| Short Name: | NPAFC |
| Full Name: | North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission |
| Purpose: | fisheries |
| Established: | 11-Feb-1992 |
| Entered into force: | 16-Feb-1993 |
| Type: | body, multi-lateral |
| Place where established: | Moscow, Russian Federation |
| Schedule to expire: | |
| Goals and Objectives: | Formerly called the International North Pacific Fisheries Commission (INPFC). INPFC was dissolved as the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean. The objective of NPAFC is to promote the conservation of anadromous stocks in the Convention area. The Parties to the Convention cooperate in the conduct of scientific research under the NPAFC Science Plan in the Convention Area, which may include, as appropriate, research on other ecologically related species. The Parties also cooperate in collecting, reporting and exchanging biostatistical information, fisheries data, including catch and fishing effort statistics, biological samples and other relevant data pertinent to the purposes of the Convention. |
| Related Legislation: | [09 May 1952] International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean (entered into force 12 Jun 1953) [17 Nov 1962] Amendments to the Annex of the Convention [25 Apr 1978] Protocol amending the International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean. [11 Feb 1992] Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean (entered into force 16 Feb 1993). |
| Internet source: | #http://www.npafc.org/# |
| Country | Status | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | member | 01-Jan-1970 |
| Japan | member | 01-Jan-1970 |
| Russian Federation | member | 01-Jan-1970 |
| USA (contiguous states) | member | 01-Jan-1970 |
| Language |
|---|
| English |
| French |
| Japanese |
| Russian |
| Species |
|---|
| Oncorhynchus gorbuscha |
| Oncorhynchus keta |
| Oncorhynchus kisutch |
| Oncorhynchus masou masou |
| Oncorhynchus mykiss |
| Oncorhynchus nerka |
| Oncorhynchus tshawytscha |
| Secretariat's address | North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) Suite 502, 889 West Pender Street Vancouver, B.C. V6C 3B2 Canada |
| Telephone | +604-775-5550 |
| Fax | +604-775-5577 |
| secretariat@npafc.org#mailto:secretariat@npafc.org# | |
| Home Page | #http://www.npafc.org/# |