21st Regular Session of the Scientific Committee

Annex I of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure defines ‘northern stocks’ to be ‘stocks which occur mostly in the area north of 20° north parallel’ and currently are ‘northern Pacific bluefin[1], northern albacore[2] and the northern stock of swordfish[3]’. 

[1] Pacific bluefin tuna

[2] North Pacific albacore 

[3] North Pacific swordfish