining the following points:

Point No. Latitude Longitude
1 60d*12’0 57d*13’0
2 61d*00’0 57d*13’1
3 62d*00’5 57d*21’1
4 62d*02’3 57d*21’8
5 62d*03’5 57d*22’2
6 62d*11’5 57d*25’4
7 62d*47’2 57d*41’0
8 63d*22’8 57d*57’4
9 63d*28’6 57d*59’7
10 63d*35’0 58d*02’0
11 63d*37’2 58d*01’2
12 63d*44’1 57d*58’8
13 63d*50’1 57d*57’2
14 63d*52’6 57d*56’6
15 63d*57’4 57d*53’5
16 64d*04’3 57d*49’1
17 64d*12’2 57d*48’2
18 65d*06’0 57d*44’1
19 65d*08’9 57d*43’9
20 65d*11’6 57d*44’4
21 65d*14’5 57d*45’1
22 65d*18’1 57d*45’8
23 65d*23’3 57d*44’9
24 65d*34’8 57d*42’3
25 65d*37’7 57d*41’9
26 65d*50’9 57d*40’7
27 65d*51’7 57d*40’6
28 65d*57’6 57d*40’1
29 66d*03’5 57d*39’6
30 66d*12’9 57d*38’2
31 66d*18’8 57d*37’8
32 66d*24’6 57d*37’8
33 66d*30’3 57d*38’3
34 66d*36’1 57d*39’2
35 66d*37’9 57d*39’6
36 66d*41’8 57d*40’6
37 66d*49’5 57d*43’0
38 67d*21’6 57d*52’7
39 67d*27’3 57d*54’9
40 67d*28’3 57d*55’3
41 67d*29’1 57d*56’1
42 67d*30’7 57d*57’8
43 67d*35’3 58d*02’2
44 67d*39’7 58d*06’2
45 67d*44’2 58d*09’9
46 67d*56’9 58d*19’8
47 68d*01’8 58d*23’3
48 68d*04’3 58d*25’0
49 68d*06’8 58d*26’7
50 68d*07’5 58d*27’2
51 68d*16’1 58d*34’1
52 68d*21’7 58d*39’0
53 68d*25’3 58d*42’4
54 68d*32’9 59d*01’8
55 68d*34’0 59d*04’6
56 68d*37’9 59d*14’3
57 68d*38’0 59d*14’6
58 68d*56’8 60d*02’4
59 69d*00’8 60d*09’0
60 69d*06’8 60d*18’5
61 69d*10’3 60d*23’8
62 69d*12’8 60d*27’5
63 69d*29’4 60d*51’6
64 69d*49’8 60d*58’2
65 65d*55’3 60d*59’6
66 69d*55’8 61d*00’0
67 70d*01’6 61d*04’2
68 70d*07’5 61d*08’1
69 70d*08’8 61d*08’8
70 70d*13’4 61d*10’6
71 70d*33’1 61d*17’4
72 70d*35’6 61d*20’6
73 70d*48’2 61d*37’9
74 70d*51’8 61d*42’7
75 71d*12’1 62d*09’1
76 71d*18’9 62d*17’5
77 71d*25’9 62d*25’5
78 71d*29’4 62d*29’3
79 71d*31’8 62d*32’0
80 71d*32’9 62d*33’5
81 71d*44’7 62d*49’6
82 71d*47’3 62d*53’1
83 71d*52’9 63d*03’9
84 72d*01’7 63d*21’1
85 72d*06’4 63d*30’9
86 72d*11’0 63d*41’0
87 72d*24’8 64d*13’2
88 72d*30’5 64d*26’1
89 72d*36’3 64d*38’8
90 72d*43’7 64d*54’3
91 72d*45’7 64d*58’4
92 72d*47’7 65d*00’9
93 72d*50’8 65d*07’6
94 73d*18’5 66d*08’3
95 73d*25’9 66d*25’3
96 73d*31’1 67d*15’1
97 73d*36’5 68d*05’5
98 73d*37’9 68d*12’3
99 73d*41’7 68d*29’4
100 73d*46’1 68d*48’5
101 73d*46’7 68d*51’1
102 73d*52’3 69d*11’3
I03 73d*57’6 69d*31’5
104 74d*02’2 69d*50’3
105 74d*02 6 69d*52 0
106 74d*06’1 70d*06’6
107 74d*07’5 70d*12’5
108 74d*10’0 70d*23’1
109 74d*12’5 70d*33’7
110 74d*24’0 71d*25’7
111 74d*28’6 71d*45’8
112 74d*44’2 72d*53’0
113 74d*50’6 73d*02’8
114 75d*00’0 73d*16’3
115 75d*05′ 73d*30′

