Related Obligations

Obligation	Description	Effective	Category	Audit Point Adopted	Audit Point Definition	ARPt2 Inclusion	CMR Inclusion	When Evaluated
CMM 2024-07 01	Prohibit purse seine setting on cetaceans, if animal is sighted prior to commencement of the set Theme: Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest Sub Theme: Cetacean protection in purse seine fishery Supersedes: CMM 2011-03 01	01 Jul 2025 - Current	QL	N/A		Yes	No	2016
CMM 2024-07 01	Prohibit purse seine setting on cetaceans, if animal is sighted prior to commencement of the set Theme: Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest Sub Theme: Cetacean protection in purse seine fishery Supersedes: CMM 2011-03 01	01 Jul 2025 - Current	IM	Yes	1. CCMs shall prohibit their flagged vessels from setting a purse seine net on a school of tuna associated with a cetacean in the high seas and exclusive economic zones of the Convention Area, if the animal is sighted prior to commencement of the set.	Yes	No	2022 2021
CMM 2024-07 02	Requirements in the event of unintentional encircling of cetaceans in the purse seine net, including incident reporting requirements Theme: Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest Sub Theme: Cetacean protection in purse seine fishery Supersedes: CMM 2011-03 02	01 Jul 2025 - Current	IM	Yes	CCM submitted a statement in AR Pt2 that: a. confirms CCM’s implementation through adoption of a national binding measure that requires the vessel master of CCM flagged PS vessels to follow safe release guidelines in the event a cetacean is unintentionally encircled in the PS net b. describes how CCM is monitoring its flagged PS vessels to ensure safe release guidelines are followed and how potential infringements or instances of non-compliance with this requirement are handled.	Yes	No	2022 2021
CMM 2024-07 03	Specific requirements to prohibit, harvesting, retaining, transshipping or landing cetaceans. Theme: Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest Sub Theme: Cetacean protection in purse seine fishery	01 Jul 2025 - Current	IM	Yes	CCM submitted a statement in AR Pt2 that: a. confirms CCM’s implementation through adoption of a national binding measure that prohibits CCM flagged longline and purse seine vessels flying their flag, including vessels fishing under charter arrangements, from harvesting, retaining onboard, transshipping, or landing any cetacean, in whole or any part thereof, in the Convention Area b. describes how CCM is monitoring its flagged vessels or vessels it charters to ensure the requirements are met, and how potential infringements or instances of non-compliance with this requirement are handled.	No	No
CMM 2024-07 04	Release of cetaceans by longline fishing vessels Theme: Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest Sub Theme: Cetacean protection in purse seine fishery	01 Jul 2025 - Current	IM	Yes	CCM submitted a statement in AR Pt2 that: a. confirms CCM’s implementation through adoption of a national binding measure that requires CCM flagged longline and purse seine vessels flying their flag, including vessels fishing under charter arrangements, to release, taking into account the safety of the crew, any cetacean that is caught or entangled by its fishing gear in the Convention Area as soon as possible and in a manner that results in as little harm to the cetacean as possible and utilizing the Best Practices for the Safe Handling and Release of Cetaceans, if possible b. describes how CCM is monitoring its flagged vessels or vessels it charters to ensure the requirements are met, and how potential infringements or instances of non-compliance with this requirement are handled.	No	No
CMM 2024-07 05	Safe release of the cetaceans Theme: Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest Sub Theme: Cetacean protection in purse seine fishery	01 Jul 2025 - Current	IM	Yes	CCM submitted a statement in ARPt2 that: a. confirms CCM’s implementation through adoption of a national binding measure that requires the masters of CCM flagged longline and purse seine vessels flying their flag, including vessels fishing under charter arrangements, to follow any guidelines adopted by the Commission for the purpose of the measure. b. describes how CCM is monitoring the masters of CCM flagged longline and purse seine vessels flying their flag, including vessels fishing under charter arrangements, to follow the guidelines and how potential infringements or instances of non-compliance with this requirement are handled.	No	No