Resolution by the Parties to the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean Concerning Scientific Research Fishing (1996). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Data collection/reporting Research Diadromous fish Aquatic animals Abstract This Regulatory Measure of the Council of NASCO resolves that scientific research fishing in areas where salmon fishing is prohibited by the Convention for the Conservation of Salmon in the North Atlantic Ocean of 1982 may be undertaken by the Parties subject to the conditions detailed in the Annex to this Resolution. In areas of fisheries jurisdiction where salmon fishing is subject to an allowable catch as part of a regulatory measure adopted by NASCO and where the catch from scientific research fishing will not be allocated as part of the allowable catch under the regulatory measure the Annex shall also apply. Full text English Website www.nasco.int