21st Regular Session of the Technical and Compliance Committee

The Commission has through the various CMS CMM’s committed to a multi-year workplan of tasks to enhance the CMS, with the aim of making it more efficient and effective by streamlining processes, including through the development of guidelines and operating procedures.  Paragraph 48 of CMM 2023-04 identifies a non-exhaustive list, which includes:

(i) explore investment in technology solutions to facilitate improvements to the CCFS.

(ii) the development of corrective actions to encourage and incentivise CCMs’ compliance with the Commission’s obligations, where non-compliance is identified.

(iii) the development of the guidelines for participation of observers in closed meetings of the Commission and its subsidiary bodies which consider the Compliance Monitoring Report.

The TCC Workplan 2025-2027 has scheduled work on Observer Participation to commence in 2026, and Corrective Actions is in square-brackets with placement in 2027.  In addition, CMM 2023-04 Conservation and Management Measure for the Compliance Monitoring Scheme will apply from 2024 – 2026.

TCC21 will provide advice and recommendations related to workplan and resourcing requirements to facilitate the future work to enhance the CMS.