Location:
Manila, Philippines
Meeting Dates:
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Arrangements:
Not provisional
Submissions Due:
Observer Fees:
$US500.00
More Information
Venue: Philippines Trade and Training Center (PTTC), Sen. Gil Puyat Ave. cor Roxas Blvd., Pasay City, 1300
Heads of Delegation (HOD) meeting: 30 November 2025 @4:00pm at PTTC
Observer fees: The fee for the first two delegates per NGO is US$500, and US$350 for each subsequent NGO delegate who will be attending the meeting in person. For those NGO delegates attending virtually, the fee is US$250 for the first two delegates and US$150 for each subsequent delegate.
Agenda
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1. Opening of Meeting
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2. Statements by Members and Participating Territories
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3. 2025 Annual Report of the Executive Director
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4. Introduction of New Proposals
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5. Implementation of Article 30 of the WCPF Convention and CMM 2013-07 (Special Requirements of Developing States)
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6. Membership, Observers, and Cooperating Non-Members
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7. Status of Stocks
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8. Reports from Subsidiary Bodies
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9. Reports from Intersessional Working Groups and Processes
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10. Incorporating Climate Change Considerations into Management and Conservation of WCPO Fisheries and Ecosystems
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11. Conservation and Management of Tunas and Billfish, Including Development of Harvest Strategies
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11.1 South Pacific albacore tuna
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11.2 Issues related to CMM 2023-01 (Conservation and Management of Bigeye, Yellowfin, and Skipjack tunas in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean)
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11.3 Skipjack tuna
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11.4 Bigeye tuna
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11.5 Yellowfin tuna
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11.6 Southwest Pacific swordfish
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11.7 Review and Update Harvest Strategy Workplan
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11.1 South Pacific albacore tuna
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12. Mitigating Impacts of Fishing on Non-Target and Associated or Dependent Species (NTADS) in the WCPO
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13. Compliance Monitoring
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14. Adoption of 2026 IUU Vessel List
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15. Report of the 19th Finance and Administration Committee
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16. Cooperation with Other Organizations and International Ocean Governance Issues
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17. Administrative Matters
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18. Other Matters
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19. Close of Meeting
Documents by Agenda
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1. Opening of Meeting
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1.1 Adoption of Agenda
Meeting Agenda
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated Circ 2025-61 WCPFC22 Provisional Agenda
Secretariat
Circ. 2025-67 Rev01_WCPFC22 Provisional Agenda
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-01a_Rev01 Provisional Annotated Agenda (with document hyperlinks)
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-01b Provisional List of Documents
Secretariat
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1.2 Meeting Logistics and Arrangements
Meeting Information
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated Circ 2025-58 Arrangements for WCPFC22 and associated meetings
Secretariat
Circ 2025-79 Transportation Arrangements for Participants Traveling to Manila for WCPFC22
Government of the Philippines
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1.1 Adoption of Agenda
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2. Statements by Members and Participating Territories
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3. 2025 Annual Report of the Executive Director
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-02 2025 Annual Report of the Executive Director
Executive Director
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4. Introduction of New Proposals
Delegation Papers
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5. Implementation of Article 30 of the WCPF Convention and CMM 2013-07 (Special Requirements of Developing States)
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP10 Report of the European Union on Article 30 of the WCPFC Convention
European Union
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP01 Implementation of Article 30 of the Convention
Secretariat
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5.1 2025 Strategic Investment Plan
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-03 2025 Strategic Investment Plan
Secretariat
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5.2 West Pacific East Asia Project
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-04 WPEA-SPF Report
Lars Olsen, WPEA Project Manager
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5.1 2025 Strategic Investment Plan
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6. Membership, Observers, and Cooperating Non-Members
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6.1 Status of the Convention
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-05 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
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6.2 Update on Observer status
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6.3 Applications for 2026 Cooperating Non-Member Status
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-06 Cooperating Non-Member Requests for 2026
Secretariat
