CMM 2023-01 - Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Notification by PNA members of purse seine vessels to which the 1 1/2 month FAD closure will not apply

Required FAD design and construction specification requirements to reduce the risk of entanglement of sharks, sea turtles or other species (effective 1 Jan 2024)

Each purse seine vessel is limited to no more than 350 FADs with activated instrumented buoys

Purse seine EEZ limits (for skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tuna) and advice from other coastal CCMs of EEZ limits to be applied

CCMs not to transfer fishing effort in days fished in the purse seine fishery to areas N20N and S20S

Purse seine vessels are not to operate under manual reporting during FAD closure period

100% purse seine coverage: specific rules for vessels fishing exclusively in areas under its national jurisdiction

Monthly reporting of bigeye longline catches

Bigeye longline catch limits by flag for certain other members which caught less than 2000t in 2004

CCM reported whether it replaced any of its flagged large scale purse seine vessels in the previous year and has advised the Commission that the replacement vessel did not result in an increase in carrying capacity or an increase in catch or effort levels

Limit by flag on number of ice-chilled longline vessels targetting bigeye and landing exclusively fresh fish above the current level or above the number of current licenses under established limited entry programmes (applying domestic quotas are exempt)

Requirement to provide operational level catch and effort data for EEZ and high seas S20N

Requirement to provide 1 x 1 aggregate data for vessels fishing in EEZs and high seas N 20 N, as well as to cooperate in providing operational data to SPC for stock assessment

Philippines vessels Entry/Exit reports for HSP1-SMA

Philippines to ensure its flagged vessels report sightings of any fishing vessel to the Commission Secretariat (vessel type, date, time, position, markings, heading and speed)

Specific requirements for deploying observers on Philippines vessels fishing in HSP-1

Philippines to monitor landings by vessels operating in HSP1-SMA and collect reliable catch data by species