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 ⓘ
provincial and state fisheries authorities ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Government of the United States ⓘ
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 ⓘ
International Convention for the High Seas Fisheries of the North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
mainSubject salmon conservation ⓘ
salmon fisheries regulation ⓘ
notableProject Fraser River fish passage improvements ⓘ
Fraser River salmon restoration programs ⓘ
operatesIn Fraser River ⓘ
North Pacific Ocean ⓘ
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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