There is no specific policy that defines what a stewardship fishery is. It was a unique approach that was applied specifically to the 2J3KL northern cod fishery. That said, it would be very atypical to not have a commercial fishery on a stock in a cautious zone, and indeed, at the NAFO annual meeting this fall, those comments were made around the table by some contracting parties related to the management of other stocks where there was debate about a moratorium, but the stock was in the cautious zone, so a similar debate was had on a stock that was entirely NAFO managed.
On October 7th, 2024. See this statement in context.