17th Regular Session of the Commission

Location:
Online
Meeting Dates:
-
Arrangements:
Not provisional
More Information

Guidance to online meeting arrangements is provided in our new online support platform, and a copy of the Meeting Protocols is posted under "Meeting Arrangements"

WCPFC17 Online Discussion Forum is closed for new comments ( https://forum.wcpfc.int/ )

The WCPFC17 online discussion forum commenced from Monday 2 November (Pohnpei time) and is open for viewing only since the Heads of Delegation (HoD) meeting on the 8th December 2020.  An ODF summary document is provided for registered and approved WCPFC17 participants under "Working Papers" WCPFC17-2020-09 

This is the link to the WCPFC17 Online Discussion Forum - https://forum.wcpfc.int/ and guidance is provided in our new online support platform.

WCPFC17 Meeting schedule (Pohnpei time UTC-11) 

An Indicative Schedule is posted under "Meeting Arrangements".  

  • FAC14: Monday 7 December: 10:00 - 14:00 (other sessions were scheduled as necessary)

  • HoD: Tuesday 8 December: 16:00 - 18:00 (Provisional Agenda was posted on 2 Dec under "Meeting Arrangements")

  • WCPFC17 Plenary: Rest days: Saturday 12 - Sunday 13 December

    • ​Wednesday 9 -  Thursday 10 December: 10:00 - 14:00 

    • Friday 11 December: 16:00 - 20:00 - a revision of the Indicative Schedule has been posted below.)

