The North Western Waters Regional Advisory Council (NWWRAC) was established in September 2005 in accordance with Council Decision 2004/585/EC, which set out a common framework for Regional Advisory Councils. The principal aim of the NWWAC is to bring together stakeholders from across Europe, to advise the Commission on matters of fisheries management in respect of the North Western Waters – ICES areas V (EC waters), VI, VII.

Sean O’Donoghue is a member of the Executive Committee and Working Groups 1, 2 and 4.

Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM), the Irish Sea Fisheries Board based in Dún Laoghaire, Co. Dublin, Ireland, is the current host of th Secretariat for the North Western Waters Advisory Council.