CMM 2024-05 27

Source:
Status: Active
Effective From
Applicability Definition
Applies to Flag CCMs with vessels on the WCPFC RFV and to Coastal CCMs with waters inside the Convention Area
Supersedes
Report on Implementation of CMM 2022-04 Sharks (Part 2 Annual Report)
Full Text

25. CCMs shall advise the Commission (in their Part 2 Annual Report) on implementation of this CMM in accordance with Annex 2.

 

Annex 2: Template for reporting implementation of this CMM.  Each CCM shall include the following information in Part 2 of its annual report:
1. Description of alternative measures in para 5, if applicable
2. Results of their assessment of the need for a National Plan of Action and/or the status of their national Plans of Action for the Conservation and Management of Sharks, as appropriate
3. Details of National Plan of Action, as appropriate, for implementation of IPOA Sharks in para 6 that includes:
(1) details of NPOA objectives; and
(2) species and fleet covered by NPOA as well as catches thereby
(3) measures to minimize waste and discards from shark catches and encourage the live release of incidental catches of sharks;
(4) work plan and a review process for NPOA implementation
4. With respect to para 9:
(1) Whether sharks or shark parts are retained on board their flag vessels, and if so, how they are handled and stored
(2) In case that CCMs retain sharks and choose to apply a requirement for fins to be naturally attached to carcasses
• Their monitoring and enforcement systems relating to this requirement
(3) In case that CCMs retain sharks and choose to apply measures other than a requirement for fins to be naturally attached to carcasses
• Their monitoring and enforcement systems relating to this requirement
• A detailed explanation of why the fleet has adopted its fin-handling practice;
5. The management plan in para 19 that includes:
(1) specific authorizations to fish such as a license and a TAC or other measure to limit the catch of shark to acceptable levels;
(2) measures to avoid or reduce catch and maximize live release of species whose retention is prohibited by the Commission;
6. A report on sampling programs for oceanic whitetip sharks and silky shark as a CCM project as referred to in para 24 (4)
7. Estimated number of releases of oceanic whitetip shark and silky shark caught in the Convention Area, including the status upon release (dead or alive), through data collected from observer programs and other means.
8. Description of compatible measures as referred to in para 25 (4)
9. Any instances in which whale sharks have been encircled by purse seine nets of their flagged vessels, including the details required under para 25 (5)(b).

Theme
Mitigating impacts of fishing on species of special interest
Sub Theme
Annual report on implementation
Category / CMR Section
Report
Report Deadline
Category: Report
Version Introduced Date:
Version:
1
Audit Point Definition
The Secretariat confirms CCM submitted a report in AR Pt2 that addresses each of the elements contained in the template at Annex 2 of the CMM.
CCM limits not applicable for this obligation
Category: Report
CMS Compliance History
When Evaluated:
2023, 2022, 2021
Average Score:
100%
Likelihood of Non-Compliance:
Rare
Consequence of Risk Ratings
CCM or collective group Consequence of Non-Compliance Risk of Non-Compliance
European Union
Major
Moderate
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Moderate
Low
Philippines
Moderate
Low
Category: Report Deadline
CMS Compliance History
When Evaluated:
2023, 2022, 2021
Average Score:
98%
Likelihood of Non-Compliance:
Unlikely
Consequence of Risk Ratings
CCM or collective group Consequence of Non-Compliance Risk of Non-Compliance
European Union
Moderate
Low
Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)
Moderate
Low
Philippines
Moderate
Low