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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization
An international organization dedicated to managing and conserving fish resources. It also conducts scientific research to accomplish its mission. It is responsible for most fish in the Northwest Atlantic with the exception of marlins, salmon, shellfish, tuna and whales. Twelve countries are members; it was established in 1979.


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Moreover, from 1986 to 1992, the European Union set quotas for itself, and its reported catches were five times the NAFO quota.
Between 1986 and 1992, fishing fleets from the EC -- particularly Spain and Portugal -- reported cod catches more than five times the level of their NAFO quotas," McNamara said.
 
 
 
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