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2015

Head of Delegation - 21–25 September, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Meeting Proceedings of General Council and Fisheries Commission 2015 including: 

Date Title Venue

15-16 Apr

NAFO STACTIC Observer Program Review Working Group

Montreal, Quebec Canada

20-21 Apr

NAFO Joint Fisheries Commission-Scientific Council Ad Hoc Working Group on Catch Reporting (WG-CR)

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

22-24 Apr

NAFO Joint Fisheries Commission-Scientific Council Working Group on Risk-Based Management Strategies  (WG-RBMS)

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

4-5 May

NAFO ad hoc Working Group on Port State Control Alignment

Tallinn, Estonia

6-8 May

NAFO Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) Inter-sessional Meeting

Tallinn, Estonia

20-21 May

Joint Advisory Group on Data Management (JAGDM) meeting

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

13–14 July

NAFO Ad Hoc Working Group on Bycatches, Discards and Selectivity (WG-BDS)

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

15–17 July

NAFO Joint Fisheries Commission-Scientific Council Working Group on Ecosystem Approach Framework to Fisheries
(WG-EAFFM)

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

21-25 Sep

NAFO 37th Annual Meeting
Fisheries Commission
General Council
 

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

 

Scientific Council Reports 2015 including:

Date Title Venue

29 May - 11 Jun

NAFO Scientific Council and its Standing Committees

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

9-16 Sep Report of the Scientific Council 9-16 September 2015 St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

9-16 Sep

Joint NAFO/ICES Pandalus Assessment Meeting

St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada

21-25 Sep

NAFO 37th Annual Meeting

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

17-26 Nov

NAFO Working Group on Ecosystem Science Assessment
(WG-ESA)
 (16.8 MB)

Halifax, Nova Scotia,  Canada

 

Officers of the Organization:

General Council
Stéphane Artano (France in respect of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon)
- elected Sep 15
President of the Organization and Chair of the General Council
Sylvie Lapointe (Canada)
- elected Sep 15
Vice-Chair of the General Council
Deirdre Warner-Kramer (USA)
-re-elected Sep 14
Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Administration (STACFAD)
Elise Lavigne (Canada)
-re-elected Sep 15
Vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Finance and Administration (STACFAD)
Scientific Council
Katherine Sosebee (USA)
-elected Sep 15
Chair of the Scientific Council
Brian Healey (Canada)
-elected Sep 15
Vice-Chair of the Scientific Council
Andrew Cogswell (Canada)
-re-elected Sep 15
Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Environment (STACFEN)  
Joel Vigneau (EU)
-elected Sep 15
Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Science (STACFIS)
Margaret Treble (Canada)
-re-elected Jun 15
Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (STACPUB)
Brian Healey (Canada)
-elected Sep 15
Chair of the Standing Committee on Research Coordination (STACREC)
Fisheries Commission
Temur Tairov (Russian Fed.)
-elected Sep 15
Chair of the Fisheries Commission
Patrick Moran (USA)
-elected Sep 15
Vice-Chair of the Fisheries Commission
Judy Dwyer (Canada)
-elected Sep 15           
Chair of the Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC)     
Aronne Spezzani (EU)
-re-elected Sep 15
Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC)       
Executive Secretary
Fred Kingston  

 

*It is understood that a new election would be held should the amended NAFO Convention become in force.

 

NAFO Secretariat:

Fred Kingston Executive Secretary
Stan Goodick Deputy Executive Secretary & Senior Finance and Staff Administrator
Dr. Neil Campbell Scientific Council Coordinator
Dr. Ricardo Federizon Sr. Fisheries Commission Coordinator
Jana Aker Fisheries Information Officer (from Mar)
Dayna Bell Scientific Information Officer (from Jun)
Sarah Burton Office Administrator
Mark Harley Data Manager
Matt Kendall Information Techology Manager
Cindy Kerr Senior Fisheries Information Manager (Jan-Mar)
Lisa LeFort Executive Assistant to the Executive Secretary
Barbara Marshall Senior Information Officer (Jan-Mar)
Alexis Pacey Senior Publications Manager

 

Contracting Parties (and dates):

Canada (30 November 1978) Cuba (22 December 1978)
Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland
(30 May 1979)
European Union (EU) (28 December 1978)
France (in respect of St. Pierre et Miquelon) (14 August 1996) Iceland (29 December 1978)
Japan (4 January 1980) Norway (28 December 1978)
Republic of Korea (21 December 1993) Russian Federation (successor of USSR) (1 January 1992)
Ukraine (30 August 1999) United States of America (29 November 1995)

Contact us

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Canada B3J 3P6

Tel: +1 902 468-5590
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