22nd Regular Session of the Commission

Agenda Item 9.7.1 Marine Pollution

Annotation

9.7.1: At WCPFC21, the Commission requested interested CCMs to work on the marine pollution issue in 2025 and 2026 in light of WCPFC-2024-DP04_Rev01 and develop a proposal to amend CMM 2017-04 for submission to TCC22 in 2026 with a view to adopting a measure by WCPFC23. 

Canada requested that interested CCMs participate in intersessional work on this issue. Felicia Cull (Canada) led this work in 2025 and will provide an update to the Commission on intersessional progress (see paras 604 and 605 of WCPFC21 Summary Report).