Coastal Fisheries Protection Regulations

28 (1) A fishing vessel of a state party to the Fish Stocks Agreement may fish in the NPFC Convention Area for fish of a stock regulated by the NPFC Measures only if the state is a party to the NPF Convention.

(2) Despite subsection (1), a fishing vessel of a state party to the Fish Stocks Agreement that is not a party to the NPF Convention may fish in the NPFC Convention Area for the fish referred to in subsection (1) if the fishing is done under an arrangement that is expressly contemplated by the NPFC Measures and in a manner that complies with that arrangement and the NPFC Measures.