Like that of NEAFC, the mandate of NAFO includes straddling fish stocks and could apply to discrete high-seas fish stocks, although measures adopted to date relate predominantly to straddling fish stocks.
象NEAFC一样，NAFO的任务涉及跨界鱼类种群，迄今采取的措施虽然主要涉及跨界鱼类种群，但可以适用于公海离散鱼类种群。