Report of the North-East Arctic Fisheries Working Group

(a) assess TACs for 1977 for cod and.haddock;(b) re-estimate the effective mesh size in use and its effect on mesh assessments. Further atten­tion should be paid to the effect of the mid­water trawl and the effects of various regulatory measures on the size of the spawning stock; and(c) those countries which have recently commenced fishing in the North-East Arctic should also be invited to participate as members of the Working Group, or to send detailed catch statistics and age composition data to the meeting" •