North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

NEAFC and the OSPAR Commission have delivered a breakthrough initiative by announcing plans to promote mutual cooperation towards the conservation and sustainable use of marine biodiversity in the North-East Atlantic.

For the first time in the North-East Atlantic, the Commissions in charge of fisheries management and protection of the marine environment are working together. Previously they could have been seen as working towards diverse goals. But now a converging vision of a healthier North-East Atlantic has encouraged them to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

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