At its 43rd annual meeting, the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) has made a number of decisions on the sustainable management of NAFO-managed fish stocks, the protection of vulnerable marine ecosystems (VME) and its review of its Precautionary Approach Framework.
A number of measures have been adopted to enhance protection for Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMEs), in particular to safeguard black coral and sea pens. These measures include the addition of seven new closed areas, as well as revisions to the boundaries of existing closures, and all seamounts at fishable depths within the NAFO Regulatory Area are now protected.
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