20th Regular Session of the Commission

Location:
Rarotonga, Cook Islands (Hybrid)
Meeting Dates:
-
Arrangements:
Not provisional
Submissions Due:
Observer Fees:
$US500.00
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Download Meeting Documents*5 Jun 2024ZIP - 155.89 MB
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC20_Rev01 Summary Record
(10.43 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-OUTCOMES WCPFC20 Outcomes and Attachments (19Dec2023) - Rev.01
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Circ 2023/100 Information from Cook Islands re: Arrival Preparation
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Circ 2023/69 Meeting Notice
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Circ 2023/82 WCPFC20 Provisional Agenda
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WCPFC20-2022-template WCPFC20 Document Template
(63.77 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-01 Provisional Agenda
(202.42 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-01A_Rev01 Indicative Schedule as at 6 December 2023
(257.43 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-01B Chair's Approach to Agenda 10
Chair
(214.41 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-02 Provisional Annotated Agenda
Updated with hyperlinks to relevant documents
(394.24 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-04 Meeting Logistics and Hybrid Meeting Protocols
Secretariat
(206.95 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-HOD Provisional Agenda - Heads of Delegation Meeting
Date: 3 December 2023 I Time: 4:00 pm I Venue: Cook Islands National Auditorium
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Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC20-2023-03 Request for Observer Status from an Intergovernmental Organisation
Secretariat
(397.95 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-05 2023 Annual Report of the Executive Director
Executive Director
(896.52 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-06 Status of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
New Zealand, the Depositary
(638.77 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-07 Update on Status of Observers
Secretariat
(244.76 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-08_Rev01 Cooperating Non-Member Requests for 2024
Secretariat
(508.88 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-09 WCPFC IUU Vessel List for 2024
Secretariat
(327.62 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-10 Updated Strategic Investment Plan 2023
Secretariat
(709.88 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-11 Western Pacific East Asia - Improved Tuna Monitoring (WPEA-ITM) Project Update
Lars Olsen (Project Consultant)
(574.77 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-12 Incorporating Climate Change Considerations into Conservation and Management of WCPO Fisheries and Ecosystems
Secretariat
(1.05 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-13 Review of CMM 2015-02: South Pacific Albacore
Secretariat
(697.64 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-14_Rev1 Harvest Strategy Development for SP Albacore, Skipjack, Bigeye, and Yellowfin Tunas
Secretariat and SPC
(1.03 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-15_Rev01 Evaluation of CMM 2021-01: Tropical Tuna Measure
SPC - OFP
(999.86 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-16_Rev01 Results of SPC Analyses Requested by TTMW4 and Summary of the Results of SPC Analyses Requested by TTMW3
Oceanic Fisheries Programme (SPC)
(211.68 KB)
(6.9 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-17 Process to Develop an Allocation Framework under CMM 2021-01
Commission Chair
(233.71 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-18 Information and Data Requirements to Support Management Decisions for SP Albacore, Skipjack, Bigeye and Yellowfin Tunas
Secretariat
(1.98 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-19 Review of North Pacific Albacore and Pacific Bluefin Tuna CMMs
Secretariat
(600.75 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-20 Review of Billfish Conservation and Management Measures
Secretariat
(1.25 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-21 Review of CMMs on Non-Target and Associated or Dependent Species in the WCPO
Secretariat
(1.52 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-22 Recommendations related to the CMS not covered by Other Agenda Items
Secretariat
(295.83 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-23 Audit Points Development and Adoption
CMS-IWG Audit Points lead
(1.06 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-23_Rev01 Updated Audit Points Development and Adoption
CMS-IWG Audit Points Lead
(118.51 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-24 Draft Terms of Reference for the Development of Corrective Actions
CMS-IWG Chair
(1.55 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-25_rev1 PUBLIC rev1 Synopsis of Updates to Compliance Status of CCMs in the Provisional CMR recommended by TCC19
Secretariat
(232.24 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-26 List of Obligations to be Reviewed by the CMS in 2024
Secretariat
(751.95 KB)
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WCPFC20-2023-27 Recommendations from TCC19 not Covered by Other Agenda Items
Secretariat
(247.6 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-28 Consideration of Changes to Scheduling of SC and TCC
