The annual meeting took place at the Hotel Altis, Lisbon, Portugal during 15-18 September.
Quota Table for 1998
Meeting Proceedings of the General Council and Fisheries Commission 1998
Scientific Council Reports 1998
Other Meetings included:
General Council/STACFAC
- 4-6 March, Brussels, Belgium
Meeting of the Working Group on Allocation of Fishing Rights to Contracting Parties of NAFO and Chartering of Vessels between Contracting Parties
- 22-24 April, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Meeting of the Working Group on Dispute Settlement Procedures (DSP)
- 27-29 May, Washington, D. C., USA
Meeting of the Working Group on Transparency of NAFO Proceedings
Scientific Council
- 17-27 March, NAFO Headquarters, Dartmouth, NS
Workshop to deal with Precautionary Approach to Fisheries Management
- 12-13 May, Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fisheries Commission/Scientific Council Working Group on Implementation of Precautionary Approach to NAFO-Managed Stocks
- 3-18 June, Keddy's Dartmouth Inn, Dartmouth, N.S., Canada
Regular meeting on stock assessments
- 9-11 September, Hotel Altis, Lisbon, Portugal
Symposium on "Variations in Maturation, Growth, Condition and Spawning Stock Biomass Production in Groundfish" convenors: E. Aro (Finland), J. Burnett (USA) M. J. Morgan (Canada)
- 6-10 November, Greenland Home Rule, Denmark Office, Copenhagen, Denmark
To conduct assessments on shrimp in Subareas 0 and 1, and Denmark Strait.
Fisheries Commission/STACTIC
- 12-15 May, Eigtveds Pakhus, Copenhagen, Denmark
Fisheries Commission (STACTIC/and Working Group)/Scientific Council Working Group on Implementation of Precautionary Approach to NAFO-Managed Stocks
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 |
| G. F. Kingston (EU) |
Chair of STACFAD |
| J.-P. Plé (USA) (from 7 January) |
Vice-Chair of STACFAD |
| J.-P. Plé (USA) |
Chair of STACFAC |
| B. Buch (Denmark in respect of Faroe Islands and Greenland) (to 18 September) |
Vice-Chair of STACFAC |
| D. Silvestre (France in respect of St. Pierre et Miquelon) (from 18 September) |
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| Scientific Council |
| H. P. Cornus (EU) |
Chairman of the Scientific Council |
| W. B. Brodie (Canada) |
Vice-Chairman of the Scientific Council and Chairman of STACPUB |
| R. Mayo (USA) |
Chairman of STACFIS |
| V. Shibanov (Russia) |
Chairman of STACREC |
| M Stein (EU) |
Chairman of STACFEN |
| Fisheries Commission |
| P. Gullestad (Norway) |
Chairman of the Fisheries Commission |
| D. Swanson (USA) |
Vice-Chairman of the Fisheries Commission |
| 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 repect 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) |