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Great Lakes Fisheries Convention

Document type
Bilateral
Field of application
Regional/restricted
Date
Sep 10, 1954
Source
FAO, FAOLEX;  IUCN (ID: TRE-152871)
Language
English
Entry into force
May 19, 1967
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Alien species International agreement-text Inland fisheries International organization
Geographical area
North America
Abstract

This Convention shall apply to Lake Ontario (including the St. Lawrence River from Lake Ontario to the forty-fifth parallel of latitude), Lake Erie, Lake Huron (including Lake St. Clair), Lake Michigan, Lake Superior and their connecting waters This Convention shall also apply to the tributaries of each of the above waters to the extent necessary to investigate any stock of fish of common concern, the taking or habitat of which is confined predominantly to the Convention Area, and to eradicate or minimise the populations of the sea lamprey in the Convention Area. The Parties hereby establish a joint commission called the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. The Commission shall: (a) to formulate a research program or programs designed to determine the need for measures to make possible the maximum sustained productivity of any stock of fish of common concern in the Convention Area and to determine what measures are best adapted for such purpose; (b) to coordinate research made pursuant to such programs and, if necessary, to undertake such research itself; (c) to recommend appropriate measures to the Contracting Parties on the basis of the findings of such research programs; (d) to formulate and implement a sea lamprey eradication programme; and (e) to publish information obtained by the Commission in the performance of its duties.

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