This Conservation and Management Measure of the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) provides for a transitional management regime that ensures the sustainability of bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna stocks in the EEZ and high seas of the WCPF Convention Area. In general the objective of the Measure is to ensure that compatible measures for the high seas and exclusive economic zones are implemented so that bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna stocks are, at a minimum, maintained at levels capable of producing their maximum sustainable yield as qualified by relevant environmental and economic factors including the special requirements of developing States in the Convention Area as expressed by Article 5 of the WCPFC Convention. The CMM also sets out specific conservation targets for bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna stocks and for specific fisheries, and concerns monitoring, FAD management plans, and juvenile stock protection. Specific measures shall apply to Philippine traditional fresh/ice chilled fishing vessels operating as a group. The Philippines shall ensure that all port landings of its vessels covered by this decision are monitored and accounted for to make certain that reliable catch data by species are collected for processing and analysis.
2019-01-29