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2023

Meeting Proceedings of  the Commission 2023 including: 

Date Title Venue
20 Mar.  NAFO Informal group of WG-EAFFM on “Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures (OECMs) Virtual
18-20 Apr.  NAFO Joint Commission–Scientific Council Working Group on Risk-based Management Strategies (WG-RBMS) Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia
Apr.  NAFO Joint Commission–Scientific Council Catch Estimation Strategy Advisory Group (CESAG) Meeting    Correspondence
21 Mar.  Joint Advisory Group on Data Management (JAGDM) Meeting Virtual
25 Apr.  NAFO Informal Group to reflect on the workload of the Scientific Council Virtual
03-05 May    NAFO Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) Intersessional Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia
25 May Joint Advisory Group on Data Management (JAGDM) Meeting Virtual

 

Scientific Council Reports 2023 including:

Date Title Venue
31 Jan. NAFO Scientific Council- MSE Data Input Finalization Meeting Virtual
28 Feb. NAFO Scientific Council Precautionary Approach Working Group (PA-WG) Meeting Virtual
16 Mar.  NAFO Scientific Council MSE Meeting Virtual

 

Commission
Deirdre Warner-Kramer (USA)
- Elected Sep. 2021
Acting Chair of the Commission
Deirdre Warner-Kramer (USA)
- Elected Sep. 2021
vice-Chair of the Commission
Robert Fagan (Canada)
- Elected Sep. 2021
Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Administration (STACFAD)
Jake Round (UK)
- Elected Sep. 2021
vice-Chair of Standing Committee on Finance and Administration (STACFAD)
Patrick Moran - Interim (USA)
- Elected Sep. 2021    
Chair of the Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC)     
Vacant  vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) 
Scientific Council
Karen Dwyer (Canada)
- Elected Jun. 2021
Chair of the Scientific Council
Diana González-Troncoso (EU)
- Elected Jun. 2021
vice-Chair of the Scientific Council
Miguel Caetano (EU)
- Re-elected Jun.. 2021
Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Environment (STACFEN)  
Mark Simpson (Canada)
- Elected Jun. 2021
Chair of the Standing Committee on Fisheries Science (STACFIS)
Rick Rideout (Canada)
- Elected Jun. 2021
Chair of the Standing Committee on Publications (STACPUB)
Diana González-Troncoso (EU)
- Elected Jun. 2021
Chair of the Standing Committee on Research Coordination (STACREC)

 

NAFO Secretariat:
Brynhildur Benediktsdóttir Executive Secretary
Stan Goodick Deputy Executive Secretary & Senior Finance and Staff Administrator
Tom Blasdale Scientific Council Coordinator 
Jana Aker Fisheries Management Coordinator
Dayna Bell MacCallum. Scientific Information Administrator
Sarah Guile Office Administrator
Matt Kendall Information Technology Manager
DJ Lay cock Database Developer/Programmer Analyst 
Lisa LeFort Senior Executive Assistant
Alexis Pacey Senior Publications/Web Manager
Mikaela Soroka Fisheries Information Administrator

 

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 Kingdom (18 September 2020)
United States of America (29 November 1995)

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