Report of the North-East Arctic Fisheries Working Group

(a) assess TACs for 1979 for cod and haddock,(b) examine any new data from midwater trawl fisheries and study the effect on the exploitation of these species,(c) assess, if possible, the effective mesh size in use, and report on the effects of increasesin mesh size,(d) identify and specify in detail shortcomings and gaps in data required for stock assessment work,(e) review and update the "Review of Fish Resources" given in the Appendix to the 1977 Working Group Report" •