The IBSFC, of which the European Community has been a member since 1983, was established by the Convention on Fishing and Conservation of the Living Resources in the Baltic Sea and the Belts of 1973, the so-called Gdansk Convention.
IBSFC, mille liige Euroopa Ühendus on olnud alates 1983. aastast, loodi Läänemere ja Beltide kalapüügi ja elusressursside säilitamise konventsiooniga (nn Gdanski konventsioon) 1973. aastal.