and thence due north to the parallel of 78d*10′ north latitude; and
bounded on the west by a line beginning at 61d*00′ north latitude and
65d*00′ west longitude and extending in a north-westerly direction along
a rhumb line to the coast of Baffin Island at East Bluff (61d*55′ north
latitude and 66d*20′ west longitude), and thence in a northerly direction
along the coast of Baffin Island, Bylot Island, Devon Island and
Ellesmere Island and following the meridian of 80d* west longitude in the
waters between those islands to 78d*10′ north latitude; and bounded on
the north by the parallel of 78d*10′ north latitude.

(b) Sub-area 0 is composed of two Divisions:

Division 0 A
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of
66d*15′ north latitude;

Division 0 B
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the south of the parallel of
66d*15′ north latitude.

2. (a) Sub-area 1

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of Sub-area 0
and to the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at
60d*12′ north latitude and 57d*13′ west longitude with a point at
52d*15′ north latitude and 42d*00′ west longitude.

(b) Sub-area 1 is composed of six Divisions:

Division 1A
That portion of the Sub-area lying north of the parallel of 68d*50′
north latitude (Christianshaab);

Division 1B
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the parallel of 66d*15′
north latitude (5 nautical miles north of Umanarsugssuak) and the
parallel of 68d*50′ north latitude (Christianshaab);

Division 1C
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the parallel of 64d*15′
north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab) and the
parallel of 66d*15′ north latitude (S nautical miles north of
Umanarsugssuak);

Division 1D
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the parallel of 62d*30′
north latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier) and the parallel of 64d*15′
north latitude (4 nautical miles north of Godthaab);

Division 1E
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the parallel of 60d*45′
north latitude (Cape Desolation) and the parallel of 62d*30′ north
latitude (Frederikshaab Glacier);

Division 1F
That portion of the Sub-area lying south of the parallel of 60d*45′
north latitude (Cape Desolation).

3. (a) Sub-area 2

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of the
meridian of 64d*30′ west longitude in the area of Hudson Strait, to
the south of Sub-area 0, to the south and west of Sub-area 1 and to
the north of the parallel of 52d*15′ north latitude.

(b) Sub-area 2 is composed of three Divisions:

Division 2G
That portion of the Sub-area lying north of the parallel of 57d*40′
north latitude (Cape Mugford);

Division 2H
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the parallel of 55d*20′
north latitude (Hopedale) and the parallel of 57d*40′ north
latitude (Cape Mugford);
Division 2J
That portion of the Sub-area lying south of the parallel of 55d*20′
north latitude (Hopedale).

4. (a) Sub-area 3

That portion of the Convention Area lying south of the parallel of
52d*15′ north latitude, and to the east of a line extending due
north from Cape Bauld on the north coast of Newfoundland to 52d*15′
north latitude, to the north of the parallel of 39d*00′ north
latitude, and to the east and north of a rhumb line commencing at
39d*00′ north latitude, 50d*00′ west longitude and extending in a
northwesterly direction to pass through a point at 43d*30′ north
latitude, 55d*00′ west longitude in the direction of a point at
47d*50′ north latitude, 60d*00′ west longitude until it intersects
a straight line connecting Cape Ray, on the coast of Newfoundland,
with Cape North on Cape Breton Island; thence in a northeasterly
direction along said line to Cape Ray.

(b) Sub-area 3 is composed of six Divisions:

Division 3K
That portion of the Sub-area lying north of the parallel of 49d*15′
north latitude (Cape Freels, Newfoundland);

Division 3L
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the Newfoundland coast
from Cape Freels to Cape St. Mary and a line described as follows:
beginning at Cape Freels, thence due east to the meridian of
46d*30′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 46d*00′
north latitude thence due west to the meridian of 54d*30′ west
longitude, thence along a rhumb line to Cape St. Mary,
Newfoundland;

Division 3M
That portion of the Sub-area lying south of the parallel of 49d*15′
north latitude and east of the meridian of 46d*30′ west longitude;

Division 3N
That portion of the Sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46d*00′
north latitude and between the meridian of 46d*30′ west longitude
and the meridian of 51d*00′ west longitude;

Division 3-O
That portion of the Sub-area lying south of the parallel of 46d*00′
north latitude and between the meridian of 51d*00′ west longitude
and the meridian of 54d*30′ west longitude;

Division 3P
That portion of the Sub-area lying south of the Newfoundland coast
and west of a line from Cape St. Mary, Newfoundland to a point at
46d*00′ north latitude, 54d*30′ west longitude, thence due south to
the limit of the Sub-area;

Division 3P is divided into two Subdivisions:
3Pn – Northwestern Subdivision – That portion of Division 3P lying
northwest of a line extending from Burgeo Island, Newfoundland,
approximately southwest to a point at 46d*50′ north latitude and
58d*50′ west longitude;
3Ps – Southeastern Subdivision – That portion of Division 3P lying
southeast of the line defined for Subdivision 3Pn.

