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

• It shall be prohibited for Union fishing vessels in the IATTC Convention Area to fish for, to retain on board, to tranship, to land, to store, to offer to sell or to sell any part or whole carcass of Mobulid rays (family Mobulidae, which includes the genera Manta and Mobula).

• The maximum number of Union fishing vessels authorised to fish for swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in areas south of 20º S of the WCPFC Convention Area shall be as set out in Annex VII.

• Signed: …………………………………………..Date: ………………… CCAMLR Compliance DeclarationI, …………………….……………..[name], Master of the [Flag State] flaggedvessel [vessel name] having declared my intention to enter………….[name of port], hereby declare that all fishing activities undertaken in the CAMLR Convention Area were fully compliant with the relevant CCAMLR requirements.

• The total annual catches of bigeye tuna by longline vessels of each Member State in the IATTC Convention Area shall not exceed 500 metric tons or their respective yearly catches of bigeye tuna in 2001.

• The objective of this Convention is to ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the Convention Area and, in so doing, to safeguard the marine ecosystems in which these resources are found.

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

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

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

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