Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Amendment Notice 2012

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Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Amendment Notice 2012

Pursuant to section 113C of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade gives the following notice.

Notice

1 Title

  • This notice is the Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Amendment Notice 2012.

2 Commencement

  • This notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

4 Schedule replaced

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Conservation and management measures

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The conservation and management measures adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission are—

  • (1) Resolution 2005-01: Resolution on the incidental catch of seabirds:

  • (2) Resolution 2005-02: Resolution on reduction of overcapacity:

  • (3) Resolution 2005-03: Resolution on non-target fish species:

  • (4) Resolution 2008-01: Resolution on aspirations of small island developing states and territories:

  • (5) CMM 2004-03: Specifications for the marking and identification of fishing vessels:

  • (6) CMM 2004-04: Resolution on conservation and management measures:

  • (7) CMM 2005-03: Conservation and management measure for North Pacific albacore:

  • (8) CMM 2006-04: Conservation and management measure for striped marlin in the Southwest Pacific:

  • (9) CMM 2006-07: Conservation and management measure for the regional observer programme:

  • (10) CMM 2006-08: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission boarding and inspection procedures:

  • (11) CMM 2007-01: Conservation and management measure for the regional observer programme:

  • (12) CMM 2007-04: Conservation and management measure to mitigate the impact of fishing for highly migratory fish stocks on seabirds:

  • (13) CMM 2008-01: Conservation and management measure for bigeye and yellowfin tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean:

  • (14) CMM 2008-03: Conservation and management of sea turtles:

  • (15) CMM 2008-04: Conservation and management measure to prohibit the use of large scale driftnets on the high seas in the convention area:

  • (16) CMM 2009-01: WCPFC record of fishing vessels and authorization to fish (revised):

  • (17) CMM 2009-02: Conservation and management measure on the application of high seas FAD closures and catch retention:

  • (18) CMM 2009-03: Conservation and management for swordfish:

  • (19) CMM 2009-05: Conservation and management measure prohibiting fishing on data buoys:

  • (20) CMM 2009-06: Conservation and management measure on the regulation of transhipment:

  • (21) CMM 2009-09: Conservation and management measure for vessels without nationality:

  • (22) CMM 2009-10: Conservation and management measure to monitor landings of purse seine vessels at ports so as to ensure reliable catch data by species:

  • (23) CMM 2009-11: Cooperating non-members:

  • (24) CMM 2010-01: Conservation and management measure for North Pacific striped marlin:

  • (25) CMM 2010-02: Conservation and management measure for the Eastern High-Seas Pocket Special Management Area:

  • (26) CMM 2010-04: Conservation and management measure for Pacific bluefin tuna:

  • (27) CMM 2010-05: Conservation and management measure for South Pacific albacore:

  • (28) CMM 2010-06: Conservation and management measure to establish a list of vessels presumed to have carried out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in the WCPO:

  • (29) CMM 2010-07: Conservation and management measure for sharks:

  • (30) CMM 2011-01: Conservation and management measure for temporary extension of CMM 2008-01:

  • (31) CMM 2011-02: Commission vessel monitoring system:

  • (32) CMM 2011-03: Conservation and management measure for protection of cetaceans from purse seine fishing operations:

  • (33) CMM 2011-04: Conservation and management measure for oceanic whitetip shark:

  • (34) CMM 2011-05: Charter notification scheme:

  • (35) CMM 2011-06: Conservation and management measure for Compliance Monitoring Scheme.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of June 2012.

John Allen,
Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

Explanatory note

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice amends the Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Notice 2009. The amendment updates the list of international conservation and management measures that have been adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

The notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

Issued under the authority of the Acts and Regulations Publication Act 1989.

Date of notification in Gazette: 28 June 2012.

This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.