5. (a) Sub-area 4

That portion of the Convention Area lying north of the parallel of
39d*00′ north latitude, to the west of Sub-area 3, and to the east
of a line described as follows: beginning at the terminus of the
international boundary between the United States of America and
Canada in Grand Manan Channel, at a point at 44d*46’35.346″ north
latitude, 66d*54′ 11.253″ west longitude, thence due south to the
parallel of 43d*50′ north latitude; thence due west to the meridian
of 67d*40′ west longitude; thence due south to the parallel of
42d*20′ north latitude; thence due east to a point at 66d*00′ west
longitude; thence along a rhumb line in a southeasterly direction
to a point at 42d*00′ north latitude and 65d*40′ west longitude;
and thence due south to the parallel of 39d*00′ north latitude.

(b) Sub-area 4 is divided into six Divisions:

Division 4R
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the coast of
Newfoundland from Cape Bauld to Cape Ray and a line described as
follows: beginning at Cape Bauld, thence due north to the parallel
of 52d*15′ north latitude, thence due west to the Labrador coast,
thence along the Labrador coast to the terminus of the Labrador-
Quebec boundary, thence along a rhumb line in a southwesterly
direction to a point at 49d*25′ north latitude, 60d*00′ west
longitude thence due south to a point at 47d*50′ north latitude,
60d*00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a
southeasterly direction to the point at which the boundary of
Sub-area 3 intersects the straight line joining Cape North, Nova
Scotia with Cape Ray, Newfoundland, thence to Cape Ray,
Newfoundland;

Division 4S
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the south coast of
Quebec from the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec boundary to Pte.
des Monts and a line described as follows: beginning at Pte. des
Monts, thence due east to a point at 49d*25′ north latitude,
64d*40′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line in an
east-southeasterly direction to a point at 47d*50′ north latitude,
60d*00′ west longitude, thence due north to a point at 49d*25′
north latitude, 60d*00′ west longitude, thence along a rhumb line
in a northeasterly direction to the terminus of the Labrador-Quebec
boundary;

Division 4T
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the coasts of Nova
Scotia, New Brunswick and Quebec from Cape North to Pte. des Monts
and a line described as follows: beginning at Pte. des Monts,
thence due east to a point at 49d*25′ north latitude, 64d*40′ west
longitude, thence along a rhumb line in a southeasterly direction
to a point at 47d*50′ north latitude, 60d*00′ west longitude,
thence along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North,
Nova Scotia;

Division 4V
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia
between Cape North and Fourchu and a line described as follows:
beginning at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly
direction to a point at 45d*40′ north latitude, 60d*00′ west
longitude, thence due south along the meridian of 60d*00′ west
longitude to the parallel of 44d*10′ north latitude, thence due
east to the meridian of 59d*00′ west longitude, thence due south to
the parallel of 39d*00′ north latitude, thence due east to a point
where the boundary between Sub-areas 3 and 4 meets the parallel of
39d*00′ north latitude, thence along the boundary between Sub-areas
3 and 4 and a line continuing in a northwesterly direction to a
point at 47d*50′ north latitude, 60d*00′ west longitude, and thence
along a rhumb line in a southerly direction to Cape North, Nova
Scotia;

Division 4V is divided into two Subdivisions:
4Vn – Northern Subdivision – That portion of Division 4V lying
north of the parallel of 45d*40′ north latitude;
4Vs – Southern Subdivision – That portion of Division 4V lying
south of the parallel of 45d*40′ north latitude;

Division 4W
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the coast of Nova Scotia
from Halifax to Fourchu and a line described as follows: beginning
at Fourchu, thence along a rhumb line in an easterly direction to a
point at 45d*40′ north latitude, 60d*00′ west longitude, thence due
south along the meridian of 60d*00′ west longitude to the parallel
of 44d*10′ north latitude, thence due east to the meridian of
59d*00′ west longitude, thence due south to the parallel of 39d*00′
north latitude, thence due west to the meridian of 63d*20′ west
longitude, thence due north to a point on that meridian at 44d*20′
north latitude, thence along a rhumb line in a northwesterly
direction to Halifax, Nova Scotia;

