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 1874 CONVENTION-HALIBUT FISHERY. MAY 9, 1933. make such investigations as are necessary into the life history of the halibut in the convent,ion waters and shall J?ublish a reJ>ort of its activities from time to time. Each of the HIgh Contractmg Parties S8laries and ex. shall have power to fill, and shall fill from tIme to time, vacancies penses. which may occur in its representation on the Commi::::.lon. Each of the High Contracting Parties shall pay the salaries and expenses of its own membe ..·s and joint expenses incurred by the Commission shall be oaid by the two High Contracting Parties jn equal moieties. The High Contracting Parties agree that foOr the purposes of pro- tecting and conserving the halibut fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, the International Fisheries Commission, with the approval of the President of the United States of America and of the Governor General of the Dominion of Canada, may, in respect Administrative pro- of the nationals and inhabitants and fishing vessels and boats of the visions. United States of America and of the Dominion of Canada, from time to time, (a) divide the convention waters into areas; (b) limit the catch of halibut to be taken from each area; (c) fix the size and character of halibut fishing appliances to be used therein; l' (d) make such regulations for th~ collection of statistics of the catch of halibut includi~ the licensing and cle-arance of vessels, as will enable the International Fisher.ies Commission to determine the condition and trend of the halibut fishery by banks and areas, as a proper basis for protecting and conserving the fishery; (e) close to all halibut fishing such portion or portions of an area or areas, as the International FIsheries Commission find to be popu- lated by small, ,immature halibut. AlmCLE IV Eftective legislation to be enacted. The High Contracting Parties agree to enact and enforce such legislation as may be necessary to make effective the provisions of this Convention and any re~ation adopted thereunder, with appropriate penalties for violatIons thereof. ARTICLE V Duration. The present Convention shall remain in force for a period of five years and thereafter until two years from the date when either of the High Contracting Parties shall give notice to the other of its Former Convention desire to terminate it. SUed. 1841 This Convention shall, from the date of the exchange of ratifica- o. , p.. tions be deemed to supplant the Convention between the United Ratlftcatlon. States of America and His Britannic Majesty for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northem Pacific Ocean including Bering Sea, concluded March 2, 1923. ARTICLE VI This Convention shall be ratified in accordance with the constitu- tional methods of the High Contracting Parties. The ratifications shall be exchanged at Ottawa as soon as practicable, and the Con- vention shall come into force on the day of the exchange of ratifications.