| Short Name: |
IPHC |
| Full Name: |
International Pacific Halibut Commission |
| Purpose: |
fisheries |
| Established: |
01-Jan-2023 |
| Entered into force: |
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| Type: |
body, bi-lateral |
| Place where established: |
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| Schedule to expire: |
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| Goals and Objectives: |
To preserve the halibut, Hippoglossus stenolepis, fishery of the North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. |
| Related Legislation: |
Established in 1923 under the Convention on Pacific Halibut. The convention was the first international agreement providing for the joint management of a marine resource. The Commission's authority was expanded by several subsequent conventions, the most recent being signed in 1953 and amended by the protocol of 1979. |
| Internet source: |
www.iphc.washington.edu#http://www.iphc.washington.edu# |