Division 4X
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the western boundary of
Sub-area 4 and the coasts of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia from the
terminus of the boundary between New Brunswick and Maine to
Halifax, and a line described as follows: beginning at Halifax,
thence along a rhumb line in a south-easterly direction to a point
at 44d*20′ north latitude, 63d*20′ west longitude, thence due south
to the parallel of 39d*00′ north latitude, and thence due west to
the meridian of 65d*40′ west longitude.

6. (a) Sub-area 5

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the west of the
western boundary of Sub-area 4, to the north of the parallel of
39d*00′ north latitude, and to the east of the meridian of 71d*40′
west longitude.

(b) Sub-area 5 is composed of two Divisions:

Division 5Y
That portion of the Sub-area lying between the coasts of Maine, New
Hampshire and Massachusetts from the border between Maine and New
Brunswick to 70d*00′ west longitude on Cape Cod (at approximately
42d* north latitude) and a line described as follows: beginning at
a point on Cape Cod at 70d* west longitude (at approximately 42d*
north latitude), thence due north to 42d*20′ north latitude, thence
due east to 67d*40′ west longitude at the boundary of Subareas 4
and 5 and thence along that boundary to the boundary of Canada and
the United States;

Division 5Z
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the south and east of
Division 5Y.

Division 5Z is divided into two Subdivisions: an eastern Subdivision and
a western Subdivision defined as follows:
5Ze – Eastern Subdivision – That portion of Division 5Z lying east
of the meridian of 70d*00′ west longitude;
5Zw – Western Subdivision – That portion of Division 5Z lying west
of the meridian of 70d*00′ west longitude.

7. (a) Sub-area 6

That part of the Convention Area bounded by a line beginning at a
point on the coast of Rhode Island at 71d*40′ west longitude,
thence due south to 39d*00′ north latitude, thence due east to
42d*00′ west longitude, thence due south to 35d*00′ north latitude,
thence due west to the coast of North America, thence northwards
along the coast of North America to the point of Rhode Island at
71d*40′ west longitude.

(b) Sub-area 6 is composed of eight Divisions:

Division 6A
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the north of the parallel of
39d*00′ north latitude and to the west of Sub-area 5;

Division 6B
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the west of 70d*00′ west
longitude, to the south of the parallel of 39d*00′ north latitude,
and to the north and west of a line running westward along the
parallel of 37d*00′ north latitude to 76d*00′ west longitude and
thence due south to Cape Henry, Virginia;

Division 6C
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the west of 70d*00′ west
longitude and to the south of Subdivision 6B;

Division 6D
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the east of Divisions 6B and
6C and to the west of 65d*00′ west longitude;

Division 6E
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the east of Division 6D and
to the west of 60d*00′ west longitude;

Division 6F
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the east of Division 6E and
to the west of 55d*00′ west longitude;

Division 6G
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the east of Division 6F and
to the west of 50d*00′ west longitude;

Division 6H
That portion of the Sub-area lying to the east of Division 6G and
to the west of 42d*00′ west longitude.

* * * * * * *

AMENDMENT

TO ANNEX III OF THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL CO-OPERATION
IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES
SIGNED AT OTTAWA ON 24 OCTOBER 1978

(adopted by the General Council of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization on 7 June 1979 by means of the following Resoultion)

That, pursuant to Article XX, paragraph 2 of the Convention on Future
Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries signed at
Ottawa under date of 24 October 1978, the western boundary of Sub-area 1
be modified, effective 1 January 1980, to conform to the coinciding
limits in the area by amending Annex III to the Convention, so that the
description of Sub-area 0 contained in paragraph 1(a) and the description
of Sub-area 1 in paragraph 2(a) of the Annex read as follows:

