Conservation and Management Measure for Pacific bluefin tuna (CMM 2017–08). Country/Territory Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Marine fishes Total allowable catch Stock enhancement/repopulation International relations/cooperation Sustainable use Abstract This Conservation and Management Measure of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), concerns the rebuilding of the Pacific bluefin tuna stock and implements the Harvest Strategy for Pacific Bluefin Tuna Fisheries. CCMs shall take measures necessary to ensure that the total fishing effort by their vessel fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna shall be within prescribed limits and shall report to WCPFC on past catch levels that shall serve as a reference for the total fishing effort. Other obligations of CCMs regard juvenile catch reduction, measures necessary to prevent commercial transaction of Pacific bluefin tuna and its products that undermine the effectiveness of this CMM, cooperation aiming at establishment of a catch documentation scheme (CDS) to be applied to Pacific bluefin tuna in accordance with the Attachment of this CMM, measures necessary to strengthen monitoring and data collecting system for Pacific bluefin tuna fisheries and farming in order to improve the data quality and timeliness of all the data reporting, and reporting of measures taken. The CMM also concerns collaboration with IATTC and the protection of and the protection of legitimate rights of CCMs. Full text English Website www.wcpfc.int