Conservation and Enforcement Measures (version of 2024).

The Conservation and Enforcement Measures (CEM) of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) shall apply to all fishing vessels used or intended for use for the purposes of commercial fishing activities conducted on fisheries resources in the (NAFO) Regulatory Area. Each Contracting Party shall ensure that every fishing vessel entitled to fly its flag operating in the Regulatory Area complies with the relevant provisions of the CEM and each fishing vessel operating in the Regulatory Area shall perform the relevant duties set out in the CEM and comply with the relevant provisions of the CEM. This CEM is divided into 8 Chapters: Conservation and Management Measures (I); Protection of Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs) in the Regulatory Area From Bottom Fishing Activities (II); Vessel Requirements and Chartering (III); Monitoring of Fisheries (IV); Observer Scheme (V); Joint Inspection and Surveillance Scheme (VI); Port State Control (VII); and Non-Contracting Party Scheme (VIII), and accompanied by annexes.