21st Regular Session of the Technical and Compliance Committee

Location:
Pohnpei, FSM
Meeting Dates:
-
Arrangements:
Provisional
Chair:
Mat Kertesz
Submissions Due:
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TCC21 is scheduled for Wednesday, 24 September to Tuesday, 30 September 2025. 

A Preparatory Meeting for the Heads of Delegation and two IWG meetings will be held on Tuesday 23rd September 2025 at the TCC21 meeting venue in Palikir. The schedule for the IWG meetings is currently being finalized, but the following sessions are tentatively planned for that day: 

  • ROP-IWG: RegionalObserver Programme Intersessional Working Group
  • FAD MO IWG: FAD Management Options Intersessional Working Group

Other IWG discussions will be conducted during theTCC21 Meeting itself.  

TCC21 will be supplemented by the TCC21 website and the TCC21 Online Discussion Forum (ODF).  The results of the ODF will be provided to TCC21 as a Summary of Online Discussion Forum and considered as needed under the relevant agenda items. 

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Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
Circ 2025-40 Meeting Notice for TCC21
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-01 Provisional Agenda
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Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-04 Executive Director's Annual Report on Technical and Compliance Matters
Executive Director
(627.92 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-05 Cooperating Non-Member Requests for 2026
Secretariat
(361.86 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-06 Draft IUU Vessel List and Current WCPFC IUU Vessel List
Secretariat
(133.06 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-07 {placeholder} Proposal for developing provisional CMR at TCC21, incl aggregate tables consideration
TCC Chair and Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-08 {placeholder} Matters related to the issue of CCFS cases older than 24 Months
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-09 {placeholder} Report on progress for implementing the sampling methodology
TCC Chair and Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-10 {placeholder} Matters related to the development of the Provisional List of Obligations for assessment in the CMS
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-11 {placeholder} List of Capacity Assistance Requests and Capacity Development Plans
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-12 Responses in 2025 Annual Report Part 2 on CMM 2013-07
CCMs
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-13 {placeholder} paper on climate change for TCC21
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-14 {placeholder} paper on harvest strategy development for TCC21
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-15 {placeholder} Available data for verifying compliance
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-16 {placeholder} Update from FAD-MO IWG
FAD-MO IWG Chair
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-17 {placeholder} Update on ROP-IWG
ROP-IWG Chair
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-18 {placeholder} Update paper from Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-19 {placeholder} Update on review of CMM 2017-02
Chair of Review of Port State Measures IWG
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-20 Secretariat paper proposed updates to VMS SOPs
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-21 Update from ERandEM IWG
Interim ERandEM IWG Chair
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-22 {placeholder} Resources to support CCMs to meet reporting requirements
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-24 {placeholder} Update from HSBIWG
HSBIWG Chair
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-25 {placeholder} Paper related to update of Scientific Data Reporting Requirements
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-26 {placeholder} Update from Secretariat on WCPFC Information and Network Security Framework
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP {placeholder} Paper for the review and assessment of paragraph 37 of CMM 2009-06
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP {placeholder} Paper for the review and assessment of the Commission’s Implementation of CMM 2013-06
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP {placeholder} Update from New Zealand on review of CMM 2018-03 (Seabirds)
New Zealand
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP01 Report to WCPFC TCC on Operation Nasse 2025
United States
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP02 Proposed Improvements to the Compliance Case File System (CCFS)
United States of America
(592.33 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP03 Implementation Report of CMM 2024-05 in accordance with paragraph 11
Japan
(857.33 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP04 Review of Tori-line Specifications for large longline vessels in the South Pacific under CMM 2018-03: Evaluating Effectivenss and Practicality
Japan
(776.33 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP05 Update on Review of CMM 2017-04 Marine Pollution
Canada
(863.88 KB)
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP01 Annual Report on the Commission VMS
Secretariat
(270.78 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP02 Annual Report on the Regional Observer Programme
Secretariat
(1.03 MB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP03 Annual Report on WCPFC Transhipment Reporting
Secretariat
(4.79 MB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP04 Annual Report on the High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme
Secretariat
(2.39 MB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP05 Annual Report on the Record of Fishing Vessels
Secretariat
(1.15 MB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP06 Annual Report on the Eastern High Seas Pocket
Secretariat
(1.83 MB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP06_suppl Other High Seas Pockets
Secretariat
(2.52 MB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP07 Annual Report on Port Inspections and Implementation of Minimum Standards for Port State Measures
Secretariat
(229.45 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP08 Annual Report on the Administration of WCPFC data access rules and procedures
Secretariat
(486.87 KB)
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP09 Annual Report on the performance of the E-reporting Standards and their application
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
(539.86 KB)
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SC21-EB-IP-01 Project 121 Update: Ecosystem and Climate Indicators
SPC-OFP, CSIRO , MOi , IRD
(2.2 MB)
SC21-EB-IP-03 Update and Workplan on FAD Research
Lauriane Escalle, Jennyfer Mourot and Paul Hamer (SPC-OFP)
(454.42 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-08 Updated ACAP Best Practice Advice on Reducing the Bycatch of Albatrosses and Petrels in WCPFC Fisheries
ACAP
(652.48 KB)
SC21-EB-IP-17 Summaries of longline fishing effort and observer coverage with respect to the review of the seabird bycatch CMM 2018-03
S. McKechnie (SPC-OFP)
(356.1 KB)
SC21-EB-WP-01 WCPFC CMM Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
K. Robertson and M. Baird

