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Conservation and Management Measure on Regulation of Transhipment - (CMM 2009–06).

Country/Territory
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Monitoring Data collection/reporting Transshipment High seas Foreign fishing
Abstract

This Conservation and Management Measure of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC), recognizing that transhipment at sea is a common global practice, but that unregulated and unreported transhipment of catches of highly migratory fish stocks at sea, in particular on the high seas, contributes to distorted reporting of catches of such stocks and supports IUU fishing in the Convention Area, concerns measures to control transhipment of fish at sea or in port. It shall apply to all transhipment in the Convention Area of all highly migratory fish stocks covered by the Convention. CCMs that tranship outside the Convention Area highly migratory fish stocks covered. Transhipment in a port or in waters under the national jurisdiction of a CCM shall take place in accordance with applicable national laws. A CCM may notify the Executive Director of its designated port or ports for transhipment. The Executive Director shall circulate periodically to all members a list of such designated ports. A WCPFC Transhipment Declaration, including the information set out in Annex I shall be completed by both the offloading and receiving vessel for each transhipment in the Convention Area, and each transhipment of catch taken in the Convention Area. Various monitoring and reporting obligations of CCMs are specified. Specific provisions is made for transhipment involving purse seine vessels.

Full text
English
Website
www.wcpfc.int