The annual meeting took place at the Hotel Newfoundland, St. John's Newfoundland, Canada during 15-19 September.
Quota Table for 1997
Meeting Proceedings of the General Council and Fisheries Commission 1997
Scientific Council Reports 1997
Other Meetings included:
General Council/STACFAC
- 4-7 February, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Meeting of STACFAC
- 14-16 April, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Meeting of the Working Group on Dispute Settlement Procedures (DSP)
- 15-16 May, Brussels, Belgium
Meeting of STACFAC
Scientific Council
- 5-19 June, Keddy's Dartmouth Inn, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Regular meeting on stock assessments
- 10-12 September, Marine Institute, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Nfld., Canada
Symposium on "What Future for Capture Fisheries" with H. Lassen (EU–Denmark) as convenor.
- 14-17 November, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
To conduct assessments on shrimp in Subareas 0 and 1, and Denmark Strait.
Fisheries Commission/STACTIC
- 2-4 April, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
STACTIC Working Group Meeting on Pilot Satellite Project
- 24-26 June, Copenhagen, Denmark
STACTIC Conservation and enforcement Measures
- 28-30 October, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Working Group on Satellite Tracking data exchange protocols, formats
Officers of the Organization
| General Council |
| A. Rodin (Russia) |
President of the organization and
Chairman of the General Council |
| R. Dominguez (Cuba) |
Vice-Chairman of the General Council |
| J. Quintal-McGrath (Canada) (to 19 September) |
Chair of STACFAD |
| G. F. Kingston (EU) (from 19 September) |
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| G. F. Kingston (EU) (to 19 September) |
Vice-Chair of STACFAD |
| J. L. McGruder (USA) (19 September - 5 November) |
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| J.-P. Plé (USA) |
Chair of STACFAC |
| B. Buch (Denmark in respect of Faroe Islands and Greenland) |
Vice-Chair of STACFAC |
| Scientific Council |
| W. R. Bowering (Canada) (to 19 September) |
Chairman of the Scientific Council |
| H. P. Cornus (EU) (from 19 September) |
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| H. P. Cornus (EU) (to 19 September) |
Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Council and Chairman of STACPUB |
| W. B. Brodie (Canada) (from 19 September) |
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| H. P. Cornus (EU) (Acting - June) |
Chairman of STACFIS |
R. Mayo (USA) (Acting - September)
(from 19 September) |
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| D. Power (Canada) (to 19 September) |
Chairman of STACREC |
| V. Shibanov (Russia) (from 19 September) |
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| M. Stein (EU) |
Chairman of STACFEN |
| Fisheries Commission |
| H. Koster (EU) (to 19 September) |
Chairman of the Fisheries Commission |
| P. Gullestad (Norway) (from 19 September) |
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| P. Gullestad (Norway) (to 19 September) |
Vice-Chairman of the Fisheries Commission |
| D. Swanson (USA) (from 19 September) |
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| D. Bevan (Canada) |
Chairman of STACTIC |
| Executive Secretary |
| L. I. Chepel |
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Contracting Parties (and dates):
| Bulgaria (6 June 1979) |
Canada (30 November 1978) |
| Cuba (22 December 1978) |
Denmark (in respect of the Faroe Islands and Greenland (30 May 1979) |
| Estonia (31 August 1992) |
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) |
Republic of Korea (21 December 1993) |
| Latvia (28 August 1992) |
Lithuania (18 August 1992) |
| Norway (28 December 1978) |
Poland (6 November 1979) |
| Romania (5 March 1979) |
Russian Federation (successor of USSR)
(1 January 1992) |
| United States of America (29 November 1995) |