Convention Area definition

Convention Area means the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, an area beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea of that State determined by that State in accordance with international law and extending not more than 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of its territorial sea is measured.

Convention Area means the Area to which this Convention applies in accordance with Article 5 of the Convention;

Convention Area means the geographical area defined in Article 1 of the Convention;

Examples of Convention Area in a sentence

• The Commission shall ensure that data are publicly available concerning the number of fishing vessels operating in the Convention Area, the status of fisheries resources managed under this Convention, fisheries resources assessments, research programs in the Convention Area, and cooperative initiatives with regional and global organizations.

• The Commission shall cooperate, as appropriate, on matters of mutual interest with FAO, with other specialized agencies of the United Nations and with relevant regional organizations or arrangements, especially with those regional fisheries management organizations or arrangements with responsibility for fisheries in marine areas near or adjacent to the Convention Area.

• The members of the Commission shall exchange information on the activities of fishing vessels in the Convention Area entitled to fly the flags of non-Contracting Parties to this Convention.

• Each Contracting Party shall authorize the use of vessels entitled to fly its flag for fishing activities in the Convention Area only where it is able to exercise effectively its responsibilities in respect of those vessels under this Convention, the 1982 Convention and the 1995 Agreement.

• The objective of this Convention is to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fisheries resources in the Convention Area while protecting the marine ecosystems of the North Pacific Ocean in which these resources occur.

More Definitions of Convention Area

Convention Area means the area to which this Convention applies, as described in Article IV paragraph 1;

Convention Area means the exclusive economic zone of a State Party, established in accordance with international law or, if a State Party has not established such a zone, an area

Convention Area means the geographical area covered by ICCAT measures as set out in Article 1 of the Convention.

Convention Area means the area to which this Convention applies, as prescribed in Article 4, paragraph 1;

Convention Area means the Area to which this Convention applies, as prescribed in Article IV;

Convention Area means the marine environment of the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the areas of the Atlantic Ocean adjacent thereto, south of 30° north latitude and within 200 nautical miles of the Atlantic coasts of the States referred to in Article 25 of the convention. The internal waters of these States are not included in the convention Area.

Convention Area means, in relation to any international convention, the area to which the convention relates;