History and current state of the PINRO research activities in the Northwest Atlantic

Abstract

The article briefly describes the history of the international organizations regulating fisheries for the main commercial species in the Northwest Atlantic. The founding circumstances of ICNAF convention, its fishery objects and subsequent reorganization into NAFO convention are described. The research which had been performed the USSR and the Russian Federation since the start of fisheries in that region to present time is also reviewed in chronological order. The observer program, including the Russian specialists’ attendance, is denoted. Description of the PINRO institute work in the Northwest Atlantic, in particular, the annual monitoring of the capelin stock, the assessment for 3M bottom redfish stock and the research in support of the unified status of the Irminger Sea pelagic redfish stock, which allows fishery in that area, is also presented. The specifics of utilizing the available information and further potential ways to collect it are considered.