This CMM establishes the standards, rules and procedures to establish the SPRFMO OP and to ensure it achieves the objectives specified in Article 28 of the Convention. The purpose of the SPRFMO OP is to facilitate the collection of verified scientific data and additional information related to fishing activities in the Convention Area and its impacts on the ecosystem, and also to support the functions of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies. The Members and CNCPs shall only deploy observers sourced from a national observer programme or service provider accredited according to the provisions of this CMM. The CMM further provides that Members and CNCPs shall ensure that all fishing vessels flying their flag carry observers from a national observer programme or service provider accredited under the SPRFMO OP to meet the minimum levels of observer coverage. The text further lays out for accreditation evaluator, and evaluation of observer programmes of Members, CNPs and service providers by the SPRFMO OP accreditation evaluator, data collection, reporting and review. The text contains 4 Annexes as follow: Minimum Standards for Observers (1); Duties of Vessel Operators, Captain, Officers and Crew (2); Minimum Standards for Accreditation Under the SPRFMO OP (3); and IMARPE Observer Program for the On-Board and In-Port Monitoring of the Catches and Fishing Activities of Peruvian Artisanal Vessels Authorised to Fish Jumbo Flying Squid Dosidicus gigas in the High Seas, in the Area of the Application of the SPRFMO Convention in accordance with paragraph 4 of the CMM 16-2023 (4).
2023-05-22