CMM 2021-01 25

Source:
CMM 2021-01
Status: Active
Included in ARP2
Included in CMR
Effective From
Supersedes
CMM 2020-01 26
High seas purse seine effort limits applying 20N to 20S
Full Text
High seas purse seine effort control*

25.    CCMs that are not SIDS shall restrict the level of purse seine effort on the high seas in the area 20N to 20S to the limits set out in Attachment 1, Table 2, except that the Philippines shall take measures on the high seas in accordance with Attachment 2.

* footnote 3 Throughout this measure, in the case of small purse seine fleets, of five vessels or less, the baseline level of effort used to determine a limit shall be the maximum effort in any period and not the average.

28.    Where the catch and effort limits in paragraphs 24 and 25 have been exceeded, any overage of the annual limits by a CCM or the collective annual limits of a group of CCMs shall be deducted from the limits for the following year for that CCM or group of CCMs.
Theme
Quantitative limits for tuna and billfish
Sub Theme
Purse seine fishery effort control
Category / CMR Section
Quantitative Limits: CCM-level and Collective (Included in CMR)
Category: Quantitative Limits: CCM-level and Collective
Introduced Date:
Version:
1.0
Audit Point Definition
CCM submitted its high seas PS effort level in the area between 20N and 20S in AR Pt 2 and the Secretariat can verify the CCM’s reported information and confirm that the allowable limit has not been exceeded.
CCM or collective group Limit Applies Limit Type Limit Value Comment
China
Yes
Days
26
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
Ecuador
Yes
Days
0
WCPFC18 determined Participatory Rights
El Salvador
Yes
Days
29
WCPFC18 determined Participatory Rights
European Union
Yes
Days
403
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
Indonesia
Yes
Days
0
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
Japan
Yes
Days
121
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
New Zealand
Yes
Days
160
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
Nicaragua
Yes
Days
0
WCPFC18 determined Participatory Rights
Philippines
Yes
Days
4659
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 2 para 10
The total effort of 36 catcher vessels shall not exceed 4,659 [footnote 14] days. The Philippines shall limit its fleet to 36 fishing vessels (described by the Philippines as catcher fishing vessels) in the HSP-1 SMA
footnote 14: Reference Table 2(b), WCPFC9-IP09_rev3
Republic of Korea
Yes
Days
207
source:= CMM 2018-01 Att 1 Table 2
Chinese Taipei
Yes
Days
95
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
United States of America
Yes
Days
1270
source:= CMM 2021-01 Att 1 Table 2
Category: Quantitative Limits: CCM-level and Collective
CMS Compliance History
When Evaluated:
2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
Average Score:
91%
Likelihood of Non-Compliance:
Moderate
Consequence of Risk Ratings
CCM or collective group Consequence of Non-Compliance Risk of Non-Compliance
European Union
Serious
Severe
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Serious
Severe
Philippines
Major
High