Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean, Ilulissat, 03 October 2018

Canada - Declaration

Canada’s understanding is that the indirect reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) settlement of dispute provisions, through article 7 of the Agreement, also infers a reference to the declaration submitted by Canada under the UNCLOS. This declaration is not a reservation.

Iceland - Declaration

Further, with reference to Article 1(a) of the Agreement to Prevent Unregulated High Seas Fisheries in the Central Arctic Ocean, whereby the "Agreement Area" is defined as the single high seas portion of the central Arctic Ocean that is surrounded by waters within which Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark in respect of Greenland, the Kingdom of Norway, the Russian Federation and the United States of America exercise fisheries jurisdiction, the Government of Iceland declares that this provision is without prejudice to the position of Iceland with respect to the rights and obligation of the High Contracting Parties to the Svalbard Treaty of 1920, and that any exercise of fisheries jurisdiction by Norway within the maritime area around Svalbard is subject to the limitations of the Svalbard Treaty.