Past CMM 2013-06 submissions

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Page updated: 10 Jul 2025

A Conservation and Management Measure (CMM) is a rule or proposal that members of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) agree upon to protect fish stocks, ensure sustainable fishing, and address related issues such as bycatch (unintended catch of non-target species).

In 2013, the WCPFC established CMM 2013-06, which sets out questions and criteria to assess how new proposals will affect small island developing States (SIDS) and territories in our region. This page collects all past proposals (drafts, revisions, or related measures) that were assessed against CMM 2013-06.

Note: Usually, the original version of a draft proposal contains the most complete assessment under CMM 2013-06.

How This Page Is Organized

In 2019, at WCPFC15, the Commission asked the Secretariat to post all CMM 2013-06 templates and related assessments on the Article 30 web pages. The tables below group proposals by topic:

  1. Tropical Tuna and Other Target Species
  2. Bycatch-Related Proposals (e.g., seabirds, sharks, turtles)
  3. MCS, RFV, and Reporting-Related Proposals (e.g., vessel monitoring, port measures)
  4. Other Proposals (e.g., capacity reduction, access agreements, observer protection)

For each proposal, you can click the title to view more information, or click the PDF icon to download the full document.

1. Tropical Tuna and Other Target Species Proposals

SymbolTitle & AuthorsDate of Issue
WCPFC11-2014-DP11

Proposal for CMM on bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna in WCPO 

PNA Members + Tokelau
1 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP12

Proposal for CMM Target Reference Point for Skipjack tuna 

PNA Members and Tokelau
1 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP05

Proposal for replacement CMM for South Pacific Albacore 

FFA Members
3 Nov 2014
WCPFC12-2015-DP03

Proposal for establishing a target reference point for South Pacific Albacore 

FFA Members
31 Oct 2015
WCPFC12-2015-DP12

Proposed revisions to the tropical tuna measure (CMM 2014-01) 

PNA Members and Tokelau
3 Nov 2015
WCPFC12-2015-DP04

Proposal for revision to CMM 2010-05 (South Pacific Albacore) to address SC11 and TCC11 advice 

FFA
8 Dec 2015
WCPFC13-2016-DP26

Proposal on management of purse seine fishing capacity in the WCPO Convention Area 

Japan
11 Nov 2016
WCPFC14-2017-DP14

Proposal for CMM for the development of an improved SP Albacore CMM 

FFA Member CCMs
3 Nov 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP24

Proposal on Purse Seine Effort Limits 

United States of America
1 Dec 2017
WCPFC15-2018-DP01

Proposal for amending CMM 2017-01 for the use of non-entangling FADs in WCPFC Fisheries 

European Union
9 Nov 2018
WCPFC15-2018-DP03

Proposal for definition of Fish Aggregating Device 

United States of America
13 Nov 2018
WCPFC15-2018-DP10

Proposal for establishing a target reference point for South Pacific Albacore 

FFA CCMs
13 Nov 2018
WCPFC15-2018-DP17

Proposed changes to CMM 2009-02 on high seas FAD closures and catch retention 

Republic of Korea
14 Nov 2018
WCPFC15-2018-DP25

Proposal for amending CMM for Pacific Bluefin Tuna (CMM 2017-08) 

Japan
8 Dec 2018
WCPFC16-2019-DP10

Proposals on Conservation and Management Measures on Tropical Tunas 

United States of America
5 Nov 2019
WCPFC16-2019-DP16_rev1

Proposed changes to the Rules for the FAD Closure – Rev 1 

Republic of Korea
7 Dec 2019
WCPFC17-2020-DP02

Conservation and Management Measures on Tropical Tunas – Proposal 

United States of America
7 Nov 2020

2. Bycatch-Related CMM Proposals

SymbolTitle & AuthorsDate of Issue
WCPFC11-2014-DP01

Revisions to CMM 2012-07 (Mitigate Fishing Impacts on Seabirds) 

United States
1 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP17

Proposal for a CMM for Sharks caught in association with WCPFC fisheries 

European Union
14 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP03_rev1

Proposal for Shark Conservation and Management Measure – Rev 1 

FFA Members
25 Nov 2014
WCPFC12-2015-DP02a

Proposed amendments to CMM 2012-07 (Seabirds) – Explanatory Note & CMM 2013-06 Application 

Japan
30 Oct 2015
WCPFC12-2015-DP11

FFA proposal to revise CMM 2012-07 (Seabirds) 

FFA Members
31 Oct 2015
WCPFC12-2015-DP16

Proposal for Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks 

European Union
10 Nov 2015
WCPFC13-2016-DP07

Proposal for a CMM for Sharks caught in association with WCPFC fisheries 

European Union
4 Nov 2016
WCPFC13-2016-DP19

Proposal to amend CMM 2015-03 on seabird interaction mitigation 

FFA Member CCMs
4 Nov 2016
WCPFC13-2016-DP06_rev2

Proposal for a CMM for Mobula and Manta Rays caught in association with WCPFC fisheries (Rev 2) 

European Union
9 Dec 2016
WCPFC14-2017-DP01

Proposal for a CMM for Sharks caught in association with WCPFC fisheries 

European Union
31 Oct 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP05

Proposed changes to CMM 2015-03 for seabird mitigation requirements 

New Zealand
3 Nov 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP20

Potential revisions to CMM 2008-03 (Sea Turtles) 

