Location:
Pohnpei, FSM
Meeting Dates:
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Arrangements:
Provisional
Chair:
Mat Kertesz
Submissions Due:
More Information
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.
Agenda
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1. Opening of Meeting
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2. Executive Director's Annual Report on Technical and Compliance Matters
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3. TCC Workplan
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4. CNM Requests
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5. Monitor and Review Compliance with CMMs
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5.1 IUU Vessel List
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5.2 Provisional CMR covering RY 2024
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5.3 Review progress on addressing/closing CCFS cases older than 24 months
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5.4 Further develop and implement sampling methodology for CCFS
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5.5 Review and assess the Commission’s Implementation of CMM 2013-06
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5.6 Review and assess paragraph 37 of CMM 2009-06
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5.7 Provisional list of obligations for assessment in 2026 CMS covering RY 2025
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5.8 Future work to enhance the CMS
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5.1 IUU Vessel List
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6. Special Requirements of Developing States
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7. Information, Technical Advice and Recommendations relating to the Implementation of, and Compliance with CMMs
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7.1 Consider available data and information related to potential effects of climate change on stocks and ecosystems in WCPO
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7.2 Review and provide input into Harvest Strategy development
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7.3 Monitoring and verification of Tuna and Billfish CMM quantitative limits
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7.4 Improving FAD management and monitoring arrangements
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7.5 Improving the monitoring and verification of fishing activities, particularly in the high seas
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7.6 Supporting CCMs with Monitoring and Evaluation, and Implementation of Cooperative MCS tools
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7.7 Review information and provide technical advice and recommendations related to CMM 2024-05 on Sharks
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7.8 Review information and provide technical advice and recommendations related to CMMs aimed at mitigating the impacts of fishing
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7.9 Review information about scientific data provision and refine data reporting requirements
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7.1 Consider available data and information related to potential effects of climate change on stocks and ecosystems in WCPO
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8. Administrative Matters
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9. Other Matters for TCC Advice from the TCC21 ODF
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10. Clearance of TCC21 Recommendations
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11. Close of Meeting
Documents by Agenda
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1. Opening of Meeting
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1.1 Welcome
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1.2 Adoption of Agenda
Meeting Information
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-01 Provisional Agenda
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1.3 Meeting Arrangements
Meeting Information
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated Circ 2025-40 Meeting Notice for TCC21
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1.1 Welcome
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2. Executive Director's Annual Report on Technical and Compliance Matters
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-04 Executive Director's Annual Report on Technical and Compliance Matters
Executive Director
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3. TCC Workplan
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4. CNM Requests
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-05 Cooperating Non-Member Requests for 2026
Secretariat
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5. Monitor and Review Compliance with CMMs
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5.1 IUU Vessel List
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-06 Draft IUU Vessel List and Current WCPFC IUU Vessel List
Secretariat
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5.2 Provisional CMR covering RY 2024
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-07 {placeholder} Proposal for developing provisional CMR at TCC21, incl aggregate tables consideration
TCC Chair and Secretariat
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated 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)
SC21-ST-IP-05 Status of observer data management (24July) - Rev.02
Aurélien Panizza, Tiffany Vidal, Colley Falasi, Eparama Loganimoce and Emmanuel Schneiter (SPC)
SC21-ST-WP-01 Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
T. Vidal
TCC-related NC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated NC21-WP-01 Updated information on North Pacific albacore fishing effort
Secretariat
NC21-WP-02 Compiled information on Pacific bluefin tuna - fishing effort and catch (25Jun2025) - Rev.01
Secretariat
NC21-WP-03 Updated information on North Pacific swordfish catch and fishing effort
Secretariat
Annual Reports Part 1 | SC21
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5.3 Review progress on addressing/closing CCFS cases older than 24 months
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-08 {placeholder} Matters related to the issue of CCFS cases older than 24 Months
Secretariat
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5.4 Further develop and implement sampling methodology for CCFS
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-09 {placeholder} Report on progress for implementing the sampling methodology
TCC Chair and Secretariat
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5.5 Review and assess the Commission’s Implementation of CMM 2013-06
Delegation Papers
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5.6 Review and assess paragraph 37 of CMM 2009-06
Delegation Papers
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5.7 Provisional list of obligations for assessment in 2026 CMS covering RY 2025
