Regulations
Agency | Year adopted | Title | Mitigation Techniques | Species Groups | Fishing Gear | |
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WCPFC | CMM 2011-03 Conservation and Management Measure for the Protection of Cetaceans from Purse Seine Fishing Operations |
Safe handling & release | MAM | PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2017-01 Conservation and Management Measure for Bigeye, Yellowfin and Skipjack Tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
FAD design & management | TTX, SHK | PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2018-03 Conservation And Management Measure To Mitigate The Impact Of Fishing For Highly Migratory Fish Stocks On Seabirds |
Dyed bait, Hook Shielding Devices, Hookpod, Line shooter, Line weighting & bait sink rate, Management of offal discharge, Night / day setting, Side-setting, Spatial & temporal measures, Streamer (tori) lines | BRD | LL | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2018-04 Conservation and Management of Sea Turtles |
Circle hooks, FAD design & management, Fish not squid bait, Safe handling & release | TTX | LL, PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2019-04 Conservation and Management Measure for Sharks |
Monofilament / Wire Leaders, Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | LL, PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2019-05 Conservation and Management Measure on Mobulid Rays caught in Association with Fisheries in the WCPFC Convention Area |
Safe handling & release, Spatial & temporal measures | SHK | PS, LL | ||
WCPFC | CMM 2021-01 Conservation and Management Measure for bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean |
ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear, FAD design & management | SHK, TTX, MAM, BRD | PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM-2004-04 Resolution on conservation and management measures |
Spatial & temporal measures | TTX, SHK, BRD, MAM | LL, PS | ||
WCPFC | CMM-2017-04 Conservation and Management Measure on Marine Pollution |
ALDFG - management of abandoned, lost, discarded fishing gear | MAM, BRD, TTX, SHK | LL, PS |