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Convention
The North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC) was established by the Convention for the Conservation of Anadromous Stocks in the North Pacific Ocean. On February 11, 1992, the Convention was signed by Canada, Japan, the Russian Federation, and the United States of America, and took effect on February 16, 1993. The Republic of Korea later acceded to the Convention on May 27, 2003. As indicated in the Convention, the main objective of the NPAFC is to promote the conservation of anadromous stocks in the North Pacific Ocean. The NPAFC provides a framework for international cooperation on the scientific research of anadromous species and enforcement of fisheries regulations in the Convention Area. The Convention prohibits directed catch of anadromous fish in the Convention Area, but allows for some fishing of these species for scientific purposes under national and joint research programs with prior approval of the NPAFC. The Convention also includes measures to reduce incidental catch of anadromous fish in other high seas fisheries and prohibits the retention of these species on board fishing vessels in the Convention Area.

Member Countries
Member countries of the NPAFC are Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation, the United States America.

Headquaters
The headquarters of the NPAFC are located in Vancouver, Canada.

Species
Anadromous fish covered under the Convention include Pacific salmon and steelhead trout :
 * Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
 * Coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch)
 * Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha)
 * Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
 * Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha)
 * Cherry salmon (Oncorhynchus masou)
 * Steelhead trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)