Current Measures

These Management Measures have been formally adopted by the Commission and have passed through their objection period/s. NEAFC's rules of procedure allow for a period of 30 days between a measure becoming binding (ie obligatory) and entering into force so that practical preparations can be made. Measures are listed on this page when they have become binding, and so enter into force after a maximum of 30 days.

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Measures adopted at the previous Annual Meeting of NEAFC will enter into force at the beginning of February. Measures listed at the beginning of January, may not be a comprehensive list for the coming year as measures can be adopted during the year by postal vote.
Measures are not binding on Contracting Parties which object. For further information contact your national fishing authority.
Measures updating the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement are incorporated into the consolidated text once their objection periods have passed and are included the list below for the year in which they come into force.

Recommendations are proposed by Contracting Parties or Permanent Committees and Working Groups of the Commission under appropriate Articles of the NEAFC Convention. Standard heading for proposals. Recommendations which are adopted are subsequently referred to as 'Measures'.

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Rec 15 2023: Mackerel 2023-03-26 2023-12-31 view
Rec 01 2023: Redfish - Irminger Sea 2023-03-01 2024-12-31 view
Rec 02 2023: Blue Whiting 2023-02-11 2023-12-31 view
Rec 03 2023: Herring 2023-02-11 2023-12-31 view
Rec 04 2023: Rockall Haddock 2023-02-11 2023-12-31 view
Rec 05 2023: Spurdog 2023-02-11 2024-12-31 view
Rec 06 2023: Amending Recommendation 19:2014 (VME closure extension) 2023-02-11 2027-12-31 view
Rec 07 2023: Amending Recommendation 19:2014 (existing bottom fishing area in the Barents Sea) 2023-02-11 2027-12-31 view
Rec 08 2023: ICES subareas and divisions in Annex I A) of the NEAFC Scheme 2023-02-11 2023-02-11 view
Rec 09 2023: Add additional deep-sea chimaera species to the NEAFC Scheme 2023-02-11 2023-02-11 view
Rec 10 2023: Banning of discards in the NEAFC Regulatory Area 2023-02-11 2023-02-11 view
Rec 11 2023: Improve monitoring and control of transhipment operations at sea 2023-03-02 2023-03-02 view
Rec 12 2023: Framework on control applicable to research vessels 2023-03-13 2023-03-13 view
Rec 13 2023: Time for the authorisation to land, tranship and make use of port services 2023-03-02 2023-03-02 view
Rec 14 2023: Collecting Bag in the Shrimp Fishery (Rec. 11:2015) 2023-03-01 2023-03-01 view
Rec 01 2022: Pelagic Redfish in the Irminger Sea 2022-02-03 2024-12-31 view
Rec 06 2022: Provide VMS and Catch Data to ICES 2022-02-03 2024-12-31 view
Rec 13 2022: Web based One-Stop-Shop 2022-02-03 2022-02-03 view
Rec 07 2021: Blue ling 2021-02-06 2023-12-31 view
Rec 09 2021: Orange Roughy 2021-02-25 2024-12-31 view
Rec 07 2020: Porbeagle 2020-02-07 2023-12-31 view
Rec 08 2020: Basking Shark 2020-02-07 2023-12-31 view
Rec 09 2020: Deep Sea Sharks 2020-02-07 2023-12-31 view
Rec 10 2020: Deep Sea Rays 2020-02-07 2023-12-31 view
Rec 11 2020: Deep Sea Chimaeras 2020-02-07 2023-12-31 view
Rec 19 2019: Introducing ERS in NEAFC 2019-02-07 2019-02-07 view
Rec 07 2018: Deep-Sea Fisheries 2018-02-08 2018-02-08 view
Rec 16 2018: Adoption of UN/CEFACT International Standard 2018-02-08 2018-02-08 view
Rec 10 2015: Sharks Caught in Association with Fisheries Managed by NEAFC 2015-02-06 2015-02-06 view
Rec 11 2015: Sorting Grids for Shrimp Fisheries 2015-02-06 2015-02-06 view
Rec 19 2014: Area management measures for the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems in the NEAFC Regulatory Area, as amended 2014-09-11 2027-12-31 view
Rec 08 2014: Guidelines and Terms and Conditions for the NEAFC Information Security Management System 2014-02-07 2014-02-07 view
Rec 11 2013: Recomendation on an Information Security Management System for NEAFC 2013-02-08 2013-02-08 view
Rec 02 2011: Monthly Statistics (as amended by Recommendations 17:2021, 23:2020, 13:2016, 17:2015 and 14: 2013) 2011-02-05 2011-02-05 view
Rec 03 2006: Gill Nets 2006 2006-02-10 2006-02-10 view
Rec na 2004: Dispute Setttlement 2004 2008-10-04 2008-10-04 view
Rec 02 1986: Blue whiting mesh size 1986 1987-01-01 1987-01-01 view
Rec 01 1984: Capelin Mesh Size 1984 1985-01-01 1985-01-01 view