Conservation and Management Measures (CMMs)
Reference No | Title | Effective | Topic |
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CMM 2023-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure for the Compliance Monitoring Scheme
Supersedes:
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06 Feb 2024 - Current | Compliance Monitoring Scheme |
CMM 2023-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure for North Pacific Swordfish
Supersedes:
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06 Feb 2024 - Current | Swordfish |
CMM 2023-02 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Pacific Bluefin Tuna
Supersedes:
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06 Feb 2024 - Current | Pacific Bluefin tuna |
CMM 2023-01 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Supersedes:
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06 Feb 2024 - Current | Bigeye tuna, Skipjack tuna and Yellowfin tuna |
CMM 2022-06 |
Conservation and Management Measure on Daily Catch and Effort Reporting
Supersedes:
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01 Jan 2024 - Current | Daily Catch and Effort Reporting |
CMM 2022-05 |
Standards, specifications and procedures for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Record of Fishing Vessels
Supersedes:
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04 Jun 2023 - Current | Record of Fishing Vessels |
CMM 2022-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks
Supersedes:
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01 Feb 2023 - Current | Sharks |
CMM 2022-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure on Establishing a Harvest Strategy for key fisheries and stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
Supersedes:
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01 Feb 2023 - Current | Harvest Strategies |
CMM 2022-01 |
Conservation and Management Measure on a Management Procedure for WCPO Skipjack Tuna
Supersedes:
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16 Feb 2023 - Current | Bigeye tuna, Skipjack tuna and Yellowfin tuna |
CMM 2021-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure for the Charter Notification Scheme
Supersedes:
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05 Feb 2022 - Current | Charter Notification Scheme |
CMM 2019-07 |
Conservation Management Measure for the Establishment of a List of IUU Vessels for the WCPFC
Supersedes:
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09 Feb 2020 - Current | IUU Vessel List |
CMM 2019-05 |
Conservation and Management Measure on Mobulid Rays caught in association with fisheries in the WCPFC Convention Area
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01 Jan 2021 - Current | Mobulid Rays mitigation |
CMM 2019-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure for North Pacific Albacore
Supersedes:
|
09 Feb 2020 - Current | Albacore tuna |
CMM 2019-01 |
Conservation and Management Measure on Cooperating Non-Members
Supersedes:
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09 Feb 2020 - Current | Cooperating Non-Members |
CMM 2018-06 |
Conservation and Management Measure on the Record of Fishing Vessels and Authorization to Fish
Supersedes:
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12 Feb 2019 - Current | Record of Fishing Vessels |
CMM 2018-05 |
Conservation and Management Measure for the Regional Observer Programme
Supersedes:
|
12 Feb 2019 - Current | Regional Observer Programme |
CMM 2018-04 |
Conservation and Management of Sea Turtles
Supersedes:
|
01 Jan 2020 - Current | Sea Turtle mitigation |
CMM 2018-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure to mitigate the impact of fishing for highly migratory fish stocks on seabirds
Supersedes:
|
12 Feb 2019 - Current | Seabird mitigation |
CMM 2017-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure on Marine Pollution
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01 Jan 2019 - Current | Marine Pollution |
CMM 2017-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure for the protection of WCPFC Regional Observer Programme Observers
Supersedes:
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05 Feb 2018 - Current | Observer safety |
CMM 2017-02 |
Conservation and Management Measure on Minimum Standards for Port State Measures
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05 Feb 2018 - Current | Port State Measures |
CMM 2016-02 |
Conservation Management Measure for the Eastern High Seas Special Management Area
Supersedes:
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07 Feb 2017 - Current | Eastern High Seas Special Management Area |
CMM 2015-02 |
Conservation and Management Measure for South Pacific albacore
Supersedes:
|
06 Feb 2016 - Current | Albacore tuna |
CMM 2014-02 |
Conservation and Management Measure for the Commission VMS
Supersedes:
|
03 Feb 2015 - Current | VMS |
CMM 2013-07 |
Conservation and Management Measure on the Special Requirements of Small Island Developing States and Territories
|
04 Feb 2014 - Current | Special Requirements of Developing States |
CMM 2013-06 |
Conservation and Management Measure on the criteria for the consideration of conservation and management proposals
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04 Feb 2014 - Current | Special Requirements of Developing States |
CMM 2013-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure for WCPFC Implementation of a Unique Vessel Identifier (UVI)
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04 Feb 2014 - Current | Record of Fishing Vessels |
CMM 2012-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Implementing the ROP by vessels fishing north of 20N
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04 Feb 2013 - Current | Regional Observer Programme |
CMM 2011-03 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Protection of Cetaceans from Purse Seine Fishing
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29 May 2012 - Current | Protection of Cetaceans from Purse Seine Fishing |
CMM 2010-01 |
Conservation Management Measure for the North Pacific Striped Marlin
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08 Feb 2011 - Current | Striped Marlin |
CMM 2009-10 |
