Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands & Greenland)
European Union
Iceland
Norway
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties
Bahamas
Canada
Panama
The objective of NEAFC is to ensure the long-term conservation and optimum utilisation of the fishery resources in its Convention Area, providing sustainable economic, environmental and social benefits.
In order to operate within the regulations fishing vessels must abide by both the Current Management Measures and the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement. The NEAFC Scheme describes the requirements for the reporting and monitoring of fishing activities within the NEAFC regulatory area. There are NEAFC provisions (rules) for use of ports of Contracting Parties which can be found in Chapter V of Scheme.
Within the NEAFC regulatory area fishing vessels must abide by both the current management measures and the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement. Vessels which fail to do so can be considered to be participating in illegal, unregulated or unreported (IUU) fishing.
The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) is the Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (RFMO) for the North East Atlantic, one of the most abundant fishing areas in the world.
Most of the information on this website is aimed at scientists, control experts, statisticians and managers from the Contracting Parties and other international organisations.