22nd Regular Session of the Commission

The Commission will review advice from SC21 on appropriate requirements for effective reporting on cetacean interactions with tuna and associated species fisheries in the Convention area (see para 669 of WCPFC21 Summary Report), and any advice from TCC21 based on the Annual Report of the Regional Observer Programme (ROP) (see para 8 of CMM 2024-07).

In response to the WCPFC21 request (para 668, WCPFC21 Report), the Commission will note that the IWC, in collaboration with the SSP, WCPFC Secretariat, and other WCPO stakeholders, will provide a Cetacean Identification Guide for the Pacific Ocean to support the implementation of CMM 2024-07.