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The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission was formed to recommend measures to maintain the rational exploitation of fish stocks in the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans.
 

IUU Fishing
Blacklisting of flag of convenience IUU vessels brings groundbreaking results, with six vessels on their way to be scrapped and others held in port.
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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.

To date, NEAFC is the only RFMO that has undertaken such a review and is acting on it (see report of the Working Group on the Future of NEAFC). The process in NEAFC attracted much attention and was referred to by NEAFC Contracting Parties and others at the meeting and at side events. The update from the Working Group on the Future of NEAFC was circulated and the NEAFC Secretariat made a statement.

Read the COFI statement

Read the update on developments in NEAFC after the Review Panel delivered its report.
 

2008 Coastal State Agreements on 3 main NEAFC Fisheries
Blue Whiting Herring Mackerel

Port State Control within NEAFC Entered into force on May 1st 2007

More about Port State Control
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