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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
NAFO
(Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization)
2 Morris Drive
Dartmouth Nova Scotia B3B 1K8
Canada
Type
International / Intergovernmental
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Telephone
+1 902 468 5590
Fax
+1 902 468 5538
Activities
NAFO is an intergovernmental fisheries science and management body. NAFO was founded in 1979 as a successor to ICNAF (International Commission of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries) (1949-1978). The objective of this Convention is to ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources in the Convention Area and, in so doing, to safeguard the marine ecosystems in which these resources are found.
The NAFO Convention on Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries applies to most fishery resources of the Northwest Atlantic except salmon, tunas/marlins, whales, and sedentary species (e.g. shellfish).
Currently NAFO has 12 Contracting Parties.
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