Note: Attachments B, E1 to E5 in Excel format compiled in Zip file
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SC21-MI-WP-10 Wider Issues for Consideration within the Harvest Strategy Workplan Review
James Larcombe, Graham Pilling
(283.97 KB)
SC21-OP-01 Evidence-Based Monitoring: Molecular Tools for Fisheries Oversight
M. Green and V. Udyawer
(980.28 KB)
SC21-SA-IP-09 Trends in the South Pacific albacore longline and troll fisheries
Sam McKechnie, Graham Pilling, Tiffany Vidal, Peter Williams, and the WCPFC Secretariat
(680.84 KB)
SC21-ST-IP-04 Group Seine Operations of Philippine Flagged Vessels in High Seas Pocket Number 1 (HSP1)
Isidro C. Tanangonan, Marlo B. Demo-os, Jeric S. Jara, Julio Ferrer, Robert Reslin and Alma C. Dickson (Philippines)
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SC21-ST-IP-05 Status of observer data management (24July) - Rev.02
Aurélien Panizza, Tiffany Vidal, Colley Falasi, Eparama Loganimoce and Emmanuel Schneiter (SPC)
(4.99 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-01 Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
T. Vidal
(1.1 MB)
SC21-ST-WP-03 Proposed data standardization approaches for improved efficiency
T. Vidal and E.Loganimoce
(326.49 KB)
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SC21-ST-WP-09 Summary of bycatch in WCPFC longline fisheries at a regional scale, 2003-2023 (21 July)_Rev.01
T. Peatman and S. Nicol
(4.93 MB)
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
NC21-WP-01 Updated information on North Pacific albacore fishing effort
Secretariat
(3.06 MB)
(121.52 KB)
NC21-WP-02 Compiled information on Pacific bluefin tuna - fishing effort and catch (25Jun2025) - Rev.01
Secretariat
(442.78 KB)
(87.09 KB)
NC21-WP-03 Updated information on North Pacific swordfish catch and fishing effort
Secretariat
(337.51 KB)
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Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
SC21-AR-CCM-01 Australia
(2.18 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-02 Canada
(496.53 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-03 China
(960.16 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-04 Cook Islands
(866.63 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-05 European Union
(1.37 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-06 Federated States of Micronesia (8 July 2025) - Rev.01
(3.35 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-07 Fiji
(8.13 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-08 French Polynesia (1 July 2025) - Rev.01
(1.98 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-09 Indonesia (25 May 2025) - Rev.01
(1.82 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-10 Japan
(3.01 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-11 Kiribati (10 July 2025) - Rev.02
(1.56 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-12 Republic of Korea (4 July 2025) - Rev.01
(864.28 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-13 Republic of Marshall Islands
(708.66 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-14 Nauru
(1.4 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-15 New Caledonia
(2.07 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-16 New Zealand
(2.11 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-17 Niue
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SC21-AR-CCM-18 Palau
(1.2 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-19 Papua New Guinea
(1.93 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-20 Philippines (7 July 2025) - Rev.01
(1.24 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-21 Samoa
(1.05 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-22 Solomon Islands
(1.68 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-23 Chinese Taipei (4 July 2025) - Rev.01
(2.92 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-24 Tokelau
(2.31 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-25 Tonga
(1.84 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-26 Tuvalu
(910.87 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-27 United States of America
(2.17 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-28 Vanuatu
(1.49 MB)
SC21-AR-CCM-29 Wallis and Futuna
(928.32 KB)
SC21-AR-CCM-30 American Samoa
(957.23 KB)
SC21-AR-CNM-32 Ecuador
(1.34 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-33 El Salvador
(1.17 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-36 Panama
(541.54 KB)
SC21-AR-CNM-37 Thailand
(3.54 MB)
SC21-AR-CNM-38 Vietnam
(1.53 MB)
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
JWG10-DP-01 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Canada
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JWG10-DP-02 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF) (21June2025) - Rev.01
China
(507.16 KB)
JWG10-DP-03 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Cook Islands
(552.21 KB)
(166.22 KB)
JWG10-DP-04 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Fiji
(478.34 KB)
(186.27 KB)
JWG10-DP-05 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF) (21Jun2025) - Rev.01
Japan
(472.06 KB)
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JWG10-DP-06 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF) - Rev.01
Korea
(684.41 KB)
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JWG10-DP-08 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Philippines
(521.35 KB)
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JWG10-DP-09 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Chinese Taipei
(1010.77 KB)
(2.88 MB)
JWG10-DP-10 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
U.S.A.
(628.87 KB)
JWG10-DP-11 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Vanuatu
(573.54 KB)
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JWG10-DP-12 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
Australia
(508.26 KB)
JWG10-DP-13 Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF)
New Zealand
(598.95 KB)
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-IP {placeholder} Summary of the reports received under tropical tuna CMMs from 2020 to 2025
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-IP {placeholder} Summary of Reporting related to CMM 2015-02
Secretariat and SPC-OFP

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