Energy, environment and natural resources

Executive Order 12895: North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission

President: Bill Clinton

Designated the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission for statutory privileges and immunities in the United States; the commission still coordinates salmon conservation.

Status: In effect. Is Executive Order 12895 still in effect? Yes. Executive Order 12895 remains in effect. See Federal Register record.

What does Executive Order 12895 do?

EO 12895 designated the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission under the International Organizations Immunities Act. The commission had been created by a 1992 convention to coordinate conservation of anadromous fish stocks, principally Pacific salmon and steelhead, beyond national exclusive economic zones. It remains active with Canada, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States as members.

Administration position: The order facilitated the commission’s United States operations; it did not itself set fishing limits or replace fisheries law.
SignedJanuary 26, 1994
OrganizationNorth Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission
Convention in forceFebruary 16, 1993

Before and after

Before the order

The convention had entered into force, but the commission lacked this domestic immunities designation.

After the order

The commission received the Act’s privileges, exemptions and immunities for covered United States matters.

Who had to do what

Agency / officeActionTiming / position
PresidentDesignate the commission as a public international organizationEffective on signing
Federal authoritiesApply the Immunities Act to the commissionFor covered matters

What happened next

The founding convention was signed.

The convention entered into force.

EO 12895 made the domestic designation.

The commission continued with five member countries.