The Halibut Treaty of 1923
- The Convention Between Canada and the United States of America for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea, otherwise known as the Halibut Treaty of 1923, was the first treaty independently negotiated and signed by the Canadian government prior to their official separation from Britain.
- This treaty was signed by Canada and the United States and was the first environmental treaty with the intention of conserving fish stock in the Pacific Ocean.
- This version of the treaty was updated in March 1953, but the original document was developed and signed in 1923.
Citation
Canada. Treaties. Convention Between Canada and the United States of America for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea. 1953. https://www.treaty-accord.gc.ca/text-texte.aspx?id=103707
Further Readings
For more information on the Treaty and its history: https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/halibut-treaty & https://historylink.org/File/9152
For a Canadian Bar Review of the Treaty in 1927: https://www.canlii.org/en/commentary/doc/1927CanLIIDocs71#!fragment/zoupio-_Tocpdf_bk_1/BQCwhgziBcwMYgK4DsDWszIQewE4BUBTADwBdoAvbRABwEtsBaAfX2zhoBMAzZgI1TMAjAEoANMmylCEAIqJCuAJ7QA5KrERCYXAnmKV6zdt0gAynlIAhFQCUAogBl7ANQCCAOQDC9saTB80KTsIiJAA
Overlapping Topics
Environment
Policy Sub-Topic
Policy Type
Treaty