Regulatory Measures for Fishing of Salmon in the Fisheries Zone of the Faroe Islands, 1984-85

1. The North-East Atlantic Commission takes note of the fact that the Faroese authorities, having decided in 1982 as a precautionary conservation measure to keep Faroese salmon catches within the 1,065 tonnes attained in the 1980-81 season, have, as part of other arrangements, decided to fix the TAC for salmon in the Faroese fisheries zone for the 1984-85 season at 625 tonnes.

2. The fishing season shall be from 1 October to 31 May 1985.

3. The minimum size of salmon retained on board the fishing vessels shall be 60cm.

4. The Faroese authorities shall see to it that efforts are made to increase the survival rate of discards. The Faroese delegation will at the next meeting of the Commission report to it as to what extent this aim has been achieved.