“1 (a) Sub-area 0

Point No. Latitude Longitude

1 60d*12’0 57d*13’0
2 61d*00’0 57d*13’1
3 62d*00’5 57d*21’1
4 62d*02’3 57d*21’8
5 62d*03’5 57d*22’2
6 62d*11’5 57d*25’4
7 62d*47’2 57d*41’0
8 63d*22’8 57d*57’4
9 63d*28’6 57d*59’7
10 63d*35’0 58d*02’0
11 63d*37’2 58d*01’2
12 63d*44’1 57d*58’8
13 63d*50’1 57d*57’2
14 63d*52’6 57d*56’6
15 63d*57’4 57d*53’5
16 64d*04’3 57d*49’1
17 64d*12’2 57d*48’2
18 65d*06’0 57d*44’1
19 65d*08’9 57d*43’9
20 65d*11’6 57d*44’4
21 65d*14’5 57d*45’1
22 65d*18’1 57d*45’8
23 65d*23’3 57d*44’9
24 65d*34’8 57d*42’3
25 65d*37’7 57d*41’9
26 65d*50’9 57d*40’7
27 65d*51’7 57d*40’6
28 65d*57’6 57d*40’1
29 66d*03’5 57d*39’6
30 66d*12’9 57d*38’2
31 66d*18’8 57d*37’8
32 66d*24’6 57d*37’8
33 66d*30’3 57d*38’3
34 66d*36’1 57d*39’2
35 66d*37’9 57d*39’6
36 66d*41’8 57d*40’6
37 66d*49’5 57d*43’0
38 67d*21’6 57d*52’7
39 67d*27’3 57d*54’9
40 67d*28’3 57d*55’3
41 67d*29’1 57d*56’1
42 67d*30’7 57d*57’8
43 67d*35’3 58d*02’2
44 67d*39’7 58d*06’2
45 67d*44’2 58d*09’9
46 67d*56’9 58d*19’8
47 68d*01’8 58d*23’3
48 68d*04’3 58d*25’0
49 68d*06’8 58d*26’7
50 68d*07’5 58d*27’2
51 68d*16’1 58d*34’1
52 68d*21’7 58d*39’0
53 68d*25’3 58d*42’4
54 68d*32’9 59d*01’8
55 68d*34’0 59d*04’6
56 68d*37’9 59d*14’3
57 68d*38’0 59d*14’6
58 68d*56’8 60d*02’4
59 69d*00’8 60d*09’0
60 69d*06’8 60d*18’5
61 69d*10’3 60d*23’8
62 69d*12’8 60d*27’5
63 69d*29’4 60d*51’6
64 69d*49’8 60d*58’2
65 65d*55’3 60d*59’6
66 69d*55’8 61d*00’0
67 70d*01’6 61d*04’2
68 70d*07’5 61d*08’1
69 70d*08’8 61d*08’8
70 70d*13’4 61d*10’6
71 70d*33’1 61d*17’4
72 70d*35’6 61d*20’6
73 70d*48’2 61d*37’9
74 70d*51’8 61d*42’7
75 71d*12’1 62d*09’1
76 71d*18’9 62d*17’5
77 71d*25’9 62d*25’5
78 71d*29’4 62d*29’3
79 71d*31’8 62d*32’0
80 71d*32’9 62d*33’5
81 71d*44’7 62d*49’6
82 71d*47’3 62d*53’1
83 71d*52’9 63d*03’9
84 72d*01’7 63d*21’1
85 72d*06’4 63d*30’9
86 72d*11’0 63d*41’0
87 72d*24’8 64d*13’2
88 72d*30’5 64d*26’1
89 72d*36’3 64d*38’8
90 72d*43’7 64d*54’3
91 72d*45’7 64d*58’4
92 72d*47’7 65d*00’9
93 72d*50’8 65d*07’6
94 73d*18’5 66d*08’3
95 73d*25’9 66d*25’3
96 73d*31’1 67d*15’1
97 73d*36’5 68d*05’5
98 73d*37’9 68d*12’3
99 73d*41’7 68d*29’4
100 73d*46’1 68d*48’5
101 73d*46’7 68d*51’1
102 73d*52’3 69d*11’3
103 73d*57’6 69d*31’5
104 74d*02’2 69d*50’3
105 74d*02 6 69d*52 0
106 74d*06’1 70d*06’6
107 74d*07’5 70d*12’5
108 74d*10’0 70d*23’1
109 74d*12’5 70d*33’7
110 74d*24’0 71d*25’7
111 74d*28’6 71d*45’8
112 74d*44’2 72d*53’0
113 74d*50’6 73d*02’8
114 75d*00’0 73d*16’3
115 75d*05′ 73d*30′

“2 (a) Sub-area 1

That portion of the Convention Area lying to the east of Sub-area 0 and
to the north and east of a rhumb line joining a point at 60d*12′ north
latitude and 57d*13′ west longitude with a point at 52d*15′ north
latitude and 42d*00′ west longitude.”

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