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Resources
covered
Membership
Furactions
Eligibility
Actual
Greenland
To propose research proSignatory states and
Norway, U.S.S.R.
seal, hooded
with the consent of
seal and
members independently or
Contracting Parties,
walrus
jointly ; to recommend
any state interested in
grammes to be carried out by
conservation measures and, if
necessary, to make proposals
concerning implementation of
approved regulations
the regulation of
hunting operations
All
To keep all fisheries under
Signatory states and
review ; to recommend conservation measures such as
open and close seasons and
areas, size control, gear
control and improvement of
resources generally. Members
may submit objections to
conservation measures
any state giving notice
of accession
Belgium, Denmark,
France, Fed. Republic
of Germany, Iceland,
Ireland, Netherlands,
Norway, Poland,
Portugal, Spain,
Sweden, U.K.,
U.S.S.R.
All
To co-ordinate the planning
Signatory states and
Bulgaria, Roumania,
of research ; to develop
other Black Sea states
U.S.S.R.
co-ordinated measures for
regulating fisheries and
accession
developing commercial fishing ;
to recommend conservation
measures and to prescribe
size limits of fish
giving notice of
-
All
To advise F.A.O. and
F.A.O. member
Cameroon, Congo
members on fishery matters ;
nations with terri(Brazz.), Congo
to encourage co-operation in
fishery exploitation, to
responsible for interGhana, Guinea, Ivory
promote research, liaison and
national relations of
Coast, Liberia,
discussion
non-self-governing
Mauritania, Morocco,
Nigeria, Portugal,
Senegal, Spain, U.K.
tories in the region or
(Kinshasa), Gabon,
territories in the region
All
To advise F.A.O. and
F.A.O. member
Argentina, Brazil,
members on fishery matters ;
nations of the American
Uruguay
to encourage co-operation in
fishery exploitation, to
promote research, liaison and
discussions
western Atlantic Ocean
continent whose territories have coasts
bordering on the
south of the Equator
All
To prepare plans for scientific
Signatory states
Bulgaria, Dem.
and technical co-operation
(however accessions
Republic of Germany,
and mutual assistance in the
have been accepted)
Poland, Roumania,
development of fishing in the
open sea ; to organize the
exchange of experience and
information ; to make
recommendations on fishery
matters
U.S.S.R.
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