NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement. Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2007 (2021) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation International relations/cooperation Foreign fishing Inspection Data collection/reporting Protected fishing area Seasons Fishing gear/fishing method Size Bycatch Marine fishes Landing Harbour Monitoring Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties Cartilaginous fishes Fishing authorization Fishing vessel Marking/identification Precautionary principle Protection of species Total allowable catch Transshipment Trade in species Authorization/permit Abstract The Scheme of Control and Enforcement Scheme (Scheme) of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) shall apply to all fishing vessels used or intended for use for the purposes of fishing activities conducted on fisheries resources in the (NEAFC) Regulatory Area. The Scheme is divided into 7 Chapters; General Provisions (I); Control Measures (II); Monitoring of Fisheries (III); Vessel Requirements and Chartering (III); Inspections at Sea (IV); Port State Control of Foreign Vessels (V); Infringements (VI); Measures to Promote Compliance by Non-Contracting Party Fishing Vessels (VII). It is completed by a large number of Annexes. Full text English Website www.neafc.org References - Legislation Amended by Recommendation to add additional deep-sea chimaera species to the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement (Rec. 09:2023). Legislation | 2023 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation on amending the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement to improve monitoring and control of transhipment operations at sea (Rec. 11:2023). Legislation | 2023 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Data collection/reporting, Authorization/permit, Foreign fishing, Landing, Transshipment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement on the time for the authorisation to land, tranship and make use of port services (Rec. 13:2023). Legislation | 2023 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Foreign fishing, Authorization/permit, Landing, Transshipment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend the ICES subareas and divisions in Annex I A) of the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement - Regulated Resources Pelagic and Oceanic Species (Rec. 08:2023). Legislation | 2023 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Marine fishes, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation on amending the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement on the framework on control applicable to research vessels in the NEAFC Regulatory Area (Rec. 12:2023). Legislation | 2023 Keyword: Bycatch, Fishery management and conservation, Data collection/reporting, Marine fisheries Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend Article 34b of the NEAFC Scheme (Rec. 18:2024). Legislation | 2024 Keyword: Royalties/fees, Marine fisheries Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend Article 28 of the NEAFC Scheme (Rec. 17:2024). Legislation | 2024 Keyword: Fishing vessel, Inspection, Marine fisheries Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend Article 13 of the Scheme of Control and Enforcement – Communication of Transhipment and Port of Landing (Rec. 14:2024). Legislation | 2024 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing area, Fishing vessel, Transshipment Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend Article 14 of the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement (Rec. 15:2024). Legislation | 2024 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Data collection/reporting Source: FAO, FAOLEX Recommendation to amend Article 18 of the NEAFC Scheme of Control and Enforcement (Rec. 16:2024). Legislation | 2024 Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishing vessel, Inspection Source: FAO, FAOLEX