21st Regular Session of the Technical and Compliance Committee

The scheme in paragraph 15 of CMM 2023-04 is intended to address the imbalance in observer coverage between the longline and purse seine fisheries in the compliance case file system (CCFS).  In support of the approach, the Secretariat is tasked in subparagraph (b) to develop and utilize, in consultation with the Scientific Services Provider (SSP), a scheme for randomly sampling observer-related cases from the online compliance case file system for the purse seine fishery on a trip basis designed to achieve the level of coverage in the CMR for ROP purse seine trips determined for the longline fishery by the SSP for the most recent year for which this data is available.

TCC20 tasked the TCC Chair and Secretariat to prepare a paper to further develop the sampling methodology for consideration by TCC21 taking into account, the relevant parameters for implementation of a process in 2025. (ref: TCC20 Outcomes, paragraph 13) TCC21 is invited to discuss and as appropriate, provide advice and recommendations in support of the future use of this scheme in the CMS.