Working Papers
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5.8 Future work to enhance the CMS
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP02 Proposed Improvements to the Compliance Case File System (CCFS)
United States of America
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5.1 IUU Vessel List
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6. Special Requirements of Developing States
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6.1 Capacity Assistance Needs
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated 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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6.1 Capacity Assistance Needs
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7. Information, Technical Advice and Recommendations relating to the Implementation of, and Compliance with CMMs
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7.1 Consider available data and information related to potential effects of climate change on stocks and ecosystems in WCPO
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-13 {placeholder} paper on climate change for TCC21
Secretariat
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-EB-IP-01 Project 121 Update: Ecosystem and Climate Indicators
SPC-OFP, CSIRO , MOi , IRD
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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7.2 Review and provide input into Harvest Strategy development
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-14 {placeholder} paper on harvest strategy development for TCC21
Secretariat
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-MI-WP-10 Wider Issues for Consideration within the Harvest Strategy Workplan Review
James Larcombe, Graham Pilling
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7.3 Monitoring and verification of Tuna and Billfish CMM quantitative limits
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-15 {placeholder} Available data for verifying compliance
Secretariat
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated 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
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)
TCC-related NC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated NC21-WP-01 Updated information on North Pacific albacore fishing effort
Secretariat
NC21-WP-02 Compiled information on Pacific bluefin tuna - fishing effort and catch (25Jun2025) - Rev.01
Secretariat
NC21-WP-03 Updated information on North Pacific swordfish catch and fishing effort
Secretariat
Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF) | NC21 & PBF-JWG10
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7.4 Improving FAD management and monitoring arrangements
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-16 {placeholder} Update from FAD-MO IWG
FAD-MO IWG Chair
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-EB-IP-03 Update and Workplan on FAD Research
Lauriane Escalle, Jennyfer Mourot and Paul Hamer (SPC-OFP)
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7.5 Improving the monitoring and verification of fishing activities, particularly in the high seas
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-15 {placeholder} Available data for verifying compliance
Secretariat
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP01 Report to WCPFC TCC on Operation Nasse 2025
United States
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP02 Proposed Improvements to the Compliance Case File System (CCFS)
United States of America
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP04 Annual Report on the High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP06 Annual Report on the Eastern High Seas Pocket
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP06_suppl Other High Seas Pockets
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP08 Annual Report on the Administration of WCPFC data access rules and procedures
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP09 Annual Report on the performance of the E-reporting Standards and their application
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated 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)
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
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7.5.1 Use of ROP data in the CMS
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-17 {placeholder} Update on ROP-IWG
ROP-IWG Chair
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP02 Proposed Improvements to the Compliance Case File System (CCFS)
United States of America
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP02 {placeholder} Annual Report on the Regional Observer Programme
Secretariat
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-ST-IP-05 Status of observer data management (24July) - Rev.02
Aurélien Panizza, Tiffany Vidal, Colley Falasi, Eparama Loganimoce and Emmanuel Schneiter (SPC)
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7.5.2 Monitoring and verification of transshipment activities
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-18 {placeholder} Update paper from Secretariat
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP03 Annual Report on WCPFC Transhipment Reporting
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP04 Annual Report on the High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme
Secretariat
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7.5.3 Review CMM 2017-02 on Port State Minimum Standards
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-19 {placeholder} Update on review of CMM 2017-02
Chair of Review of Port State Measures IWG
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP07 Annual Report on Port Inspections and Implementation of Minimum Standards for Port State Measures
Secretariat
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7.5.4 Improving data quality for Commission VMS and RFV
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-20 Secretariat paper proposed updates to VMS SOPs
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP01 {placeholder} Annual Report on the Commission VMS
Secretariat
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP05 Annual Report on the Record of Fishing Vessels
Secretariat
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7.5.5 Electronic Monitoring
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-21 {Secretariat} Update from ERandEM IWG
Interim ERandEM IWG Chair and Secretariat
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP09 Annual Report on the performance of the E-reporting Standards and their application
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
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7.5.1 Use of ROP data in the CMS
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7.6 Supporting CCMs with Monitoring and Evaluation, and Implementation of Cooperative MCS tools
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-22 {placeholder} Resources to support CCMs to meet reporting requirements
Secretariat
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP08 Annual Report on the Administration of WCPFC data access rules and procedures
Secretariat
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7.6.1 Develop Voluntary Regional Guides for HSBI
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-24 {placeholder} Update from HSBIWG
HSBIWG Chair
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP04 Annual Report on the High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme
Secretariat
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-OP-01 Evidence-Based Monitoring: Molecular Tools for Fisheries Oversight
M. Green and V. Udyawer
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7.6.1 Develop Voluntary Regional Guides for HSBI
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7.7 Review information and provide technical advice and recommendations related to CMM 2024-05 on Sharks
Working Papers
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7.8 Review information and provide technical advice and recommendations related to CMMs aimed at mitigating the impacts of fishing
Delegation Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP {placeholder} Update from New Zealand on review of CMM 2018-03 (Seabirds)
New Zealand
WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP {Placeholder} Update from Canada on Review of CMM 2017-04 (Marine Pollution)
Canada
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-EB-IP-08 Updated ACAP Best Practice Advice on Reducing the Bycatch of Albatrosses and Petrels in WCPFC Fisheries
ACAP
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)
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
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7.9 Review information about scientific data provision and refine data reporting requirements
Working Papers
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-25 {placeholder} Paper related to update of Scientific Data Reporting Requirements
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP09 Annual Report on the performance of the E-reporting Standards and their application
Secretariat and SPC-OFP
TCC-related SC21 documents
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated SC21-ST-WP-01 Scientific data available to the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission
T. Vidal
SC21-ST-WP-03 Proposed data standardization approaches for improved efficiency
T. Vidal and E.Loganimoce
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7.1 Consider available data and information related to potential effects of climate change on stocks and ecosystems in WCPO
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8. Administrative Matters
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8.1 WCPFC Information and Network Security Framework
Working Papers
Required Reports
Symbol Title Date of Issue Last Updated WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP08 Annual Report on the Administration of WCPFC data access rules and procedures
Secretariat
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8.2 Required Resources
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8.3 Election of Officers
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8.4 Next Meeting
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8.1 WCPFC Information and Network Security Framework
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9. Other Matters for TCC Advice from the TCC21 ODF
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10. Clearance of TCC21 Recommendations
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11. Close of Meeting
All Documents
Outcomes and Summary Report
Meeting Information
Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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Circ 2025-40 | Meeting Notice for TCC21 |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-01 | Provisional Agenda |
Working Papers
Delegation Papers
Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP | {placeholder} Paper for the review and assessment of paragraph 37 of CMM 2009-06 |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP | {placeholder} Paper for the review and assessment of the Commission’s Implementation of CMM 2013-06 |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP | {placeholder} Update from New Zealand on review of CMM 2018-03 (Seabirds) New Zealand |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-DP | {Placeholder} Update from Canada on Review of CMM 2017-04 (Marine Pollution) Canada |
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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 |
Required Reports
Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP01 | {placeholder} Annual Report on the Commission VMS Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP02 | {placeholder} Annual Report on the Regional Observer Programme Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP03 | Annual Report on WCPFC Transhipment Reporting Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP04 | Annual Report on the High Seas Boarding and Inspection Scheme Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP05 | Annual Report on the Record of Fishing Vessels Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP06 | Annual Report on the Eastern High Seas Pocket Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP06_suppl | Other High Seas Pockets Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP07 | Annual Report on Port Inspections and Implementation of Minimum Standards for Port State Measures Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP08 | Annual Report on the Administration of WCPFC data access rules and procedures Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-RP09 | Annual Report on the performance of the E-reporting Standards and their application Secretariat and SPC-OFP |
TCC-related SC21 documents
TCC-related NC21 documents
Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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NC21-WP-01 | Updated information on North Pacific albacore fishing effort Secretariat |
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NC21-WP-02 | Compiled information on Pacific bluefin tuna - fishing effort and catch (25Jun2025) - Rev.01 Secretariat |
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NC21-WP-03 | Updated information on North Pacific swordfish catch and fishing effort Secretariat |
Annual Reports Part 1 | SC21
Reports on CMM 2024-01 (PBF) and CMM 2024-02 (MCS of PBF) | NC21 & PBF-JWG10
Information Papers
Symbol | Title | Date of Issue | Last Updated |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-IP | {placeholder} Summary of the reports received under tropical tuna CMMs from 2020 to 2025 Secretariat |
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WCPFC-TCC21-2025-IP | {placeholder} Summary of Reporting related to CMM 2015-02 Secretariat and SPC-OFP |
* Secure documents are not included in the zip file