Management methods are covered in the NAFO Conservation and Enforcement Measures (NCEM) which is updated annually. The following articles of the NCEM are specific to shrimps.



Article 9 – Shrimp

Shrimp in Division 3M

1.Each Contracting Party shall limit its shrimp fishing activities in Division 3M in accordance with Annex I B. With regard to shrimp, Division 3M shall be understood to mean Division 3M as well as that portion of Division 3L defined below (in Fig. 1(1)):

Point No.	Latitude	Longitude
1	47°20'0	46°40'0
2	47°20'0	46°30'0
3	46°00'0	46°30'0
4	46°00'0	46°40'0

2.Subject to allocations set out in Annex I.B as amended from time to time, each Contracting Party that conducted a shrimp fishery in Division 3M in the period beginning 1 January 1993 and ending 31 August 1995 is permitted a minimum of 400 fishing days per year. A Contracting Party without such track record may authorize only one vessel to fish shrimp in Division 3M for a maximum of 100 fishing days per year.

3.Each Contracting Party shall closely monitor its vessels fishing shrimp in Division 3M and shall close its fishery when the number of fishing days available to it has been exhausted. The number of fishing days in respect of each vessel shall be determined using the vessel monitoring system (hereinafter "VMS") reports.

4.A vessel fishing for shrimp and other species on the same trip shall transmit a report to the Executive Secretary signalling the change of fishery. The number of fishing days shall be calculated accordingly.

5.Fishing days referred to in this Article are not transferable between Contracting Parties. Fishing days of one Contracting Party may be utilized by a vessel flying the flag of another Contracting Party only in accordance with Article 23.

6.No vessel shall fish for shrimp in Division 3M between 00:01 UTC on 1 June and 24:00 UTC on 31 December in the following area as depicted in Figure 1(2):

Point No.	Latitude	Longitude
1 (same as no.7)	47°55'0	45°00'0
2	47°30'0	44°15'0
3	46°55'0	44°15'0
4	46°35'0	44°30'0
5	46°35'0	45°40'0
6	47°30'0	45°40'0
7 (same as no. 1)	47°55'0	45°00'0

Figure 1. 3L 200 meter depth restriction line, portion of 3L considered 3M, and 3M closed area.



Shrimp in Division 3L



7.No vessel shall fish for shrimp in Division 3L at a depth less than 200 meters in an area east of a line bound by the following co-ordinates (illustrated in Figure 1(3)):

Point No	Latitude	Longitude
1	46°00´00”N	47°49´00”W
2	46°25´00”N	47°27´00”W
3	46°42´00”N	47°25´00”W
4	46°48´00”N	47°25´50”W
5	47°16´50”N	47°43´50”W

8.Each vessel that has fished for shrimp in Division 3L, or its representatives on its behalf, shall provide to the competent port authority at least 24 hours prior notice of its estimated time of arrival and the estimated quantities on board of shrimp by Division.