Reports of the Forty-First Annual Meetings of the Council and Commissions
The Annual Reports of the Forty-First Annual Meetings of the Council and Commissions are now available and can be accessed here.
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Revised Terms and Conditions for Observers at NASCO meetings
NASCO welcomes the adoption of revised observer rules, aimed at enhancing the participation of Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and institutions in the Organization’s proceedings. As the first regional fisheries management organization...
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Continuation of West Greenland Commission regulatory measure
At the forty-first Annual Meeting of NASCO in June 2024, the West Greenland Commission decided to maintain the multi-annual regulatory measure applying to the West Greenland fishery in its current...
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Decision of the North-East Atlantic Commission agreed
The North-East Atlantic Commission agreed a two-year Decision Regarding the Salmon Fishery in Faroese Waters in 2024 / 2025 and 2025 / 2026. This ensures the continuation of no fishing...
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Ten-Year Strategy for NASCO
Within the next 10 years, NASCO’s goal is to prioritise and drive actions necessary to slow the decline of wild Atlantic salmon populations and demonstrate that restoration is possible. In...
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Re-accession of Iceland to the NASCO Convention
On 23 January 2024, Iceland re-acceded to the NASCO Convention, becoming the eighth contracting Party to NASCO. Iceland deposited its instrument of ratification of the Convention for the Conservation of...
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NASCO Annual Meeting 2024
The Forty-First Annual Meeting of NASCO will be held in Westport, Ireland during 3 – 7 June 2024. Invitations have now been issued and meeting details can be found on...
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Indigenous Perspectives and Roles – Special Session Report
A three-hour Special Session titled ‘Indigenous Perspectives and Roles in Atlantic Salmon Conservation’ was held during the 2023 NASCO Annual Meeting. The Special Session brought together nine Indigenous guest speakers...
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Revised Implementation Plans
Each NASCO jurisdiction develops Implementation Plans detailing measures to be taken by Parties over five year periods in relation to NASCO’s areas of concern for salmon. We received some newly...
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Conclusion of the First Meeting of the WGFON
The first meeting of the Working Group on the Future of NASCO (WGFON) was held in Brussels last week, with delegates from across the Atlantic convening both virtually and in...
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