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The NMFS International Fisheries Division
facilitates the conservation and management of transboundary
living marine resources through participation in negotiations
of international agreements and provides and coordinates
support for the U.S. commissioners on international commissions
for living marine resources.
Graphic
from Smithsonian
INTERNATIONAL
ISSUES
Schedule
of International/National Meetings and Events
 2004
International Agreements
Plans of Action
International
Plans of Action for Sharks; Seabirds; and Fishing
Capacity; and Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated
Fishing
Draft National Plan of Action for the Management
of Fishing Capacity
 Final National
Plan of Action to Prevent, Eliminate and Deter, and
Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing
National
Plan of Action on Sharks (pdf
version)
National
Plan of Action on the Reduction of Seabird Bycatch in
Longline Fisheries
Implementation
Plan for the Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
Fisheries
and the World Summit for Sustainable Development
Reports
to Congress:
U.S.
Advisory Bodies For International Organizations
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ICCAT
- International Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas
- NASCO
(link to international site)- North Atlantic
Salmon Conservation Organization - for information concerning
the U.S. Section, contact Kimberly
Blankenbeker or Mary
Colligan.
- NAFO
- Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
- BSFAB -
North Pacific and Bering Sea Fisheries Advisory Body
- NPAFC
- North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
International
Links:
Foreign Fisheries Agencies
International Organizations
United Nations Sites
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