Conservation and Management Measures
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 (CMMs) 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.
Link to download compilation of currently in force CMMs and Resolutions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
** The compendium includes an introduction that provides the list of currently in force CMMs and Resolutions and notes on any CMMs that the current CMMs have replaced.
Provisional copies of recently agreed Conservation and Management Measures (not yet in force)
| Symbol | Title | Files | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMM 2022-05 | Standards, specifications and procedures for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Record of Fishing Vessels |
 (377.91 KB) |
4 Dec 2022 |
| CMM 2022-06 | Conservation and Management Measure on daily catch and effort reporting |
(165.9 KB) |
4 Dec 2022 |
Resolutions of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
| Symbol | Title | Files | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution 2005-03 | Resolution on Non-target fish species |
(21.63 KB) |
16 Dec 2005 |
| Resolution 2008-01 | Resolution on Aspirations of Small Island Developing States and Territories |
(22.22 KB) |
12 Dec 2008 |
| Resolution 2012-01 | Resolution on the best available science |
(24.92 KB) |
6 Dec 2012 |
| Resolution 2017-01 | Resolution on the Provisional Application of CMM 2017-01 |
(186.06 KB) |
7 Dec 2017 |
| Resolution 2018-01 | Resolution on Labour Standards for Crew on Fishing Vessels |
(266.51 KB) |
14 Dec 2018 |
| Resolution 2019-01 | Resolution on Climate Change as it relates to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission |
(100.21 KB) |
11 Dec 2019 |
Currently in force Conservation and Management Measures of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
Supplementary Information on Conservation and Management Measures
Please also refer to the Bycatch Mitigation Information System (BMIS) for additional information related to bycatch CMMs:- http://www.wcpfc.int/bmis
Please also refer to the WCPFC Harvest Strategy page for additional information related to Harvest Strategies:- https://www.wcpfc.int/harvest-strategy
Past Conservation and Management Measures and Resolutions may be accessed here