Figure 8.
The NEAFC ‘Regulatory area’, i.e. the area beyond EEZs in the
North Atlantic with subareas designated as ‘existing fishing areas’
(green), and as fishing closures (red) (NEAFC Recommendation
19:2014). The yellow area is only open to exploratory fishing if
accepted by the commission, but no such exploration was ever
conducted and the subarea has proven de facto closed. The remainder
of the NEAFC ‘Regulatory Area’ in the Norwegian Sea, Barents Sea
and the Arctic Ocean are also included in Rec. 19:2014 but are not as
relevant for this report because no seamount fisheries are conducted
in those areas. The purple box is the ‘haddock box’ where bottom
fishing is restricted to protect Rockall haddock.