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6.1 Status of the Convention
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7. Status of Stocks
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8. Reports from Subsidiary Bodies
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8.1 21st Regular Session of the Northern Committee (NC21)
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8.2 21st Regular Session of the Scientific Committee (SC21)
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-08 Outcomes from the 21st Regular Session of the Scientific Committee: Next Steps
Secretariat
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8.3 21st Regular Session of the Technical and Compliance Committee (TCC21)
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-09 Outcomes from the 21st Regular Session of the Technical and Compliance Committee: Next Steps
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-31 Updates to the VMS SOPs
Secretariat
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8.1 21st Regular Session of the Northern Committee (NC21)
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9. Reports from Intersessional Working Groups and Processes
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9.1 FAD Management Options IWG
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP03 FADMO-IWG Work Plan 2024 – 2026
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9.2 Regional Observer Programme IWG
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-11 Update on ROP-IWG 2025 Taskings and Workplan
ROP-IWG Chair
WCPFC22-2025-11a List of Data Fields Recommended for Removal from the ROP MSDF
ROP-IWG Chair
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP04a CCFS Process Flow Discussion Paper
ROP-IWG Chair
WCPFC22-2025-IP04b Updated Draft Scope of Monitoring for Potential Infringements for the WCPFC Compliance Case File System Cases
ROP-IWG Chair
WCPFC22-2025-IP04c Proposed ROP Data Fields for Non-Catch Transfers
ROP-IWG Chair
WCPFC22-2025-IP04_rev1 ROP-IWG Workplan_rev1
ROP-IWG Chair
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9.3 ER and EM IWG
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP05 ERandEM IWG Workplan
Interim ERandEM IWG Chair
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9.4 South Pacific Albacore Roadmap IWG
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP06 South Pacific Albacore Roadmap IWG Workplan 2025-2026
Secretariat
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9.5 High Seas Boarding and Inspection – Development of Voluntary Guides
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-13 Update on the Intersessional Process to Develop Voluntary Regional HSBI Guides
HSBI-WG Chair
WCPFC22-2025-13a HSBI DNA Sampling Guide
WCPFC22-2025-13b HSBI Catch Quantification Guide
WCPFC22-2025-13c HSBI Measuring Tool Calibration Guide
WCPFC22-2025-13d HSBI Bycatch Mitigation Measuring Guide
WCPFC22-2025-13e HSBI Collection and Dissemination of Photographic and Video Evidence Guide
WCPFC22-2025-13f HSBI Standardized Multi-Language Questionnaire
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP13 Update to the HSBI multi-language questionnaire
China and Australia
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9.6 Port State Measures – Review of CMM 2017-02
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-14 Update and Workplan to Progress the Review of CMM 2017-02
PSM-WG Chair
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9.7 Review of other CMMs for decision making in 2026
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9.1 FAD Management Options IWG
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10. Incorporating Climate Change Considerations into Management and Conservation of WCPO Fisheries and Ecosystems
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-17 WCPFC Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework: Progress Report and Pathways Forward
Kerrie Robertson (Adira Consulting), Matthew Baird (EnviroSea Consulting)
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP07 WCPFC Climate Change Workplan 2024-2027
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-IP14 Mapping SPC's Recurring Scientific Outputs to WCPFC to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Framework Requirements
Kerrie Robertson (Adira Consulting), Matthew Baird (EnviroSea Consulting), SPC-OFP
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11. Conservation and Management of Tunas and Billfish, Including Development of Harvest Strategies
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-18 Timing Considerations for Stock Assessments
Secretariat and the Scientific Services Provider
WCPFC22-2025-38 Data Standardization to Improve Efficiency of WCPFC Data Procedures
SPC
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP13 Catch and Effort Data Summaries to Support Discussions on the Tropical Tuna CMMs
SPC-OFP, SPC and the Secretariat
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11.1 South Pacific albacore tuna
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP02 Cover Letter for WCPFC22-2025-DP02a and WCPFC22-2025-DP02b
FFA Member CCMs
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP08 South Pacific Albacore Tuna Reference Paper
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-IP15 Compendium of Fishery Indicators for South Pacific Albacore
SPC-OFP
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11.1.1 Establishment of the WCPFC-IATTC Joint Working Group on South Pacific albacore tuna management (SPA-JWG)
Working Papers
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11.1.2 Report on the South Pacific Albacore Management Workshop
Working Papers
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11.1.3 Adoption of Management Procedure (MP)
Working Papers
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP02a Draft Conservation and Management Measure on a Management Procedure for South Pacific Albacore
FFA Member CCMs
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11.1.4 Adoption of Implementation Arrangements for the MP
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP02b Draft Conservation and Management Measure for Implementing the South Pacific Albacore Management Procedure
FFA Member CCMs
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11.1.1 Establishment of the WCPFC-IATTC Joint Working Group on South Pacific albacore tuna management (SPA-JWG)