Conservation and Management Measure to Monitor Landings of Purse Seine Vessels at Ports so as to Ensure Reliable Catch Data by Species
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09 Feb 2010 - Current | Cannery Data Provision |
CMM 2009-09 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Vessels Without Nationality
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09 Feb 2010 - Current | Vessels without Nationality |
CMM 2009-06 |
Conservation and Management Measure on the Regulation of Transhipment
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09 Feb 2010 - Current | Transhipment |
CMM 2009-05 |
Conservation and Management Measure Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys
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09 Feb 2010 - Current | Data buoys mitigation |
CMM 2009-03 |
Conservation and Management for Swordfish
Supersedes:
|
09 Feb 2010 - Current | Swordfish |
CMM 2009-02 |
Conservation and Management Measure on the Application of High Seas FAD Closures and Catch Retention
|
09 Feb 2010 - Current | Bigeye tuna, Skipjack tuna and Yellowfin tuna |
CMM 2008-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure to Prohibit the Use of Large Scale Driftnets on the High Seas of the Convention Area
|
10 Feb 2009 - Current | Driftnet prohibition |
CMM 2006-08 |
Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Boarding and Inspection Procedures
|
13 Feb 2007 - Current | HSBI |
CMM 2006-07 |
Establishment of Regional Observer Programme
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13 Feb 2007 - Current | Regional Observer Programme |
CMM 2006-04 |
Conservation and Management Measure for Striped Marlin in the Southwest Pacific
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13 Feb 2007 - Current | Striped Marlin |
CMM 2004-04 |
Resolution on Conservation and Management Measures
|
08 Feb 2005 - Current | Conservation and Management Measures |
CMM 2004-03 |
Specifications for the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels
|
08 Feb 2005 - Current | Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels |
Resolutions
Reference No | Title | Effective | Topic |
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Resolution 2019-01 |
Resolution on Climate Change as it relates to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
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09 Feb 2020 - Current | Climate Change |
Resolution 2018-01 |
Resolution on Labour Standards for Crew on Fishing Vessels
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12 Feb 2019 - Current | Labour Standards |
Resolution 2012-01 |
Resolution on the best available science
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04 Feb 2013 - Current | |
Resolution 2008-01 |
Resolution on Aspirations of Small Island Developing States and Territories
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10 Feb 2009 - Current | Special Requirements of Developing States |
Resolution 2005-03 |
Resolution on Non-target fish species
|
14 Feb 2006 - Current |
Supplementary Information
Reference No | Title | Effective | Topic |
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suppl_CMM 2022-04-2 |
Best handling practices for the safe release of Sharks (other than Whale Sharks and Mantas/Mobulids)
|
12 Feb 2019 - Current | Sharks |
suppl_CMM 2022-04-1 |
Guidelines for the safe release of encircled whale sharks
|
06 Feb 2016 - Current | Sharks |
suppl_CMM 2022-03 |
Updated workplan for the adoption of Harvest strategies under CMM 2022-03 (formerly CMM 2014-06)
|
08 Dec 2023 - Current | Harvest Strategies |
suppl_CMM 2021-03 |
Audit Points Checklist for Proposed New or Amended Obligations
|
01 Feb 2023 - Current | Compliance Monitoring Scheme |
suppl_CMM 2019-05 |
Best Handling Practices for the Safe Release of Mantas & Mobulids
|
05 Feb 2018 - Current | Mobulid Rays mitigation |
suppl_CMM 2019-01-2 |
Cooperating Non-Member request template
|
03 Feb 2020 - Current | Cooperating Non-Members |
suppl_CMM 2019-01-1 |
Cooperating Non-Member Application Process Flowchart
|
11 Feb 2010 - Current | Cooperating Non-Members |
suppl_CMM 2018-05-1 |
WCPFC Regional Observer Programme Standards & ROP Guidelines
|
04 Dec 2022 - Current | Regional Observer Programme |
suppl_CMM 2018-04-2 |
WCPFC Guidelines for the Handling of Sea Turtles (Graphics)
|
09 Feb 2010 - Current | Sea Turtle mitigation |
suppl_CMM 2018-04-1 |
WCPFC Guidelines for the Handling of Sea Turtles
|
09 Feb 2010 - Current | Sea Turtle mitigation |
suppl_CMM 2018-03 |
Safe Handling and release Guidelines for Seabirds
|
09 Feb 2020 - Current | Seabird mitigation |
suppl_CMM 2014-02-4 |
Commission VMS Standard Operating Procedures (as approved in Dec 2021 at WCPFC18)
|
16 Dec 2021 - Current | VMS |
suppl_CMM 2014-02-3 |
WCPFC9 Decision on Application of WCPFC VMS to national waters of WCPFC Members
|
06 Feb 2013 - Current | VMS |
suppl_CMM 2014-02-2 |
Vessel Monitoring System Standards Specifications and Procedures (SSPs)_version as at Dec 2021 (WCPFC18)
|
16 Dec 2021 - Current | VMS |
suppl_CMM 2014-02-1 |
Statement describing Purpose and Principles of the WCPFC VMS
|
06 Feb 2012 - Current | VMS |
suppl_CMM 2011-03-2 |
Best Practices for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans (Graphics)
|
01 Feb 2023 - Current | Protection of Cetaceans from Purse Seine Fishing |
suppl_CMM 2011-03-1 |
Best Practices for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans
|
05 Feb 2022 - Current | Protection of Cetaceans from Purse Seine Fishing |
suppl_CMM 2009-10 |
Guidelines for the Voluntary Submission of Purse seine Processor data by CCMs to the Commission
|
16 Dec 2021 - Current | Cannery Data Provision |
suppl_CMM 2009-06-3 |
Minimum Data Fields for Observer Transhipment Monitoring - 2023
|
04 Dec 2022 - Current | Transhipment |
suppl_CMM 2009-06-2 |
Reporting template for CMM 2009-06 paragraph 11 reporting - provides guidance for reporting in accordance with the guidelines in Annex II of the measure
|
14 Dec 2018 - Current | Transhipment |
suppl_CMM 2009-06-1 |
E-reporting Standards for high seas transhipment declarations and high seas transhipment notices
|
14 Jun 2019 - Current | Transhipment |
suppl_CMM 2009-05 |
Data Buoy Information Package
|
18 May 2010 - Current | Data buoys mitigation |