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- seeking to ensure consistency between any recommendation that applies to a stock or group of stocks occurring within an area under the fisheries jurisdiction of a contracting party and beyond, and any measures or decisions taken by such contracting party for the management and conservation of that stock or group of stocks with respect to fisheries within the area under its fisheries jurisdiction;
- making recommendations concerning fisheries conducted within an area under fisheries jurisdiction of a contracting party, provided that the contracting party in question so requests and the recommendation receives its affirmative vote;
- providing a forum for consultation and exchange of information on the state of the fishery resources in the Convention Area and on management policies, including examination of the overall effect of such policies on the fishery resources;
- resolving disputes by fast-track dispute settlement procedures.
In the exercise of its functions, the NEAFC has established:
- total allowable catches and their allocation to contracting parties;
- other management and technical measures;
- closed seasons and closed areas;
- under the NEAFC Scheme of Control of Enforcement, a fully automated VMS database to support surveillance and inspection and measures to combate IUU fishing with A- and B- listing procedures and port state control measures.
NEAFC area of competence - High seas, National waters
Species and stocks coverageThe NEAFC covers all fish, molluscs, crustaceans and including sedentary species within its area of competence, excluding, in so far as they are dealt with by other international agreements, highly migratory species listed in Annex I of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, and anadromous stocks. Legal frameworkEstablished by the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in Northeast Atlantic Fisheries, open for signature in London on 18 November 1980 and entered into force on 17 March 1982. Amendments to the 1982 Convention have been adopted in 2004 and 2006 by NEAFC Commission. Contracting parties have agreed to use the “new” Convention on a provisional basis pending ratification. http://www.neafc.org/system/files/%252Fhome/neafc/drupal2_files/london-declarlation_and_new_convention.pdf LanguagesEnglish, French. Organizations involvedThe designations employed and the presentation of material in the map(s) are for illustration only and do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of FAO concerning the legal or constitutional status of any country, territory or sea area, or concerning the delimitation of frontiers or boundaries.
Conctracting parties: Denmark, European Union, Iceland, Norway, Russian Federation.
* Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland).
Cooperating non-contracting parties: Belize, Canada, Cook Islands, Japan, New Zealand.
StructureCommissionThe Commission has legal personality and enjoys in its relations with other international organizations and in the territories of the contracting parties such legal capacity as may be necessary to perform its functions and achieve its ends. Each contracting party appoints to the Commission not more than two representatives, who may be accompanied at any of its meetings by experts and advisers. The Commission holds annual sessions.The head of the Commission is the President, who is responsible for convening, presiding, opening and closing and running regular meetings of the contracting parties and ensuring that the business of the Commission is carried out effectively and in accordance with its decisions. Presidents are elected from among the contracting parties for three years. A President may serve more than once, but not for two consecutive terms.Finance and Administration Committee (FAC) The FAC is comprised of representatives drawn from different contracting parties, with all contracting parties represented. It is responsible for advising the Commission on all aspects of the Commission's annual budget. The FAC also advises the Commission on staffing and administrative matters.Permanent Committee on Control and Enforcement (PECCOE)The PECCOE is comprised of representatives of the contracting parties, with all contracting parties represented. The PECCOE is responsible for advising the Commission on issues relating to fishing controls and the enforcement of the Scheme.Permanent Committee on Management and Science (PECMAS)The Permanent Committee on Management and Science takers care of the contacts with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea which provides science-based advice to the NEAFC. It advises the Commission on measures related to area management (areas closed to fisheries).Working groupsWorking groups are formed at the request of the Commission and continue to work in that area for as long as the Commission feels it is useful.
- Advisory Group for Data Communications (AGDC);
- Working Group on the Future of NEAFC (WGFN);
- Working Group on Blue Whiting;
- Working Group on the Appraisal of Regulatory Measures for Deep-Sea Fisheries;
- Working Group on Fisheries Satistics.
NEAFC
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UK
Telephone: (+44) 207 6310016
Fax: (+44) 207 6369225
Email: info@neafc.org
Web site: http://www.neafc.org/