Halibut Treaty Halibut Treaty The Halibut Treaty was a 1923 Canadian–American agreement concerning fishing rights in the northern Pacific Ocean. The treaty established the International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) as a mechanism for the joint management of the Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) which, at that time, was in severe decline. The commission originally had four members but now has six, which are selected from industry and related government agencies. Half the members are Canadian and half are from the United States. The treaty also had a provision for a closed season, so halibut could not be fished during the more dangerous winter
Jellynose fish Jellynose fish The jellynose fishes or tadpole fishes are the small order Ateleopodiformes. This group of ray-finned fish is monotypic, containing a single family Ateleopodidae. It has about a dozen species in four genera, but these enigmatic fishes are in need of taxonomic revision. The scientific name means ""Ateleopus"-shaped", from "Ateleopus" (the type genus) + the standard fish order suffix "-formes". It ultimately derives from Ancient Greek "atelís" (ἆτελής, "imperfect") + "pús" (πούς, "foot") + Latin "forma" ("external form"), the Greek part in reference to the reduced pectoral and ventral fins of the jellynoses. Jellynoses are deep-water, bottom-dwelling, marine fishes.