Secretariat
(329.83 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-29 Secretariat Corporate Plan
Secretariat
(429.87 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-30 Memoranda of Understanding with North Pacific Fisheries Commission (NPFC) and South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Secretariat
(289.37 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-31 Relations with the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC )
Secretariat
(373.91 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-32 Indicative Dates for WCPFC Meetings in 2024
Secretariat
(201.43 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-33_Rev07 Chair's Consultative Draft for a Revised Tropical Tuna Measure (Rev07)_onscreen adopted version
Commission Chair
(499.27 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-34 Update on TCC Priority Work
TCC Chair
(334.7 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-35 SPC evaluation of potential long-term outcomes for bigeye tuna depletion of proposed purse seine FAD closure periods and longline Table 3 catch limit changes
SPC
(242.67 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
DRAFT FAC17 Report
(527.27 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-TCC19 TCC19 Summary Report
(1.58 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-ERandEM IWG-01 Updates from the ER and EM IWG Chair (WCPFC Circular 2023-65)
Circular 2023-65
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WCPFC20-2023-ERandEM IWG-02 Update and Proposed Work Priorities for the ER and EM IWG
ER and EM IWG Chair
(3.89 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17 FAC17 Summary Report
FAC17
(408.04 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FADMOIWG Progress of FADMO-IWG Priority Tasks for 2023 including SC19 and TCC19 Outcomes Related to FADMO-IWG Work
FADMO-IWG Chair and the Secretariat
(473.2 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IWGROP Update from the Intersessional Working Group for the Regional Observer Programme
IWG-ROP Chair, Secretariat and SPC-OFP
(385 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-LabourStdsIWG Update from Co-Chairs on Intersessional Work to Improve Crew Labour Standards
Labour Standards IWG Co-Chairs
(501.61 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-NC19 NC19 Summary Report (10Jul2023) - Rev.01
Secretariat
(865.6 KB)
(1.33 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-SC19 SC19 Summary Report
Secretariat
(6.8 MB)
(7.71 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-TS-IWG-01_rev1 TS-IWG Proposed Amendments to CMM 2009-06 - revision 1
TS-IWG Co-Chairs
(441.23 KB)
(63.14 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
DRAFT FAC17 Report
(527.27 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-01 Provisional Agenda
(135.85 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-02 Provisional Annotated Agenda
(168.3 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-03 Indicative Schedule
(139.67 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-04 Report on Assessed Member Contributions and Other Incomes for 2023
(416.96 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-05 Auditors Report for 2022 and General Account of Financial Statements for 2022
(2.5 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-06 Rev2 Proposed Budget for the Commission’s Work Programme For 2024 and Indicative Budgets for 2025 and 2026
(2.22 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-07 Report on the Status of Other Funds for 2023
(287.74 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-08 Headquarters Matters
(173.84 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-09 Report from the Informal Intersessional Working Group (IWG)-Tri-Annual Salary Market Review and Professional Staff Remuneration
(665.98 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-FAC17-10 Restructure of Secretariat Resources
(618.66 KB)
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WCPFC20-2023-IP01 Summary from 2023 Part 2 CMM 2013-07 Annual Reports RY 2022 - issued 5 Sept 2023
CCMs
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WCPFC20-2023-IP02 2023 Tuna Fisheries Assessment Report
SPC-OFP
(2.91 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP03 Overview of the Tuna Fisheries in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean including Economic Conditions - 2022
SPC-OFP and FFA
(2.74 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP04 A Compendium of Fisheries Indicators for Target Tuna Stocks in the WCPFC Convention Area
SPC-OFP
(9.53 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP05 Trends in the South Pacific Albacore Longline and Troll Fisheries
SPC-OFP and Secretariat
(796.79 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP06 WCPO Skipjack Management Procedure Dry-run Re-run
SPC-OFP
(233.49 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP07 Catch and Effort Data Summaries to Support Discussions on the TROPICAL TUNA CMMs
SPC-OFP
(1.58 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP08 Summary of the Reports Received under Tropical Tuna CMMs from 2021 to 2023
Secretariat
(447.33 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP09 Group Seine Operations of Philippine Flagged Vessels in High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1)
Philippines
(818.1 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP10 Annual Report on WCPFC Transhipment Reporting
