Intersessional Process to develop voluntary regional guides for the use of tools in conducting high seas boarding and inspections
At WCPFC21 (December 2024), the Commission adopted the Intersessional process to develop voluntary regional guides for the use of tools in conducting high seas boarding and inspections, and elected Mr David Power (Australia) as Lead for the HSBI WG.
2025
On Tuesday March, 4, 2025 the first meeting of the HSBI WG took place. The papers and presentations from that meeting can be found here, under the All Documents Tab. In addition, a copy of the Chairs Summary Report is provided below.
Documents relevant to the work of this working group are provided below.
| Symbol | Title | Files | Date of Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| English Questionnaire |
 (30.67 KB) |
6 Mar 2009 | |
| WCPFC21 Adopted Process | Adopted Intersessional process to develop voluntary regional guides for the use of tools in conducting high seas boarding and inspections |
(248.63 KB) |
4 Dec 2024 |
| DRAFT HSBI Guide Framework Document - Proposed to support consultation via the WCPFC Intersessional Process |
(215.89 KB) (53.29 KB) |
14 Feb 2025 | |
| Circ 2025-07 | Commencing the Intersessional Process to Develop Voluntary Regional HSBI Guides, led by Australia |
(279.82 KB) |
14 Feb 2025 |
| WCPFC-HSBIWG01-2025 | Chairs Summary Report for HSBI-WG01 |
(332.64 KB) |
21 Mar 2025 |
| HSBI Working Group update and next meeting |
(94.67 KB) |
8 May 2025 | |
| Draft Voluntary Guide on use of volumetrics method for estimating the fish quantity onboard |
(493.35 KB) |
25 May 2025 |
General information about WCPFC's High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme may be found at this link and a copy of the Secretariat's TCC Annual Report on the WCPFC High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme (September 2024) may be found here