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Measures 2008: Conservation and Management Measures for Deep-sea Species
Recommendation from the 26th Annual Meeting November 2007
RECOMMENDATION BY THE NORTH EAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES COMMISSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 5 OF THE CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN NORTH-EAST ATLANTIC FISHERIES AT ITS ANNUAL MEETING IN NOVEMBER 2007 TO ADOPT CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES FOR DEEP-SEA SPECIES IN THE NEAFC REGULATORY AREA IN 2008
Becomes Binding: 17 January 2008 Enters into force: 16 February 2008
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The Contracting Parties recommend the following measures:
1. Each Contracting Party undertakes to limit the effort for 2008 put into the directed fishing for deep-sea species as set out in Annex 1B of the Scheme in the NEAFC Regulatory Area
2. The effort shall not exceed 65 per cent of the highest level put into deep-sea fishing in previous years for the relevant species.
3. The effort should be calculated as aggregate power, aggregate tonnage, fishing days at sea or number of vessels, which participated.