Secretariat
(4.61 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP11 Available Data for Verifying Compliance in the Compliance Monitoring Scheme
Secretariat
(538.96 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP12 Annual Report on the Regional Observer Programme
Secretariat
(834.38 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP13 Status of Observer Data Management
SPC – OFP
(1.55 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP14 Use of ROP Data in the Compliance Monitoring Scheme (CMS)
Secretariat
(2.16 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP15 Scientific Data Available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
SPC - OFP
(1.96 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP16 Tables of Coverage Levels for Operational Data Fields Submitted to the WCPFC
SPC - OFP
(1.73 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP17 Enhanced Data Analysis and Interpretation: Experiences and Opportunities
Secretariat
(288.78 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP18 Annual Report on the Performance of the E-Reporting Standards
Secretariat and SPC - OFP
(519.6 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP19 Updated Information on North Pacific Albacore Fishing Effort
Secretariat
(417.38 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP20 Compiled Information on Pacific Bluefin Tuna (Fishing Effort and Catch in the WCPO)
Secretariat
(367.88 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP21 Updated Information on North Pacific Swordfish Catch and Fishing Effort
Secretariat
(317.19 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP22 Availability of Catch Estimates from the Other Commercial Fisheries in Indonesia
Indonesia and SPC-OFP
(1.94 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP23 An assessment of available information to address the WCPFC17 recommendation on the Tropical Tuna CMM para 51 (other commercial fisheries)
SPC-OFP
(1.45 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP24 An update on the options for a baseline of the “large-fish” Handline fishery fishing in Indonesia’s EEZ (IEEZ) with vessels >30GT for the WCPFC Tropical Tuna Measure
Indonesia and SPC-OFP
(299.94 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-IP25 WCPO Tropical Tuna Longline Fishery Management Workshops Report
MIMRA
(7.12 MB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC20-2023-DP01 FFA Members’ Position on key issues for WCPFC20
FFA Member CCMs
(1.11 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP02 FFA Members’ comments on Chairs Consultative Draft CMM 2023-01
FFA Member CCMs
(617.11 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP03_Rev01 FFA Members proposal to address the definition of the term “actively fishing for” in CMM 2015-02 paragraph 4
FFA Member CCMs
(159.17 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP04 PNA and Tokelau Submission on proposed language to amend the CMM 2021-01
PNA and Tokelau
(857.31 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP05_Rev01 PNA and Tokelau Proposal to Revise the CMS CMM with Explanatory Note
PNA and Tokelau
(612.5 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP05_Rev3 PNA and Tokelau Proposal to Revise the CMS CMM_Rev3
PNA and Tokelau
(605.05 KB)
(106.05 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP05_Rev4 PNA and Tokelau Proposal to Revise the CMS CMM_Rev4
PNA and Tokelau
(607.54 KB)
(96.87 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP05_Rev5 PNA and Tokelau Proposal to Revise the CMS CMM_Rev5
PNA and Tokelau
(462.83 KB)
(88.7 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP06 Proposed changes to CMM 2021-01
Republic of Korea
(379.49 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP07 Proposal for a Revised Target Reference Point for South Pacific Albacore
South Pacific Group CCMs and Australia
(899.49 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP08_Rev02 An Option for Addressing Climate Change at TCC
United States of America and Chinese Taipei
(190.32 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP09_Rev01 The Tropical Tuna Measure and Supporting American Samoa's Economic Development
American Samoa
(549.61 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP10 CMM 2013-06 analysis of United States’ proposed revisions to the Tropical Tuna Measure in the Chairs Consultative Draft
United States of America
(199.56 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP11_Rev01 Letter to WCPFC re: VMS-100Si (Update)
Philippines
(1.98 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP12 Harvest Strategies for Tropical Tuna in Archipelagic Waters of Indonesia: Update
Indonesia
(1.21 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP13 Implementing the Proposed Footnote by American Samoa and the United States: Attachment 1, Table 2 of Tropical Tuna Measure
United States and American Samoa
(233.46 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP14 Report of the European Union on Article 30 of the Convention and Resolution 2008-01 of WCPFC
European Union
(546.49 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP15 FFA Members' Additional Proposal to Amend the Tropical Tuna Measure
FFA Member CCMs
(233.05 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP16 2024 Climate Change Workplan Drafting Group I Draft Recommendations and Draft Terms of Reference
United States of America
