North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission

13-17 November 2006
NEAFC HQ, 22 Berners St, London, UK WIT 3DY

Please note that this format allows documents to be linked to the relevant agenda item to allow greater clarity, it is not intended to replace the Annotated Agenda shown above.

1. Welcome address by the President, Opening Statements and Summary Records

2. Adoption of the agenda and appointment of rapporteur

3. Establishment and arrangements for the Finance and Administration Committee, and other groups

4. Report by the Advisory Committee on Fisheries Management
ICES Advice 2007

5. Statistics on quota uptake
a) Reports up to Oct 1st 2006
b) Compilation of Catch Statistics for 2005
c) Progress in inputting catch data directly into database on NEAFC website

6. Request for scientific advice
(a) Report from PECMAS

7. Reports from Working Groups and Coastal State discussions on management measures for 2007
(a)Pelagic Sebastes mentella in the Irminger Sea
(b) Blue whiting 2006 & Blue whiting 2007
(c) Norwegian spring spawning (Atlanto-Scandian) herring
(d) Mackerel
(e) Rockall haddock
(f) Deep-sea species
(g) Closed areas, Deep-sea maps &
Proposal for a Recommendation on Measures for deep-sea Species

(h) Sebastes mentella in ICES Sub-areas I and II in the Regulatory Area

8. Recommendations of management measures for 2007 for:
(a) Pelagic Sebastes mentella in the Irminger Sea
(b) Blue whiting
(c) Norwegian spring spawning (Atlanto-Scandian) herring
(d) Mackerel
(e) Rockall haddock
(f) Deep-sea species
(g) Closed areas

Proposal by the European Community for a recommendation to close certain areas in the Regulatory Area in order to protect deep-water corals.

Proposal by the Russian Federation for a recommendation to close certain areas in the Regulatory Area in order to protect deep-water corals.

(h1) Sebastes mentella in ICES Sub-areas I and II in the Regulatory Area
(h2) Sebastes mentella in ICES Sub-areas I and II in the Regulatory Area

9. Relationships with other Fisheries Management Organisations
(a) Observer reports
(b) Report of the Fifth Meeting of North Atlantic Regional Fisheries Management Organisations, NARFMOs

10. NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement
(a) Reports of the Meetings of PECCOE
13 November London
3-4 October in Tallinn
4-5 April 2006 London

Advisory Group on Data Communications
6 April 2006 in London
5 October in Tallinn

(b) Implementation of the Scheme
(c) Possible adoption of proposals from the PECCOE
(d) Possible adoption of proposals from the Advisory Group on Data Communications

Draft Scheme of Control and Enforcement rev 1

Joint Proposal by Norway and the European Community for a Mandate for PECCOE and the Finance and Administration Committee

Joint Proposal by Norway and the European Community for a Mandate to PECCOE on Traceability

11. Non-Contracting Party activities in the Convention Area
(a) Closure of cooperation quota
(b) Proposal to inform cooperating non-Contracting Parties that no fishing possibilities will be available for deep-sea species
(c) Statistics on activities July 2005 - July 2006
(d) Sightings of IUU activities and ensuing actions
(e) A- and B- lists of IUU vessels
(f) Cooperating non-Contracting Party Status for Belize and the Cook Islands

Proposal from Norway to PECCOE

12. Working Group on the Future of NEAFC
(a) Report of the meeting of the Working Group, 7-9 February 2006
(b) Proposal by the Working Group on the Future of NEAFC with respect to criteria and procedures for closing areas to
fisheries.
(c) Proposal from Norway to the Working Group on the Future of NEAFC

13. NEAFC and the ecosystem approach to fisheries management and integration of fisheries and environmental policies

Global

United Nations General Assembly New York
United Nations FAO

Regional

Regional Seas Programmes, OSPAR
Nordic Council of Ministers
International Council for the Exploration of the Sea, ICES

Reports from Meetings Covered by the Secretariat

16. Report from the NEAFC performance review panel
Vol I
Vol II

17. Finance and Administration Committee
(a) Report on the Secretariat's activities during the year
(b) Audited accounts for the year ended 31 December 2005 and preliminary statements for 2006 (August inclusive)
(c) Draft budget for 2007 and draft budget estimate for 2008
(d) Review of annual contributions from Contracting Parties with reference to Article 17.4 of the Convention
(e) Other recommendations

18. Arrangements for future meetings
(a) Annual Meetings 12 - 16 November 2007 and 10-15 November 2008
(b) Meetings in subsidiary bodies of NEAFC

19. Press statements and other reports of the Commission's Activities

20. Any other business

21. Closure of the 25th Annual Meeting