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11.2 Issues related to CMM 2023-01 (Conservation and Management of Bigeye, Yellowfin, and Skipjack tunas in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean)
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-22 Evaluation of CMM 2023-01: Tropical Tuna Measure
SPC-OFP
Delegation Papers
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP12 Evaluating increases in bigeye longline catch limits under CMM 2023-01
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
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11.3 Skipjack tuna
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-24 Skipjack Monitoring Strategy Updates in 2025
Secretariat
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11.4 Bigeye tuna
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-25 Bigeye Tuna Management Procedure Progress and Key Decision Points
SPC-OFP
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11.5 Yellowfin tuna
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-26_Rev01 WCPFC mixed fishery approach: Progress and key decision points
SPC-OFP
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11.6 Southwest Pacific swordfish
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-36 Southwest Pacific Swordfish Harvest Strategy Workplan
Secretariat
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11.7 Review and Update Harvest Strategy Workplan
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP11 Wider Issues for Consideration within the Harvest Strategy Workplan
Australia and SPC-OFP
Information Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-IP10 Indicative Workplan for the Adoption of Harvest Strategies
Secretariat
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11.1 South Pacific albacore tuna
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12. Mitigating Impacts of Fishing on Non-Target and Associated or Dependent Species (NTADS) in the WCPO
Working Papers
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12.1 Review of CMM 2018-03 (Seabirds)
Working Papers
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP03 CMM to Mitigate the Impact of Fishing for Highly Migratory Fish Stocks on Seabirds
Japan
WCPFC22-2025-DP04 Review of CMM on Seabirds (CMM 2018-03)
FFA Member CCMs
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12.2 Review of CMM 2018-04 (Sea Turtles)
Working Papers
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-DP12 Proposed Process to Review Current Reporting Requirements and Mitigation Measures in CMM 2018-04 (Sea Turtles)
United States of America
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12.3 Review of CMM 2024-05 (Sharks)
Working Papers
Information Papers
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12.4 Review of CMM 2024-07 (Cetaceans)
Working Papers
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12.1 Review of CMM 2018-03 (Seabirds)
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13. Compliance Monitoring
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-31 Updates to the VMS SOPs
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-32 Draft Reporting Template for CMM 2013-06 and CMM 2013-07
Secretariat
WCPFC22-2025-pCMR_PUBLIC Synopsis of Updates to CMR from TCC21
Secretariat
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14. Adoption of 2026 IUU Vessel List
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-33_Rev01 WCPFC IUU Vessel List for 2026
Secretariat
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15. Report of the 19th Finance and Administration Committee
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16. Cooperation with Other Organizations and International Ocean Governance Issues
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC22-2025-35 Cooperation with Other Organizations and International Oceans Governance
Secretariat
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17. Administrative Matters
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18. Other Matters
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19. Close of Meeting
All Documents
Meeting Information
| Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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| Circ 2025-58 | Arrangements for WCPFC22 and associated meetings Secretariat |
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| Circ 2025-79 | Transportation Arrangements for Participants Traveling to Manila for WCPFC22 Government of the Philippines |
Meeting Agenda
| Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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| Circ 2025-61 | WCPFC22 Provisional Agenda Secretariat |
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| Circ. 2025-67 | Rev01_WCPFC22 Provisional Agenda Secretariat |
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| WCPFC22-2025-01a_Rev01 | Provisional Annotated Agenda (with document hyperlinks) Secretariat |
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| WCPFC22-2025-01b | Provisional List of Documents Secretariat |
Working Papers
Delegation Papers
Observer Papers
| Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP01 | Shanghai Pacific Tuna Symposium | Information Paper ANCORS and SPC |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP02 | ISSF Position Statement to WCPFC22 International Seafood Sustainability Foundation |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP03 | Earth Island Institute Position Statement to WCPFC22 Earth Island Institute |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP04 | Global Fishing Watch Position Statement to WCPFC22 Global Fishing Watch |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP05 | Joint Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Multi-stakeholders Statement The Union of Indonesian Migrant Workers (SBMI) |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP06 | The WCPFC and the New BBNJ Agreement Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security (ANCORS) |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP07 | BirdLife International Statement to WCPFC22 BirdLife International |
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| WCPFC22-2025-OP08 | FAO Common Oceans Programme Tuna Project II - Update Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) |
Drafts
Presentations
Outcomes and Summary Report
Information Papers
* Secure documents are not included in the zip file