International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission

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The International Pacific Salmon Fisheries Commission was a binational Canada–United States body responsible for conserving and managing Pacific salmon stocks, including major restoration and passage projects on the Fraser River.

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instanceOf binational commission
international organization
aimsTo ensure sustainable salmon harvests
prevent overfishing of Pacific salmon
rebuild depleted salmon runs
appliesTo Fraser River salmon stocks
Pacific salmon
continent North America
cooperatesWith Canadian federal fisheries agencies
Indigenous and First Nations fisheries organizations
United States federal fisheries agencies NERFINISHED
provincial and state fisheries authorities
country Canada
United States of America
surface form: United States
field conservation biology
environmental management
fisheries management
focusesOn Fraser River sockeye salmon
other Pacific salmon species in shared waters
foundedBy Government of Canada NERFINISHED
Government of the United States NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver Pacific salmon fisheries shared by Canada and the United States
hasObjective equitable sharing of salmon resources between Canada and the United States
long-term conservation of salmon habitats
hasTask conservation of Pacific salmon stocks
coordination of binational salmon management
improvement of fish passage on the Fraser River
management of Pacific salmon fisheries
research on salmon populations
restoration of salmon runs
legalBasis Canada–United States fisheries agreements NERFINISHED
International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
mainSubject salmon conservation
salmon fisheries regulation
notableProject Fraser River fish passage improvements
Fraser River salmon restoration programs
operatesIn Fraser River NERFINISHED
North Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
coastal waters of British Columbia
coastal waters of the United States Pacific Northwest
regulates commercial salmon fisheries
some recreational salmon fisheries
usesMethod habitat restoration projects
regulation of fishing effort
scientific stock assessment

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