    • Monday 14 December: 10:00 - 14:00 

    • Tuesday 15 December: 9:30 - 14:00 

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Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
Agenda 1.1 Adopted Agenda
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment D
(83.47 KB)
Agenda 10.1 2020 Final Compliance Monitoring Report (covering 2019 activities)
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment L
(1.34 MB)
Agenda 10.2 List of Obligations SWG - adopted recommendations
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment M
(192 KB)
Agenda 11 WCPFC IUU Vessel List for 2021
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment N
(119.49 KB)
Agenda 12 Final adopted 2021 budget and annexes
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment P
(388.38 KB)
Agenda 6.2 WCPFC Strategic Investment Plan 2020
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment E
(234.51 KB)
Agenda 7 Provisional copies of recently agreed CMMs can be found at:- https://www.wcpfc.int/conservation-and-management-measures (refer to Provisional CMMs folder)
CMM 2020-01 tropical tuna CMM roll-over (draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment F)
Agenda 8.1 Indicative Workplan for the adoption of Harvest Strategies under CMM 2014-06 (2020)
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment H
(364.49 KB)
Agenda 9.3 Agreed amendments to the ROP minimum standards
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment J
(484.24 KB)
Agenda 9.3 List of TCC16 recommended tasks for the Secretariat to improve the online Compliance Case File System
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment I
(91.33 KB)
Agenda 9.4.2 Draft WCPFC Guidelines for Non-Entangling and Biodegradable FAD Materials - for review by SC17 and TCC17
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment K
(588.15 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14 FAC14 Summary Report
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment O
(1.07 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-outcomes WCPFC17 Provisional Outcomes document
(425.42 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
Circ 2020-115 Decision for an online WCPFC17 meeting
(89.05 KB)
Circ 2020-121 WCPFC17 Provisional Agenda
(333.15 KB)
Circ 2020-129 Confirmed Meeting WCPFC17 Schedule
(89.36 KB)
Circ 2020-132 WCPFC17 Provisional Agenda - Revision 1
(379.66 KB)
Circ 2020-138 Letter from Chair on WCPFC17 Priorities
(121 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-01A Indicative Schedule
(159.26 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-01A_rev4 Indicative Schedule_as at Day5
(112.17 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-01_rev1 Provisional Agenda - revision 1
(83.58 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-02_rev1 Provisional Annotated Agenda - revision 1
(107.71 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-03_rev1 WCPFC17 Final List of Documents
(381.8 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-HOD Provisional Agenda for Heads of Delegation Meeting
(153.25 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-ODF_rev1 List of ODF Topics
(82.12 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-protocols WCPFC17 - Virtual Meeting Protocols
(527.92 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC17-2020-04 The 2020 Annual Report of the Executive Director
Secretariat
(578.36 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-05 Status of the Convention
Prepared by the Depositary, New Zealand
(111.48 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-06_rev1 List of Observers
Secretariat
(119.17 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-07 Cooperating Non-Member Requests for 2021
Secretariat
(320.13 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-08 COVID-19 related Intersessional Decisions
Secretariat
(268.21 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-09 WCPFC17 Online Discussion Forum Summary
(398.94 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-10 Updated Strategic Investment Plan
Secretariat
(308.46 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-11 Updates to WCPO skipjack tuna projected stock status to inform consideration of an updated target reference point
SPC-OFP
(303.22 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-12_rev1 SC16-requested analyses to inform WCPFC17 discussions on candidate target reference points for WCPO bigeye and yellowfin tuna
SPC-OFP
(646.17 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-13_rev1 Reference Document for the review of CMM 2018-01 and development of Harvest Strategies under CMM 2014-06 (bigeye, yellowfin, and skipjack tuna)
Secretariat
(1.89 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-14_rev1 Evaluation of CMM 2018-01 for tropical tuna: 2020 Update
SPC-OFP
(890.46 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-15 Draft CMM 2018-01 Roll-over
WCPFC Chair
(541.3 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-16 Additional analyses to inform WCPFC17 discussions on CMM 2018-01 requested by SC16
SPC-OFP
(463.76 KB)
(230.62 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-17 Reference document for the review of CMM 2015-02 and development of Harvest Strategies under CMM 2014-06 (South Pacific albacore)
Secretariat
(1.06 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-18 Reference Document for the review of CMM 2019-02 and development of harvest strategies (Pacific Bluefin Tuna)
Secretariat
(796.9 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-19 Reference Document for the Review of CMM 2010-01 (North Pacific Striped Marlin)
Secretariat
(1.6 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-20 Indicative Work Plan for the Adoption of Harvest Strategies under CMM 2014-06
WCPFC16 Summary Report Attachment H
(389.8 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-21 Science Management Dialogue
Secretariat
(460.82 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-22 Reference document on other recommendations from SC16 for Agenda item 9.1
Secretariat
(329.19 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-23 Reference Document on TCC16 Recommendations for Agenda Items 9.3 and 9.4
Secretariat
(569.11 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-24_rev1 Synopsis of updates to compliance status of CCMs in the Provisional CMR recommended by TCC16 - public version
Secretariat
(105.06 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-25 Reference Document on TCC16 Recommendations for Agenda Item 10
Secretariat
(184.73 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-26 WCPFC IUU Vessel List for 2021
Secretariat
(148.74 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC17-2020-ERandEMWG4 ERandEMWG4 Summary Report
(1.27 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14 FAC14 Summary Report
draft WCPFC17 Summary Report Attachment O
(1.07 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-FADMgmtOptions FAD Management Options Intersessional Working Group Summary Report_November 2020
(474.53 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-NC16 NC16 Summary Report
(195.98 KB)
(793.61 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-SC16 SC16 Summary Report
Secretariat
(3.94 MB)
(2.9 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-SPALB-Roadmap-IWG Chair's Summary Report of the SPALB Roadmap IWG Meeting
Fiji
(464.28 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-TCC16 TCC16 Summary Report
(4.81 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-TS_IWG Transhipment IWG report to WCPFC17
TS-IWG Chair
(175.11 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-VMS-SWG VMS-SWG Report to WCPFC17
Submitted by VMS-SWG Co-Chairs
(308.59 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
DRAFT FAC Report WCPFC17-FAC14-xx Day 1 DRAFT FAC Report WCPFC17-FAC14-xx Day 1
(46.89 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-01 Provisional Agenda
(92.24 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-02 Provisional Annotated Agenda
(130.7 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-03 Professional Staff Salary
(548.98 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-04 Auditor’s Report for 2019 and General Account Fund Financial Statements for 2019
