Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Amendment Notice 2016

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Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Amendment Notice 2016

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 2016.

2 Commencement

This notice comes into force on 4 March 2016.

4 Schedule replaced

Replace the Schedule with the Schedule set out in the Schedule of this notice.

Schedule Schedule replaced

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Schedule 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 2005-03: Resolution on non-target fish species:

(2)

Resolution 2008-01: Resolution on aspirations of Small Island Developing States and Territories:

(3)

Resolution 2012-01: Resolution on the best available science:

(4)

CMM 2004-03: Specifications for the marking and identification of fishing vessels:

(5)

CMM 2004-04: Resolution on conservation and management measures:

(6)

CMM 2005-03: Conservation and management measure for North Pacific albacore:

(7)

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

(8)

CMM 2006-07: Conservation and management measure for the regional observer programme:

(9)

CMM 2006-08: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission boarding and inspection procedures:

(10)

CMM 2007-01: Conservation and management measure for the regional observer programme:

(11)

CMM 2008-03: Conservation and management of sea turtles:

(12)

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

(13)

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

(14)

CMM 2009-03: Conservation and management for swordfish:

(15)

CMM 2009-05: Conservation and management measure prohibiting fishing on data buoys:

(16)

CMM 2009-06: Conservation and management measure on regulation of transhipment:

(17)

CMM 2009-09: Conservation and management measure for vessels without nationality:

(18)

CMM 2009-10: Conservation and management measure to monitor landings of purse seiners at ports so as to ensure reliable catch data by species:

(19)

CMM 2009-11: Cooperating non-members:

(20)

CMM 2010-01: Conservation and management measure for North Pacific striped marlin:

(21)

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

(22)

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:

(23)

CMM 2010-07: Conservation and management measure for sharks:

(24)

CMM 2011-03: Conservation and management measure to address the impact of purse seine activity on cetaceans:

(25)

CMM 2011-04: Conservation and management measure for oceanic whitetip sharks:

(26)

CMM 2012-03: Conservation and management measure for implementation of the ROP by vessels fishing north of 20N:

(27)

CMM 2012-04: Conservation and management measure on the protection of whale sharks from purse seine operations:

(28)

CMM 2012-07: Conservation and management measure for mitigating impacts of fishing on seabirds:

(29)

CMM 2013-04: Conservation and management measure for WCPFC implementation of a Unique Vessel Identifier (UVI):

(30)

CMM 2013-05: Conservation and management measure on daily catch and effort reporting:

(31)

CMM 2013-06: Conservation and management measure on the criteria for the consideration of conservation and management proposals:

(32)

CMM 2013-07: Conservation and management measure on the special requirements of Small Island Developing States and Territories:

(33)

CMM 2013-08: Conservation and management measure for silky sharks:

(34)

CMM 2013-10: WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels and Authorization to Fish:

(35)

CMM 2014-02: Conservation and management measure for Commission VMS:

(36)

CMM 2014-03: Standards, specifications and procedures for the WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels:

(37)

CMM 2014-05: Conservation and management measures for sharks:

(38)

CMM 2014-06: Conservation and management measures to develop and implement a harvest strategy approach for key fisheries and stocks in the WCPO:

(39)

CMM 2015-01: Conservation and management measure for bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean:

(40)

CMM 2015-02: Conservation and management measure for South Pacific albacore:

(41)

CMM 2015-04: Conservation and management measure to establish a multi-annual rebuilding plan for Pacific bluefin tuna:

(42)

CMM 2015-05: Conservation and management measure on charter notification scheme:

(43)

CMM 2015-06: Conservation and management measure on a target reference point for WCPO skipjack tuna:

(44)

CMM 2015-07: Conservation and management measure for compliance monitoring scheme.

Dated at Wellington this 25th day of February 2016.

Brook Barrington,
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, which comes into force on 4 March 2016, amends the Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Notice 2009.

This amendment replaces the Schedule to update the list of international conservation and management measures that have been adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 3 March 2016.

This notice is administered by the Ministry for Primary Industries.