Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Conservation and Management Measures, and Resolutions

Note on Interpreting Commission Decisions:
To clarify the legal implications of the range of decisions that the WCPFC may take, the Second Meeting of the WCPFC (see WCPFC/Comm2/29 14 December 2005) adopted the following nomenclature for its decisions.

Resolutions describe non-binding statements and recommendations addressed to members of the Commssion and Cooperating non-members. Such Resolutions are sequentially numbered and include the year of adoption.

Conservation and Management Measures describe binding decisions relating to conservation and management measures. Such decisions are sequentially numbered and include the year of adoption.

Other Decisions of the Commission describe all other decisions made by the Commission.

Resolutions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
Resolution 2005-01	Resolution on the Incidental Catch of Seabirds		16 December 2005
Resolution 2005-02	Resolution on Reduction of Overcapacity		16 December 2005
Resolution 2005-03	Resolution on Non-Target Fish Species		16 December 2005
Resolution 2005-04	Resolution to Mitigate the Impact of Fishing for Highly Migratory Fish species on Sea Turtles (Replaced by CMM 2008-03)		16 December 2005
Resolution 2008-01	Resolution on Aspirations of Small Island Developing States and Territories		12 December 2008
Resolution 2012-01	Resolution on the best available science		6 December 2012

Conservation and Management Measures of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
CMM 2004-01	Record of Fishing Vessels and Authorization to Fish (Replaced by CMM 2009-01)		8 December 2004
CMM 2004-02	Cooperating Non-Members (Replaced by CMM 2008-02)		8 December 2004
CMM 2004-03	Specifications for the Marking and Identification of Fishing Vessels		8 December 2004
CMM 2004-04	Resolution on Conservation and Management Measures		8 December 2004
CMM 2005-01	Conservation and Management Measures for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Replaced by CMM 2008-01)		16 December 2005
CMM 2005-02	Conservation and Management Measure for South Pacific Albacore (replaced by CMM 2010-05)		16 December 2005
CMM 2005-03	Conservation and Management Measure for North Pacific Albacore		16 December 2005
CMM 2006-01	Conservation and Management Measures for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Replaced by CMM 2008-01)		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-02	Conservation and Management Measure to Mitigate the Impact of Fishing For Highly Migratory Fish Stocks on Seabirds (Revised and replaced by CMM 2007-04)		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-03	Conservation and Management Measure for Swordfish in the South West Pacific (Replaced by CMM 2008-05)		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-04	Conservation and Management Measure For Striped Marlin in the Southwest Pacific		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-05	Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (Replaced by CMM 2008-06)		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-06	Commission Vessel Monitoring System (Revised and replaced by CMM 2007-02)		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-07	Conservation and Management Measure for the Regional Observer Programme		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-08	Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Boarding and Inspection Procedures		15 December 2006
CMM 2006-09	Conservation And Management Measure To Establish A List Of Vessels Presumed To Have Carried Out Illegal Unreported And Unregulated Fishing Activities In The Western And Central Pacific Ocean (replaced by CMM 2007-03)		10 December 2006
CMM 2007-01	Conservation and Management Measure for the Regional Observer Programme		7 December 2007
CMM 2007-02	Conservation and Management Measure on the Commission Vessel Monitoring System (Replaced by CMM 2011-02)		7 December 2007
CMM 2007-03	Conservation and Management Measure to Establish a List of Vessels presumed to Have Carried out Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing Activities in the WCPO (Replaced by CMM 2010-06)		7 December 2007
CMM 2007-04	Conservation and Management Measure to Mitigate the Impact of Fishing for Highly Migratory Fish Stocks on Seabirds		7 December 2007
CMM 2008-01	Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye and Yellowfin Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (replaced by CMM 2012-01)		12 December 2008
CMM 2008-02	Cooperating Non-Members (Replaced by CMM 2009-11)		12 December 2008
CMM 2008-03	Conservation and Management of Sea Turtles		12 December 2008
CMM 2008-04	Conservation and Management Measure to Prohibit the use of Large Scale Driftnets on the High Seas in the Convention Area		12 December 2008
CMM 2008-05	Conservation and Management of Swordfish (Replaced by CMM 2009-03)		12 December 2008
CMM 2008-06	Conservation and Management of Sharks (Replaced by CMM 2009-04)		12 December 2008
CMM 2009-01	WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels and Authorization to Fish		9 November 2010
CMM 2009-02	Conservation and Management Measure on the Application of High Seas FAD Closures and Catch Retention		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-03	Conservation and Management for Swordfish		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-04	Conservation and Management for Sharks (Replaced by 2010-07)		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-05	Conservation and Management Measure Prohibiting Fishing on Data Buoys - see information package below		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-06	Conservation and Management Measure on Regulation of Transhipment		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-07	Conservation and Management Measure for Pacific Bluefun Tuna (Replaced by CMM 2010-04)		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-08	Conservation and Management Measure for Charter Notification Scheme (Replaced by CMM 2011-05)		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-09	Conservation and Management Measure for Vessels without Nationality		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-10	Conservation and Management Measure to Monitor Landings of Purse Seiners at Ports so as to Ensure Reliable Catch Data by Species		11 December 2009
CMM 2009-11	Cooperating Non-Members		11 December 2009
CMM 2010-01	Conservation and Management Measure for North Pacific Striped Marlin		10 December 2010
CMM 2010-02	Conservation and Management Measure for the Eastern High-Seas Pocket Special Management Area		10 December 2010
CMM 2010-03	Conservation and Management Measure for Compliance Monitoring Scheme (replaced by CMM 2011-06)		10 December 2010
CMM 2010-04	Conservation and Management Measure for Pacific Bluefin Tuna (replaced by CMM2012-06)		10 December 2010
CMM 2010-05	Conservation and Management Measure for South Pacific Albacore		10 December 2010
CMM 2010-06	Conservation and Management Measure to establish a List of Vessels presumed to have carried out Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing activities in the WCPO		10 December 2010
CMM 2010-07	Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks		10 December 2010
CMM 2011-01	Conservation and Management Measure for temporary extension of CMM 2008-01 (replaced by CMM2012-01)		30 March 2012
CMM 2011-02	Conservation and Management Measure for the Commission VMS		30 March 2012
CMM 2011-03	Conservation and Management Measure to Address the Impact of Purse Seine Activity on Cetaceans		30 March 2012
CMM 2011-04	Conservation and Management Measure for Oceanic Whitetip Sharks		30 March 2012
CMM 2011-05	Conservation and Management Measure on Charter Notification Scheme (replaced by CMM 2012-05)		30 March 2012
CMM 2011-06	Conservation and Management Measure for Compliance Monitoring Scheme		30 March 2012
CMM 2012-01	Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack		6 December 2012
CMM 2012-02	Conservation and Management Measure for Compliance Monitoring Scheme		6 December 2012
CMM 2012-03	Conservation and Management Measure for Implementation of the ROP by vessels fishing north of 20N		6 December 2012
CMM 2012-04	Conservation and Management Measure on the protection of whale sharks from purse seine operations		6 December 2012
CMM 2012-05	Conservation and Management Measure on Charter Notification Scheme		6 December 2012
CMM 2012-06	Conservation and Management Measure for Pacific Bluefin		6 December 2012
CMM 2012-07	Conservation and Management Measure for Mitigating Impacts of Fishing on Seabirds		6 December 2012

Supplementary Information on Conservation and Management Measures

Symbol	Title	File	Date of Issue
	Data Buoy Information Package		18 May 2010