Great Lakes Fisheries Convention Type du document Bilatéral Champ d'application Régional/restreint Date Sep 10, 1954 Source FAO, FAOLEX; IUCN (ID: TRE-152871) Langue Anglais Entrée en vigueur Mai 19, 1967 Sujet Pêche Mot clé Gestion et conservation des pêches Organisation internationale Accord international-texte Espèces exotiques Pêche continentale Aire géographique Amérique du Nord Résumé 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. Texte intégral Autre Pays/Territoire/Participant Vue étendue Montrer la carte Des pays Entrée en vigueur Canada - États-Unis d'Amérique - reset zoom out zoom in