### Question
How does the law define Convention?


### Answer
Under *16 U.S.C. § 5609*, **Convention** is defined as:

> the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done at Ottawa on October 24, 1978

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 5609*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 76-NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION**