(3.26 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-05 Appointment of an Auditor
(246.6 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-06 Report on Assessed Member Contributions and Other Incomes for 2020
(306.85 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-07 Report on the Status of Other Funds for 2020
(166.44 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-08 Headquarters Matters
(81.28 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-09 Proposed Budget for the Commission’s Work Programme For 2021 and Indicative Budgets for 2022 and 2023
(2.3 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-FAC14-09 Budget Supplement Budget Supplement as of 11 December 2020
(651.62 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC17-2020-IP01 Summary from Part 2 of CMM 2013-07 annual reports - RY2019 (TCC16-2020-11_rev1)
(29.71 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP01_suppl enclosures to Summary from Part 2 of CMM 2013-07 annual reports - RY2019
(22.88 KB)
(348.61 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP02 The Western and Central Pacific Tuna Fishery: 2019 Overview and Status of Stocks
SPC-OFP
(8.85 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP03_rev1 Summary of the Reports received under Tropical Tuna CMMs - from 2018 to 2020 (update of TCC16-2020-IP04)
Secretariat
(298.13 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP04 Catch and effort tables on tropical tuna CMMs (TCC16-2020-IP05_rev1)
SPC-OFP and Secretariat
(545.2 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP05 Trends in the South Pacific Albacore Longline and Troll Fisheries {TCC16-2020-IP07}
SPC-OFP and Secretariat
(1.12 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP06_rev1 Summary of reporting received by WCPFC under CMM 2010-05 and CMM 2015-02: south Pacific albacore (update of TCC16-2019-IP06)
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
(189.2 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP07 Compiled information on Pacific bluefin tuna fishing effort and catch (NC16-WP-02)
Secretariat
(422.46 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP08 Updated information on NP Albacore effort data (NC16-WP-01)
Secretariat
(350.66 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP09 12th Annual Report of the Regional Observer Programme (TCC16-2020-RP02_rev1)
Secretariat
(946.93 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-IP10 Summary of Notifications to WCPFC of charter, lease or other mechanisms
Secretariat
(256.16 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC17-2020-DP01 FFA key priorities for the WCPFC17
FFA Member CCMs
(1.18 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP02 Conservation and Management Measures on Tropical Tunas - proposal
United States of America
(580.57 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP03 Best Practice Guidelines for Safe Handling of Cetaceans - discussion paper
United States of America
(227.21 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP04 Availability of catch estimates from the other commercial fisheries in Indonesia (SC16-MI-IP18 and TCC16-2020-DP03)
Indonesia
(899.02 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP05 Availability of catch estimates from the other commercial fisheries in the Philippines (SC16-MI-IP17 and TCC16-2020-DP04)
Philippines
(1.14 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP06 Request to amend the Conservation and Management Measure for bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna in the western and central Pacific Ocean (CMM 2018-01) Attachment 2 Measure for the Philippines
Philippines
(1.5 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP07 Philippines compliance with CMM 2018-01 paragraph 16
Philippines
(2.95 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP08 Conservation and Management Measure for North Pacific Striped Marlin - Consultative Draft Proposal
United States of America
(782.02 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP09 Proposed CMM on Labour Standards for crew on fishing vessels
Indonesia
(428.93 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP10 Report of the European Union on Article 30 of the Convention and Resolution 2008-01 of WCPFC
European Union
(260.29 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP11_rev1 Discussion paper on IUU vessel list cross-listing procedures - revision 1
European Union
(354.39 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP12 Discussion paper on improving the effectiveness of CMM 2018-01
European Union
(140.6 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP13_rev1 Draft decision text on a process for CMM 2018-01 - revision 1
FFA Member CCMs
(164.71 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP14 Text version of a U.S. suggestion of a way forward for CMM 2018-01
United States of America
(80.49 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-DP15 Draft revision of Harvest Strategy Workplan
Australia
(375.77 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC17-2020-OP01 WCPFC17 Position Statement
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
(609.78 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP02 Letter on top tuna conservation and management priorities
Submission by International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
(2.4 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP03 WCPFC17 Position Statement
Pew Charitable Trusts
(185.88 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP04 WCPFC17 Position Statement
Birdlife International
(2.26 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP05 Ensuring the effective conservation and management of bigeye tuna in the WCPO
Organization for Promotion of Responsible Tuna Fisheries (OPRT)
(5.27 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP06 Draft Proposal for Model WCPFC Conservation and Management Measure on Human Rights and Labour Rights Protections for Fisheries Observers’ Safety, Security and Well-Being
Human Rights at Sea
(3.32 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP07 WCPFC17 Position Statement
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(502.06 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP08 An update on the transhipment trends in the WCPF Convention Area and recommendations for management
Pew Charitable Trusts
(383.37 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP09 Regional Fisheries Management: Virtual Decision Making in a Pandemic - Information Paper
ANCORS
(1.14 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP10 Letter to WCPFC on skipjack tuna harvest strategies
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(190.18 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP11 Labour conditions and social responsibility in the Pacific tuna industry - information paper
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(5.63 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP12 Letter from participants of the US Pacific Tuna Group Fishery Improvement Project (FIPs) in the WCPO
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(251.11 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP13 WCPFC17 Position Statement
International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)
(2.5 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP14 A Comparative Analysis of AIS Data with Reported Transshipments Occurring in the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Convention Area in 2018
Pew Charitable Trusts
(1.23 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP15 Letter from participants of the Dongwon Industries Fishery Improvement Project (FIPs) in the WCPO
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(898.91 KB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP16 The IUU Nature of FADs: Implications for Tuna Management and Markets - Information Paper
International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF)
(3.17 MB)
WCPFC17-2020-OP17 Information Statement on CMM 2013-06 addressing potential burdens and/or requirements imposed on Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as a result of the proposed HRAS Model WCPFC CMM for Fisheries Observers
Human Rights at Sea
(303.49 KB)

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