CMM 2009-06 - Conservation and Management Measure on the Regulation of Transhipment

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Obligation Description Effective Category Audit Point Adopted Audit Point Definition ARPt2 Inclusion CMR Inclusion Average Score (%) When Evaluated
CMM 2009-06 02
Transhipment of caught catch outside the Convention Area
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 04
Transshipment in port or in EEZ areas takes place in accordance with national laws - may be used to record IIR for in port transshipment
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 05
CCM notification of designated port or ports for transshipment (not compulsory to provide this notification). The ED is to circulate the list of designated ports periodically.
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Port State measures
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP No No No
CMM 2009-06 11
Annual report on all transhipment activities covered by this Measure (including transhipment activities that occur in ports or EEZs) in accordance with the specified guidelines (Annex II)
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Annual fishing activity reporting
11 Dec 2009 - Current DL No No No
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CMM 2009-06 11
Annual report on all transhipment activities covered by this Measure (including transhipment activities that occur in ports or EEZs) in accordance with the specified guidelines (Annex II)
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Annual fishing activity reporting
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP Yes The Secretariat confirms receipt by the CCM in AR Pt 1 of the required information in the prescribed format contained at Annex II of CMM 2009-06, and confirms that the report includes the required information for all CCM transhipment events in the Convention Area of all HMFS covered by the Convention, as well as HMFS taken in the Convention Area and transhipped outside the Convention Area, in accordance with paras 10, 11, and 12 of CMM 2009-06. No Yes
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CMM 2009-06 13
CCM shall ensure that vessels they are responsible for carry observers from the WCPFC ROP to observe transhipments at sea.
Theme:
Observer activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM Yes CCM submitted a statement in AR Pt 2 that: a. confirms CCM’s implementation through adoption of a national binding measure of the requirement for vessels the CCM is responsible for to carry observers from the WCPFC ROP to observe transhipments at sea. b. includes information on level of observer coverage achieved according to relevant vessel category (paragraphs 13a, 13b, or 13c of CMM 2009-06). c. describes how CCM is monitoring and ensuring that vessels it is responsible for are carrying observers from the WCPFC ROP to observe transhipments at sea; how the CCM is monitoring and ensuring it is meeting its observer coverage requirements, and how CCM responds to potential infringements or instances of non-compliance with this requirement The Secretariat confirms that the CCM reported in its high seas transhipment declarations that there was an ROP observer on board the CCM’s offloading vessel or the receiving vessel. Yes No
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CMM 2009-06 24
1B – Force Majeure or Serious Mechanical Breakdown
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 25
PS prohibition to tranship at sea
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 25 (b)
Transshipment Exemption
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 26
CCMs requesting an exemption to permit them to tranship at sea by 1 July each year (commencing from 1 January 2011).
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 29
Limit on purse seine vessels transhipment outside of port to vessels that have received an exemption from the Commission. Where applicable, flag CCM authorisation should be vessel-specific and address any specific conditions identified by the Commission.
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current QL Yes The Secretariat verifies the information reported by the CCM in AR Pt 2 and confirms that the CCM’s allowable limit of PS vessels transhipping outside of port has not been exceeded. *Note additional reporting obligations for COVID19-related requirements: The Secretariat has received information in AR Pt 2 of the CCM’s approach to implementation of the suspension from 20 April 2020 to 15 March 2022. Yes No
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CMM 2009-06 30
Notifications to WCPFC of authorisation to engage in transhipment outside of port in accordance with Commission granted exemptions
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP No No No
CMM 2009-06 32
Paragraph 32 of CMM 2009-06 further prohibits all transshipment from purse seine vessels on the high seas in the Convention Area, even if an exemption for transhipping at sea has been granted by the Commission
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current IM No No No
CMM 2009-06 34
Ban on high seas transshipment, unless a CCM has determined impracticability in accordance with para 37 guidelines, and has advised the Commission of such.
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current QL Yes The Secretariat confirms that none of the vessels for which the CCM is responsible has engaged in high seas transhipment, unless the CCM indicated in the WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels or by other means of communication that the vessel or vessels are authorized pursuant to paragraph 37 of CMM 2009-06 to engage in high seas transhipment activities. Yes No
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CMM 2009-06 35 a (ii)
Flag State's notification to the Secretariat on its flag vessels that are authorised to transship on the high seas
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP Yes The Secretariat confirms that CCM indicated its flagged vessels authorized to tranship on the high seas, including by completing the relevant data field in the RFV data. No Yes
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CMM 2009-06 35 a (iii)
WCPFC Transshipment Advance Notification (including fields in Annex III)
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current DL No No No
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CMM 2009-06 35 a (iii)
WCPFC Transshipment Advance Notification (including fields in Annex III)
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP Yes Where a CCM (or chartering CCM) has indicated that it has authorized its flagged vessels to engage in high seas transhipment and indicated such authorization in its RFV, the Secretariat confirms that it has received the corresponding WCPFC high seas transhipment notification in respect of each CCM-authorized vessel in accordance with Annex III of CMM 2009-06 or WCPFC ER Standards for high seas transhipment. No Yes
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CMM 2009-06 35 a (iv)
WCPFC Transshipment Declaration (including information in Annex I)
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current DL No No No
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CMM 2009-06 35 a (iv)
WCPFC Transshipment Declaration (including information in Annex I)
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP Yes Where a CCM (or chartering CCM) has indicated that it has authorized its flagged vessels to engage in high seas transhipment and indicated such authorization in its RFV, the Secretariat confirms that it has received the corresponding WCPFC high seas transhipment declaration in respect of each CCM-authorized vessel in accordance with Annex I of CMM 2009-06 or WCPFC ER Standards for high seas transhipment. No Yes
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CMM 2009-06 35 a (v)
If high seas transshipment is authorised, plan is to be submitted detailing steps taken to encourage transhipment to occur in port in the future
Theme:
Activity related requirement
Sub Theme:
Transhipment management
11 Dec 2009 - Current RP Yes The Secretariat confirms that the CCM submitted a plan that details the steps CCM is taking to encourage its vessels to transship in ports in the future. Yes No