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Scientific Council

The Scientific Council (SC) is a constituent body of NAFO as laid out in the NAFO Convention. The Scientific Council compiles and maintains statistics and records, and publishes information pertaining to the fisheries including environmental and ecological factors. Upon request, Scientific Council also provides advice for the Commission and Coastal States on stocks and the conservation and management of fishery resources.

The functions of the Scientific Council may, where appropriate, be carried out in cooperation with other public or private organizations having related objectives.

Membership:
Each Contracting Party is a member of the Scientific Council and appoints its own representatives.

Chair: Diana González-Troncoso (European Union), elected September 2023 ​​
vice-Chair: Mark Simpson (Canada), elected September 2023

Reports of the Scientific Council and its Standing Committees can be found here:
https://www.nafo.int/Library/Science/SC-Documents

Scientific Council Standing Committees

  • STACFIS
  • STACFEN
  • STACREC
  • STACPUB
Standing Committee on Fisheries Science (STACFIS) 
  • Assesses the status of fish stocks upon the request of the Scientific Council;
  • Assesses the effects on fish stocks of fishing strategies and management upon the request of the Scientific Council;
  • Evaluate new methods for fish stock assessment.
Standing Committee on Fisheries Environment (STACFEN)
  • Develop and recommend to the Scientific Council policies and procedures for the collection, compilation and dissemination of environmental information from oceanographic investigations;
  • Provide reviews of environmental conditions and advise the Scientific Council on the effects of the environment on fish stocks and fisheries in the Convention Area; and
  • Encourage and promote cooperation among Contracting Parties in scientific research designed to fill the gaps in knowledge pertaining to the effects of the environment on fish stocks and fisheries as identified by the Scientific Council.
Standing Committee on Research Coordination (STACREC)
  • Develop and recommend to the Scientific Council policies and procedures for the collection, compilation, and dissemination of statistical and sampling information on the living resources and fisheries in the Convention Area;
  • Coordinate the compilation and maintenance of statistics and records and their dissemination, including liaison with coastal states in the Convention Area;
  • Coordinate the planning and execution of international cooperative research in cooperation with coastal States in the Convention Area;
  • Encourage and promote cooperation among the Contracting Parties in scientific research designed to fill gaps in knowledge pertaining to fisheries matters identified by the Scientific Council; and
  • Review and evaluate data and information and advise the Scientific Council on advances in knowledge of biology relevant to the Convention Area.
Standing Committee on Publications (STACPUB)
  • Develop, coordinate and keep under review the publication and editorial policy and procedures of the Scientific Council and make recommendations thereto on these matters..

Chair of Scientific Council: Diana González Troncoso (EU)
Chair of STACFEN: Miguel Caetano (EU)
Chair of STACFIS: Martha Krohn (Canada)
Chair of STACREC: Mark Simpson (Canada)
Chair of STACPUB: Rick Rideout (Canada)

Scientific Council, June 2024

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