(155.36 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP17_Rev01 Recommendation related to CMM 2022-04 (Sharks)_Rev01
United States of America and Canada
(125.45 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-DP18 New Zealand-led process for the review of WCPFC CMM 2018-03
New Zealand
(187.76 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
WCPFC20-2023-DP19 Ecuador Statement Supporting their Request for CNM Status in 2024
Ecuador
(181.54 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP01 Book – Cooperation, Conservation, Development and Equity in the World’s Largest Tuna Fishery
Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS)University of Wollongong
(158.98 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP02 Position Statement to WCPFC20
International Seafood Sustainability Foundation (ISSF)
(393.22 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP03 Common Oceans Tuna Project 2022-2027 - Update
Food and Agriculture Organization
(349.33 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP04 Position Statement for WCPFC20
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(2 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP05 Port-Based Outreach to improve mitigation of impacts to ecologically related species from WCPO fisheries
BirdLife International
(391.96 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP06 Statement to WCPFC20
The Pew Charitable Trusts and The Ocean Foundation
(372.44 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP07 Untangling the Net of Bycatch in Commercial Shark Fisheries
Sharkproject International
(1.58 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP08 2023 WCPFC Position Statement
Global Tuna Alliance
(10.88 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP09 Views of 17 Organizations of Japan that Support Sustainable Production and Consumption of Tropical Tunas
WWF Japan
(394.13 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP10 18 Environmental Organizations and 48 Supply Chain Companies Call for Progress at the Upcoming WCPFC Meeting
Birdlife International, Conservation International, International Pole and Line Foundation, Monterey Bay Aquarium, The Ocean Foundation, Ocean Outcomes, Pew Charitable Trust, Sharkproject, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, World Wide Fund for Nature
(893.63 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP11 Joint Civil Society Organizations (CSO) Statement to the 20th Regular Session of the WCPFC
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
(353.15 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP12 Position Statement to WCPFC20
Advocates for Public Interest Law
(279.18 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP13 Statement to the 20th Regular Session of WCPFC20
Accountability Fish
(625.29 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP14 Information Paper by Te Ipukarea Society
Te Ipukarea Society
(906.78 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP15 Appeal for the development of Harvest Strategies for Yellowfin and Bigeye tunas from fresh frozen seafood association of the Philippines (FFSAPI) and the Sargen Fishport Tuna Handline Fishing Association Inc (SARGEN Handline)
Philippines
(1.39 MB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP16 Video – The Importance of Harvest Strategies in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean
The Ocean Foundation
(258.32 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP17 Joint Statement on Blue Sharks for WCPFC20
Sharkproject
(407.65 KB)
WCPFC20-2023-OP18 Statement of Appreciation to WCPFC20 for Granting Observer Status to OSPESCA
OSPESCA
(237.15 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
BRP 2023 – 2027 Billfish Research Plan 2023 – 2027
(241.8 KB)
FADMO-IWG Work Plan 2022 - 2023 WCPFC FAD Management Options IWG Work Plan 2022 - 2023
FADMO-IWG
(229.78 KB)
IWG-ROP Workplan 2023-2025 Work priorities and Method of Communication for the IWG-ROP
(651.96 KB)
LabourStandards Workplan Update on 2023 Intersessional Workplan
(128.12 KB)
SPARM-IWG Work Plan 2023 -2026 WCPFC South Pacific Albacore Roadmap IWG Work Plan 2023 - 2026
SPA-RM-IWG
(149.27 KB)
SRP 2021-2025 Shark Research Plan 2021-2025
(253.26 KB)
suppl_CMM 2022-03 Updated workplan for the adoption of Harvest strategies under CMM 2022-03 (formerly CMM 2014-06)
WCPFC19 Summary Report Attachment M
(398.78 KB)
TARP 2023-2026 Tuna Assessment Research Plan for ‘key’ tuna species assessments in the WCPO, 2023-2026
(235.83 KB)
TCC-01 TCC Workplan 2022 - 2024
WCPFC19 Summary Report Attachment V
(203.88 KB)
TS-IWG 2023 workplan WCPFC19 Endorsed TS-IWG 2023 Workplan
WCPFC19 Summary Report paragraph 468 (Attachment Y)
(81.14 KB)
Symbol Title Files Date of Issue
A10.1b_Pres_SPC South Pacific Albacore Target Reference Point (TRP)
SPC
(428.88 KB)
A10.1cd_Pres_SPC South Pacific Albacore MSE Progress and Work Plan
SPC
(641.43 KB)
A10.2a_Pres_SPC Skipjack Management Procedure (MP)
SPC
(627.01 KB)
A10.2dii_Pres_SPC Additional TTMW4 Analysis Requests
SPC
(585.63 KB)
A10.2di_Pres_SPC_Rev02 Evaluation of CMM 2021-01: tropical tuna measure
SPC
(1.33 MB)
A10.2d_Pres_KR Proposed Interim Allocation Arrangement for High seas PS effort limit
Korea
(190.69 KB)
A10.2_Pres_SPC Bigeye and Yellowfin Target Reference Point (TRP)
SPC
(590.33 KB)
A8_Pres_ISC ISC23 Plenary Stock Status and Conservation Information
ISC
(621.76 KB)
A8_Pres_SPC Status of Stocks and Fisheries
SPC
(761.1 KB)

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