UN ICP 10 Statement

Full Title: 
Statement by the NEAFC Secretariat at the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea - Tenth meeting 17-19 June 2009 UN New York
Date: 
19 Jun 2009

NEAFC closes areas to protect Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems

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NEAFC closes large areas to bottom fisheries on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge to protect Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems in the High Seas of the North East Atlantic
Date: 
27 Apr 2009

World Ocean Day 8 June – Our Oceans our Responsibility

NEAFC, the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation of the North East Atlantic, celebrates the World Ocean Day by marking 10 years of progress in long time conservation and management of fish resources and fisheries in the North East Atlantic. 

 

Existing Fishing Area Coordinates

This final version of the maps are based on discussions at the Meeting of PECMAS 28-29 October 2008.

The data have been mapped by Þorsteinn Sigurðsson, Hafrannsóknastofnunin, Iceland

NEAFC Performance Review

The 27th session of the Committee on Fisheries of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, took place between 5 - 9 March 2007 at FAO Headquarters in Rome. One of the agenda items was " Strengthening Regional Fishery Management Organizations (RFMOs) and their performances". This calls for all RFMOs to undertake performance reviews.

Date: 
8 Mar 2008
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