International Pacific Halibut Commission

INTERNATIONAL PACIFIC HALIBUT COMMISSION (IPHC), established in 1923 as the International Fisheries Commission by a convention between Canada and the US, is a body that oversees the management and preservation of the HALIBUT resource of the north Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea. The convention was the first international agreement that provided for the joint management of a marine resource. Each country pays half of the commission's annual expenses as required by the HALIBUT TREATY. Three IPHC...

If you are already registered on KnowBC, login now to get access to the full article.

You may already have access to KnowBC through your school, university or library.

• Schools that subscribe to KnowBC
• Colleges and universities that subscribe to KnowBC
• Public libraries that subscribe to KnowBC

If you do not already have access to KnowBC, you can subscribe.