NAFO Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) Intersessional Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Possible revisions of NAFO CEM enforcement measures
NAFO Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) Intersessional Meeting Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada; Possible revisions of NAFO CEM enforcement measures comdoc26-04 STACTICRpt May2026 Serial No. N7720 NAFO/COM Doc. 26-04 Report of the NAFO Standing Committee on International Control (STACTIC) Intersessional Meeting 06–08 May 2026 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1. Opening by the Chair, Patrick Moran (United States of America) ………………………………………………………………. 2 2. Appointment of Rapporteur ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 2 3. Adoption of Agenda ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 2 4. Annual Compliance Review 2025 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 5. Annual compliance review format……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 3 6. NAFO MCS website and application development …………………………………………………………………………………………. 4 7. New and pending proposals on enforcement measures: Possible revisions of the NAFO CEM …………… 4 8. Review of specific measures in Article 6 of the NAFO CEM ………………………………………………………………………….. 5 a. Measures relating to the cod fishery in Division 3M ……………………………………………………………………………….. 5 b. Measures relating to the yellowtail flounder fishery ………………………………………………………………………………. 6 c. Measures relating to the squid fishery ……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 9. Update from the Editorial Drafting Group (EDG) …………………………………………………………………………………………… 6 10. Report and recommendations of the Working Group on the Introduction of FLUX UN/CEFACT Standard for fisheries data exchanges in NAFO (WG-FLUX)………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 11. Review of the Electronic observation program ………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 12. Half-year review of the implementation of new NAFO CEM measures …………………………………………………….. 7 13. Discussion on the definition of directed fisheries and bycatches ……………………………………………………………….. 7 14. Flag State Performance Review ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 7 15. Practical application of port State measures in NAFO …………………………………………………………………………………… 8 16. Review of Annex II.B of the NAFO CEM …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 8 17. Review of current IUU list pursuant to NAFO CEM Article 53 …………………………………………………………………….. 9 18. Review and evaluation of practices and procedures ……………………………………………………………………………………… 9 19. Other business ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 a. NAFO Inspectors’ Workshop …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 9 20. Time and place of next meeting ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 21. Adoption of the report ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 22. Adjournment …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 9 Annex 1. List of Participants ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 10 Annex 2. Agenda ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 14 ...