South of 30° South
1. CCMs shall require their longline vessels fishing south of 30°S, to use either
a. at least two of these three measures:
i. weighted branch lines;
ii. night setting;
iii. tori lines; or
b. hook-shielding devices.
Table 1 does not apply south of 30° South. See Annex 1 for specifications of these measures.
West of 175°W between 25°S-30°S
2. CCMs shall require their longline vessels fishing in the area, to use either
a. at least two of these three measures:
i. weighted branch lines;
ii. night setting;
iii. tori lines; or
b. hook-shielding devices.
Table 1 does not apply south of 25° South. See Annex 1 for specifications of these measures.
East of 175°W between 25°S-30°S
3. CCMs shall require their longline vessels fishing in the area to use one of the following mitigation measures:
i. weighted branch lines;
ii. tori lines; or
iii. hook-shielding devices.
Table 1 does not apply in the area 25°S-30°S. See Annex 1 for specifications of these measures.
North of 23° North
7. CCMs shall require their large-scale longline vessels of 24 meters or more in overall length fishing north of 23°N, to use at least two of the mitigation measures in Table 1, including at least one from Column A. CCMs also shall require their small-scale longline vessels less than 24 meters in overall length fishing north of 23°N, to use at least one of the mitigation measures from Column A in Table 1. See Annex 1 for specifications of these measures.
***4. The extension of the requirement to use two out of three mitigation measures or hook shielding devices from the region West of 175° West between 25° S -30° S shall not come into effect until 1 January 2028. Prior to this date the requirements to use only one mitigation measure (paragraph 2) apply.***
5. The requirements applying between 25° South -30° South shall not apply in the EEZs of French Polynesia, New Caledonia, Tonga, Cook Islands and Fiji due to the low risk to seabirds. Those SIDS and Territories that have vessels operating south of 25° South are encouraged to collect data on seabird interactions, increase observer coverage rate as appropriate, and implement seabird mitigation measures when they operate within their EEZs.