Northwest Atlantic NAFO Grand Bank groundfish fisheries|
| | | Northwest Atlantic NAFO Grand Bank groundfish fisheries |
| | Data Ownership | | This document provided, maintained and owned by Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) , is part of NAFO Summary Sheets data collection. |
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Overview: The fisheries occurs mainly in the “nose” (Div. 3L) and “tail” (Div. 3NO) of the Grand Banks, on waters beyond the Canadian EEZ.
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Geographic reference: Northwest Atlantic
Spatial Scale: Regional
Reference year: 2013
| Approach: Fishery Management Unit Jurisdictional frameworkManagement Body/Authority(ies): Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Mandate: Scientific Advice; Management; more>> Area of Competence: NAFO area of competence Maritime Area: High seas Harvested ResourceTarget Species: Atlantic cod; Amer. plaice(=Long rough dab); Greenland halibut … more>> Fishery Area: Grand Bank; Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.L; Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.N; Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.O; NAFO area of competence
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| History Fisheries for groundfish have been taking place in the northwest Atlantic for over 500 years. Harvested Resource Type of production system: Industrial Fishery Area Climatic zone: Temperate. Depth zone: Slope - Deepslope (500 m - 1000 m). Horizontal distribution: Neritic. Vertical distribution: Demersal. Geo References for: Grand Bank 
Grand Bank
| FAO Fishing Statistical Divisions | 21.3.L - Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.L | | 21.3.N - Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.N | | 21.3.O - Atlantic, Northwest / 21.3.O | | RFB competence | NAFO - NAFO area of competence |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of Northwest Atlantic NAFO Grand Bank groundfish fisheries| FAO Major Fishing Areas | 21 - Atlantic, Northwest | | Large Marine Ecosystem Areas (LME) | 6 - Southeast U.S. Continental Shelf | | 7 - Northeast U.S. Continental Sh | | 8 - Scotian Shelf | | 9 - Newfoundland-Labrador Shelf | | 18 - West Greenland Shelf | | 59 - East Greenland Shelf/Sea | | 63 - Hudson Bay | | 65 - Arctic Archipelago | | 66 - Baffin Bay/Davis Straight |
Fleet segment Vessel Type TrawlersFlag State  Cuba  Spain  Estonia  Lithuania  Portugal  Russian Federation In 2013 the main countries that fished were Canada, Cuba, Estonia, Faroe Islands, France (St. Pierre et Miquelon), Lithuania, Portugal, Russia, Spain and USA. Fishing Gear Single boat bottom otter trawlsThe main gear used is bottom otter trawls Fishery Indicators | Type | Measure | Value | Unit | Time period |
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| Catch | | 25000 | ton | 2012 |
Ecosystem Assessment NAFO has identified 18 areas, within its Convention area, as being vulnerable to bottom contact gears and subsequently closed the areas to bottom fishing. These include a coral and sponge protection zone (14,184 km2) in Division 3O and 2 areas on the Fogo Seamounts. See the NAFO Scientific Council Reports for an environmental overview. Management Management unit: Yes Jurisdictional framework Mandate: Scientific Advice; Management; Monitoring; Control and surveillance. Area of Competence: NAFO area of competence Maritime Area: High seas. Related Fisheries - Management system This fishery is managed as part of the management system described in Northwest Atlantic NAFO high seas fisheries. Status of Management Assessment Summary See the Marine Resources Fact Sheets for details of the assessments Negotiation Process At Annual Meetings held in September, Contracting Parties negotiate and agree, mostly by consensus, the respective quotas and fishing possibilities. History The extension of fishery jurisdictions in the late-1970s created NAFO and the fishery was utilized mostly by non-Canadian countries fishing outside the 200-m limit Canadian. NAFO manages 10 groundfish stocks associated with the Grand Banks and one elasmobranch species. Management Regime Management Methods CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT MEASURES TAC and quotas, by-catch and gear restrictions, minimum fish size regulations, area and time limitations. NAFO recently introduced move-away provisions. NAFO Quota Table for stocks in Div. 3LNO (Grand Banks) There are moratoria on Cod in Div. 3NO, American plaice in Div. 3LNO and
Witch flounder in Div. 3NO and 2J+3KL, Capelin in Div. 3NO | | Species | Redfish | Redfish | Yellowtail flounder | Greenland halibut | White hake | Skates | | Division/Contracting Party | 3LN | 3O | 3LNO | 3LMNO | 3NO | 3LNO | | Canada | 2769 | 6000 | 16575 | 1724 | 294 | 1167 | | Cuba | 637 | | - | - | | | Denmark (Faroe
Islands and
Greenland) | - | | - | 99 | | | | European Union | 1185 | 7000 | 340 | 6738 | 588 | 4408 | France (St. Pierre
et Miquelon) | - | | - | 188 | | | | Iceland | - | | - | - | | | | Japan | - | 150 | - | 1178 | | | | Korea | - | 100 | - | - | | | | Norway | - | | - | - | | | | Russian Federation | 1870 | 6500 | - | 1466 | 59 | 1167 | | Ukraine | | 150 | - | | | | | United States of America | - | | - | | | | | Others | 39 | 100 | 85 | 0 | 59 | 258 | | TOTAL ALLOWABLE CATCH | 6500 | 20000 | 17000 | 11493 | 1000 | 7000 |
COMPLIANCE MEASURES NAFO Has developed a comprehensive set of regulations to monitor, survey and control the fisheries. Such as: - register of all vessels authorized to fish in the NAFO area
- comprehensive reporting and recording requirements of catches and fishing effort by vessel masters, port authorities and flag States
- labeling of fish products, stowage requirements and marking of gear
- requirement to carry an independent observer on board
- vessel monitoring system
See the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures for details. |
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Gadus morhua 
Hippoglossoides platessoides 
Reinhardtius hippoglossoides 
Glyptocephalus cynoglossus 
Mallotus villosus 
