This Measure of the Commission of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) to fisheries for Trachurus murphyi undertaken by vessels flagged to Members and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CNCPs) included on the Commission Record of Vessels (CMM 05-2019) in the Convention Area and, in accordance with Article 20(4)(a)(iii) and with the express consent of Chile and Ecuador, to fisheries for Trachurus murphyi undertaken by Chile and Ecuador in areas under their national jurisdiction. Only fishing vessels duly authorised pursuant to Article 25 of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean and in accordance with CMM 05-2019 (Record of Vessels) that are flagged to Members and Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CNCPs) shall participate in the fishery for Trachurus murphyi in the Convention Area. The CMM provides for effort management and catch management and also lays down obligations of member states with regard to data collection and reporting and international collaboration. Contracting Parties and CNCPs, as port States, shall, subject to their national laws, facilitate access to their ports on a case-by-case basis to reefer vessels, supply vessels and vessels fishing for Trachurus murphyi in accordance with this CMM. Contracting Parties and CNCPs shall implement measures to verify catches of Trachurus murphyi caught in the Convention Area that are landed or transshipped in their ports. When taking such measures, a Contracting Party or CNCP shall not discriminate in form or fact against fishing, reefer or supply vessels of any Member or CNCP. This shall not prejudice the rights, jurisdiction and duties of these Contracting Parties and CNCPs under international law (e.g. more stringent port state measures).
2021-05-06