Agreement between the Government of Canada and the Government of the French Republic on Their Mutual Fishing Relations

This Agreement provides for reciprocal fishing rights of nationals of Canada and France in specified waters under French or Canadian jurisdiction. With this Agreement, the Government of France renounces the privileges established to its advantage in fishery matters by the Convention signed at London, on April 8, 1904, between the United Kingdom and France. In return, the Canadian Government undertakes in the event of a modification to the juridical regime relating to the waters situated beyond the present limits of the territorial sea and fishing zones of Canada on the Atlantic coast, to recognize the right of French nationals to fish in these waters subject to possible measures for the conservation of resources, including the establishment of quotas. The French Government undertakes for its part to grant reciprocity to Canadian nationals off the coast of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon. The Contracting Parties shall establish a Commission to consider all disputes concerning the application of this Agreement. The Agreement also establishes fisheries limits for the purpose of this Agreement.