Agreement Concerning Measures for the Protection of the Stocks of Deep Sea Prawn

Agreement Concerning Measures for the Protection of the Stocks of Deep Sea Prawn

 

Article 1

The area to which this Agreement applies shall include all
waters bounded on the west by a line from Lindesnes light to
Hanstholm light and on the east by the 13th meridian east of
Greenwich.

Article 2

No vessel may use or have on board any prawn trawl which does
not comply with the provisions of article 3 of this Agreement.

Article 3

The minimum size of the mesh of a prawn trawl shall be such
that a flat measure 30 mm. wide and 2 mm. thick can be easily
passed between the meshes when the trawl is wet and spread out
lengthwise.

Article 4

No vessel shall keep on board any Norway lobsters (Nephrops
norvegicus) under 15 cm. in length measured from the tip of the
frontal horn to the anterior fixed side of the middle swimming
appendage.

Article 5

The provisions of this Agreement shall not apply to fishery
research conducted by, or with the consent of, the public
authorities.

Article 6

The Contracting Governments agree to take such action and make
such regulations as are necessary to give effect to the provisions
of this Agreement, including the provisions which prohibit the
landing or selling in their territories of Norway lobsters under
the prescribed minimum size.

Article 7

A commission shall be set up consisting of two representatives
(one representative for scientific research in fishing and one for
the fishing industry) from each of the Contracting Parties. The
purpose of the commission shall be to attempt to coordinate the
scientific and practical research conducted by the various
countries with regard to stocks of prawns, European lobsters,
Norway lobsters and crabs in the area to which the Agreement
applies. The commission shall also, on the basis of available
information, consider whether there are grounds for modifying
existing measures for the protection of stocks of the
aforementioned shell-fish or for introducing other measures, and,
as the circumstances require, shall make appropriate
recommendations to the Contracting Governments. The commission
shall itself determine its procedure and when it shall meet. The
first meeting of the commission shall be called by the Norwegian
Government.

Article 8

This Agreement shall be ratified and shall come into force two
months after the instruments of ratification are deposited with
the Norwegian Government, which shall inform the Contracting
Governments of the deposit of the ratifications and of the date on
which the Agreement is to come into force.

Article 9

After three years from it coming into force, this Agreement may
be denounced by a notice in writing addressed to the Norwegian
Government. The denunciation shall take effect in respect of the
Government concerned six months after the date of receipt. Notice
of the denunciation shall be given to all the Contracting Parties
by the Norwegian Government.

Done at Oslo on 7 March 1952 in one copy which shall be
deposited with the Norwegian Government. The latter shall send
certified copies to the Danish and the Swedish Governments.

Conclusion

Notes

See Also

References and Further Reading

About the Author/s and Reviewer/s

Author: international

Mentioned in these Entries

Conventions: Chronological Index 1951-1970, Marine and Coastal conventions.


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