APPENDIX:
Date
and auspices
Name of body
Headquarters
established
Area of competence
Joint Commission
Meets in
1957 Agreement
North-east Atlantic Ocean east of
for the Conservamember
Cape Farewell, namely the
tion of Seals in
the North-East
rotation
Denmark Strait, the area of Jan
Atlantic
countries in
Greenland and Norwegian Seas, the
Mayen Island and the Barents Sea
L
North-East
London, U.K.
1959 Convention
All waters of north-east Atlantic
Atlantic
Fisheries
Commission
(N.E.A.F.C.)
and Arctic Oceans and their
dependent seas, as defined : western
limit approx. 42" W. longitude,
southern limit 36" N. latitude,
eastern limit 51' E. longitude. The
Baltic and Mediterranean Seas are
excluded
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Joint Commission
Meets in
1959 Convention
black Sea
for Black Sea
member
Fisheries
countries in
rotation
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I
Regional
Not yet fixed
1961 F.A.O.
Inland waters and territorial sea of
1
Fisheries
regional body
members and waters of south-east
Commission for
(Article VI
Atlantic (not defined)
Western Africa
of F.A.O.
(R.F.C.W.A.)
Constitution)
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Regional
F.A.O. Reg.
1961 F.A.O.
Inland waters and territorial sea of
Fisheries
Office, Rio de
regional body
members and waters of south-west
,
Advisory
Janeiro, Brazil
(Article V I
Atlantic (not defined)
Commission for
of F.A.O.
the South-West
Constitution)
Atlantic
(C.A.R.P.A.S.)
Joint CommisMeets in
1962 Agreement
Not defined (the purpose of the
sion for Fisheries
member
Agreement is t o promote co-operaCooperation
countries in
tion in marine fishing generally)
rotation
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