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The North Pacific Fisheries Commission has released the online version of the fifth yearbook covering the Commission's major activities in 2020.
According to Chairman Vladimir Belyaev: "2020 was a remarkably challenging year to all of us... Despite the difficulties, our Members have maintained their strong commitment to the conservation and management of high seas fisheries resources and protection of marine ecosystems."
The 6th Annual Meeting of the NPFC took place from 23 to 25 February 2021 by video conferencing, which was chaired by Dr. Vladimir Belyaev (Russia) and preceded by the Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC) Meeting from 18 to 20 February and the Finance and Administration Committee (FAC) Meeting on 21 February. The event was attended by around 120 participants from eight Members and 10 observer groups.
The Commission Meeting has achieved the following:
- Adopted…
The NPFC Scientific Committee (SC) and its subsidiary bodies met via video conferencing from 11 to 27 November 2020. The meetings were attended by the NPFC Members (Canada, China, Japan, the Republic of Korea,…
The North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) through its Heads of Delegations Virtual Meeting agreed to hold the NPFC Annual Meetings from the 18th to the 25th of February 2021. The Technical and Compliance Committee Meeting will be held from 18th to 20th, the Finance and Administration Committee Meting on the 22nd and the Commission Meeting from 23rd to 25th.
Members have decided to hold the meetings virtually.
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The North Pacific Fisheries Commission has released the online addition of the fourth yearbook covering the Commission's major activities in 2019.
This yearbook, as Chairman Vladimir Belyaev states in the Foreword to the volume, "summarizes our efforts for the past year reflecting our strong commitment in ensuring the long-term conservation and sustainable use of our fisheries resources within the Convention Area in the high seas of the North Pacific."
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The NPFC Scientific Committee and its subsidiary bodies, Technical Working Group on Chub Mackerel Stock Assessment, Small Scientific Committee on Bottom Fish and Marine Ecosystems, and Small Scientific Committee on Pacific Saury, held virtual meetings on 27 May – 4 June 2020. These informal meetings aimed at checking the status of the implementation of the workplan for 2019-2020 and planning further intersessional activities before formal meetings in November 2020. Members…
The North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) and the North Pacific Marine Science Organization (PICES) have adopted a comprehensive framework for enhanced scientific collaboration in the North Pacific. The framework identifies three broad areas of joint interest to NPFC and PICES: (i) support for stock assessment for priority species; (ii) vulnerable marine ecosystems; and (iii) ecosystem approach to fisheries. Various mechanisms are suggested for implementing collaboration…
The 5th Meeting of the NPFC took place in Tokyo, Japan on 16-18 July 2019, and was attended by more than 130 participants from…