Recommendation on Conservation and Management Measures for Blue Whiting in the NEAFC Regulatory Area for 2019 (Rec. 2:2019). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2019 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Total allowable catch Marine fishes International relations/cooperation Fishing area Abstract This Recommendation of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, adopted in accordance with pursuant to Articles 5 of the NEAFC Convention, stipulates that Coastal States will establish their individual quotas for 2019 within the framework of management of blue whiting with a total allowable catch established by agreement between the European Union, the Faroe Islands, Iceland and Norway based on maximum sustainable yield in the long term (FMSY) as advised by ICES. The individual Coastal State quotas may be fished within their respective zones of fisheries jurisdiction as well as in the Regulatory Area. Each Contracting Party shall notify the measures it has taken for 2019 to the Secretary by 1 May 2019. The Secretary shall notify these measures to the other Contracting Parties. Full text English Website www.neafc.org