Območje uporabe Konvencije, v nadaljevanju "območje Konvencije", so vode severozahodnega Atlantskega oceana severno od severne zemljepisne širine 35° 00' in zahodno od črte, ki se razteza proti severu od severne zemljepisne širine 35° 00' in zahodne zemljepisne dolžne 42° 00' do severne zemljepisne širine 59° 00', od tam pa proti zahodu do zahodne zemljepisne širine 44° 00', od tam proti severu do obale Grenlandije, in vode zaliva St Lawrence, Davisove ožine in Baffinovega zaliva južno od severne zemljepisne širine 78° 10'.
The area to which this Convention applies , hereinafter referred to as " the Convention Area " , shall be the waters of the Northwest Atlantic Ocean north of 35 * 00' north latitude and west of a line extending due north from 35 * 00' north latitude and 42 * 00' west longitude to 59 * 00' north latitude , thence due west to 44 * 00' west longitude , and thence due north to the coast of Greenland , and the waters of the Gulf of St Lawrence , Davis Strait and Baffin Bay south of 78 * 10' north latitude.