Committees

PECCOE
Permanent Committee on Control and Enforcement
This Committee is comprised of representatives from all the Contracting Parties. It is responsible for advising the Commission on issues relating to fishing controls and the enforcement of the Scheme.
Current Chair: Gylfi Geirsson, Iceland.

PECMAS
Permanent Committee on Management and Science
"The Permanent Committee on Management and Science takers care of the contacts with ICES, the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, which provides science based advice to NEAFC. It advises the Commission on measures related to area management (areas closed to fisheries)
Current Chair: Snorri Pálmason, Norway

FAC
Finance and Administration Committee
This Committee 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 Committee also advises the Commission on staffing and administrative matters.
Current Chair: Andrew Thomson, EU.

Working Groups

Working Groups are formed from representatives of the Contracting Parties to discuss very detailed information concerning specific issues and areas they then present their advice to the Commission as a whole. They 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.

AGDC
Advisory Group for Data Comunications. Chairman:

WGFN
Working Group on the Future of NEAFC.
Chair: Kate Sanderson, Denmark in Respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland

Working Group on Blue Whiting
Chair: Terje Løbach, Norway

Working Group on the Appraisal of Regulatory Measures for Deep-Sea Fisheries
Chair: