Great Lakes Fishery Commission

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binational organization fisheries management organization intergovernmental organization

The Great Lakes Fishery Commission is a binational organization that manages and protects the shared fisheries of the Great Lakes for both Canada and the United States.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Great Lakes Fishery Commission canonical	2

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	binational organization ⓘ fisheries management organization ⓘ intergovernmental organization ⓘ
aimsTo	enhance fish stocks in the Great Lakes ⓘ prevent overfishing in the Great Lakes ⓘ restore native fish species in the Great Lakes ⓘ
cooperatesWith	First Nations ⓘ academic institutions ⓘ federal agencies of Canada ⓘ federal agencies of the United States ⓘ non-governmental organizations ⓘ provincial governments in Canada ⓘ state governments in the United States ⓘ tribal governments ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
focusesOn	ecosystem-based management ⓘ fish habitat protection ⓘ invasive species control ⓘ science-based fisheries management ⓘ sustainable fisheries ⓘ
foundedBy	Canadian federal government (Ottawa) ⓘ surface form: Government of Canada United States government ⓘ surface form: Government of the United States
governs	shared fisheries of the Great Lakes ⓘ
hasActivity	advising governments on fishery policy ⓘ coordination of fishery research programs ⓘ development of fish community objectives ⓘ implementation of sea lamprey control measures ⓘ information sharing among member jurisdictions ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	Lake Erie ⓘ Lake Huron ⓘ Lake Michigan ⓘ Lake Ontario ⓘ Lake Superior ⓘ
hasPurpose	binational coordination of fisheries policy ⓘ facilitation of cooperative fishery management ⓘ management of Great Lakes fisheries ⓘ promotion of fisheries research ⓘ protection of Great Lakes fisheries ⓘ sea lamprey control in the Great Lakes ⓘ
hasScope	binational resource management ⓘ transboundary water resources ⓘ
legalBasis	Convention on Great Lakes Fisheries ⓘ
operatesIn	Canada–United States border region ⓘ Great Lakes ⓘ
regionServed	Great Lakes Basin ⓘ surface form: Great Lakes basin
signatoryCountry	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Canada–United States border region → coordinatedBy → Great Lakes Fishery Commission ⓘ

United States–Canada environmental cooperation → implementedBy → Great Lakes Fishery Commission ⓘ