Convention area
Defined in 1 dictionary — U.S. Code
United States Code
16 U.S.C. § 5002 — as used in this chapter (2 versions over time)
“Convention area” means the waters of the North Pacific Ocean and its adjacent seas, north of 33 degrees North Latitude,1 beyond 200 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured.
16 U.S.C. § 5609 — in this chapter
The term “Convention Area” means the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of 35°00′ N and west of a line extending due north from 35°00′ N and 42°00′ W to 59°00′ N, thence due west to 44°00′ W, and thence due north to the coast of Greenland, and the waters of the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78°10′ N.
16 U.S.C. § 6901 — in this chapter (4 versions over time)
The term “convention area” means all waters of the Pacific Ocean bounded to the south and to the east by the following line:
16 U.S.C. § 7701 — in this chapter
The term "Convention Area" means the area to which the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the North Pacific Ocean applies under Article 4 of such Convention.
16 U.S.C. § 7801 — in this chapter
The term "Convention Area" means the area to which the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean applies under Article 5 of such Convention.