Recommendation on Conservation and Management Measures for Blue Whiting in the NEAFC Regulatory Area for 2023 (Rec. 02:2023). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2023 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Total allowable catch Marine fishes Fishing area International relations/cooperation Fishing vessel Abstract This Recommendation of the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Commission, adopted in accordance to Articles 5 of the NEAFC Convention, stipulates that total catches of blue whiting in the North-East Atlantic in 2023 should be no more than 1,359,629 tonnes, as advised by ICES. The Coastal states will establish their individual quotas for 2023 within the framework of the total catch limitation and that the individual Coastal State quotas may be fished within their respective zones of fisheries jurisdiction. Each Contracting Party shall notify the measures it has taken for 2023 to the Secretary by 1 May 2023. The Recommendation further provides that only those vessels entitled to fly the flag of a NEAFC Contracting Party, having been authorised by its flag State to fish for blue whiting in the NEAFC Regulatory Area in 2023, may take part in the fishery. Full text English Website www.neafc.org