United States of America
10 Nov 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP21

Potential revisions to ROP minimum data standards (Sea Turtles) 

United States of America
10 Nov 2017
WCPFC15-2018-DP07

Amendments to the WCPFC Regional Observer Programme Minimum Standard Data Fields 

United States of America
13 Nov 2018
WCPFC15-2018-DP16

Seabird Interaction Mitigation: Amendment to CMM 2017-06 

New Zealand
13 Nov 2018
WCPFC16-2019-DP07

Proposal on guidelines for safe handling and release of seabirds 

New Zealand
5 Nov 2019
WCPFC16-2019-DP02_rev1

Proposal for a CMM on Mobulid Rays caught in association with WCPFC fisheries 

FFA Member CCMs
9 Dec 2019
WCPFC16-2019-DP15_rev2

Proposed Amendments to CMM 2011-03 (Protection of Cetaceans) – Rev 2 

Republic of Korea
10 Dec 2019
WCPFC17-2020-DP08

CMM for North Pacific Striped Marlin – Consultative Draft Proposal 

United States of America
7 Dec 2020

3. MCS, RFV and Reporting-Related CMM Proposals

SymbolTitle & AuthorsDate of Issue
WCPFC11-2014-DP02

Revisions to CMM 2011-02 (Commission VMS) 

United States
1 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP04

Proposal for Port States Measures CMM 

FFA Members
3 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP06

Proposal for CMM on Provision of Operational-Level Catch and Effort Data 

FFA Members
3 Nov 2014
WCPFC11-2014-DP07

Proposal to amend CMM 2007-01 (Regional Observer Programme) 

FFA Members
3 Nov 2014
WCPFC12-2015-DP05

Proposal for management of enclosed and semi-enclosed high seas areas 

FFA Members
31 Oct 2015
WCPFC12-2015-DP10

FFA proposal for enhanced port-based MCS measures 

FFA Members
31 Oct 2015
WCPFC13-2016-DP14

Proposal for CMM for special management of certain high seas areas 

FFA Member CCMs
4 Nov 2016
WCPFC13-2016-DP03_rev1

Proposal for CMM on WCPFC Scheme for Minimum Standards for Inspection in Port – Rev 1 

European Union
4 Dec 2016
WCPFC13-2016-DP02_rev1

Proposal to amend EHSP CMM – Rev 1 

Cook Islands
8 Dec 2016
WCPFC13-2016-DP15_rev1

Proposal for CMM on Port-based initiatives to prevent, deter and eliminate IUU fishing – Rev 1 

FFA Member CCMs
9 Dec 2016
WCPFC14-2017-DP02

Proposal for CMM on WCPFC Scheme for Minimum Standards for Inspection in Port 

European Union
31 Oct 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP10

Proposal to amend Paragraph 21 of CMM 2013-10 

FFA Member CCMs
3 Nov 2017
WCPFC15-2018-DP05

Amendment to CMM 2017-05 to expand the requirement for IMO Numbers 

United States of America
13 Nov 2018
WCPFC16-2019-DP03

FFA Member proposal on CMM 2018-07, Section IX (Future Work) – Paragraph 46(i): Process for assessing CCM actions under para 7(ii)(b) to replace para 27 

FFA Member CCMs
5 Nov 2019

4. Other CMM Proposals

SymbolTitle & AuthorsDate of Issue
WCPFC11-2014-DP16

Proposal by Japan on the Joint Reduction Plan of Purse Seine Fishing Capacity in the WCPO Convention Area 

Japan
15 Nov 2014
WCPFC12-2015-DP14_rev1

Joint Reduction Plan of Purse Seine Fishing Capacity in the WCPO Convention Area – Rev 1 

Japan
9 Nov 2015
WCPFC12-2015-DP18

Proposal for CMM on Fisheries and Access Agreement Information 

European Union
10 Nov 2015
WCPFC13-2016-DP05

Proposal on a CMM for Fisheries and Access Agreement Information 

European Union
4 Nov 2016
WCPFC13-2016-DP25

Revisions to CMM 2015-05 (Charter Notification Scheme) 

Japan
11 Nov 2016
WCPFC14-2017-DP03

Proposal to amend CMM for the Protection of WCPFC ROP Observers (CMM 2016-03) 

Japan
2 Nov 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP15

Proposal for a CMM to limit marine pollution from fishing vessels 

FFA Member CCMs
3 Nov 2017
WCPFC14-2017-DP19

Proposed CMM on Standards of Conduct for ROP Observers 

Republic of Korea & Japan
7 Nov 2017
WCPFC15-2018-DP13

Draft Resolution on Labour Standards for Crew on Fishing Vessels 

FFA Member CCMs
13 Nov 2018
WCPFC11-2014-DP18

Proposal for CMM on Fisheries and Access Agreements Information 

European Union
17 Nov 2020
WCPFC17-2020-OP17

Information Statement on CMM 2013-06 addressing potential burdens on SIDS for an HRAS-Model CMM on Fisheries Observers 

Human Rights at Sea
7 Dec 2020

Page Updated: 17 Nov 2020