North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC)

The North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) is a regional fisheries management organization that maintains controls over fishing and fishing-related acts in the North East Atlantic Ocean. NEAFC states that its objective is "to ensure the long-term conservation and optimum utilization of the fishery resources in its Convention Area, providing sustainable economic, environmental and social benefits."[1] The area covered by the NEAFC Convention stretches from the southern tip of Greenland, east to the Barents Sea, and south to Portugal.