 | General Council |  | |
The General Council supervises and coordinates the organizational, administrative, financial and other internal affairs of the Organization, including the relations among its constituent bodies and external relations of the Organization. It also reviews the membership of the Fisheries Commission and any other authority conferred upon it by the NAFO Convention. Each Contracting Party is a member and appoints to the Council up to three representatives. The chairperson of General Council also serves as President for NAFO. General Council has set up 2 Standing Committees, STACFAD (Finance and Administration) and STACFAC (Non-Contracting Party Fishing Activities). | Fisheries Commission | | |
The Fisheries Commission is responsible for the management and conservation of the fishery resources of the Regulatory Area (waters outside the EEZs). It annually decides on the NAFO fishery regulations, TACs and quotas (NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures). Fisheries Commission has set up the Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) that reviews and evaluates the effectiveness of and compliance with the Conservation and Enforcement Measures. | Scientific Council | | |
The Scientific Council considers and reports on any question referred to it by the Fisheries Commission or by a Coastal State pertaining to the scientific basis for the management and conservation of fishery resources within the Regulatory Area. The Scientific Council provides a forum for consultation and cooperation among the Contracting Parties with respect to the study, appraisal and exchange of scientific information and views relating to the fisheries of the Convention Area, including environmental and ecological factors affecting these fisheries. In addition, the Scientific Council compiles and maintains statistics and records and publishes or disseminates reports, information and materials pertaining to the fisheries of the Convention Area. Standing Committees of the Scientific Council are STACFIS Fisheries Science), STACPUB (Publications), STACFEN (Fisheries Environment), and STACREC (Research Coordination). | Secretariat | | |
The Secretariat provides administrative services to the Organization and is located in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Its chief administrative officer is the Executive Secretary who is appointed by the General Council. |
