Source:
No Evaluation Criteria Records
CCM limits not applicable for this obligation
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.
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.