Pursuant to section 113C of the Fisheries Act 1996, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade gives the following notice.

Notice

1. Title

This notice is the Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications—Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Notice 2021.

2. Commencement

This notice comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the New Zealand Gazette.

3. Notification of Global, Regional, or Sub-regional Fisheries Organisation or Arrangement

For the purposes of Part 6A of the Fisheries Act 1996 and the definition of global, regional, or sub-regional fisheries organisation or arrangement in section 113B of that Act, the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission is an agreement or arrangement within the meaning of that definition.

4. Notification of International Conservation and Management Measures

For the purposes of Part 6A of the Fisheries Act 1996 and the definition of international conservation and management measures in section 113B of that Act, the conservation measures adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission that are set out in the Schedule of this notice are measures within the meaning of that definition.

5. Where Copies Are Available

Copies of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the South Pacific Ocean establishing the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission and the conservation and management measures referred to in clause 4 can be obtained from:

1. the website at www.wcpfc.int; or
2. the office of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Wellington.

6. Revocation

The Fisheries (High Seas Fishing Notifications: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission) Notice 2009 (SR 2009/111) published in the New Zealand Gazette, 30 April 2009, No. 57, page 1354 is revoked.

Schedule

Conservation and Management Measures

The conservation and management measures adopted by the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission are—

1. Resolution 2005-03: Resolution on non-target fish species:
2. Resolution 2008-01: Resolution on aspirations of Small Island Developing States and Territories:
3. Resolution 2012-01: Resolution on the best available science:
4. Resolution 2017-01: Resolution on the provisional application of CMM 2017-01:
5. Resolution 2018-01: Resolution on labour standards for crew on fishing vessels:
6. Resolution 2019-01: Resolution on climate change as it relates to the Western and Central Pacific Commission:
7. CMM 2004-03: Specifications for the marking and identification of fishing vessels:
8. CMM 2004-04: Resolution on conservation and management measures:
9. CMM 2006-04: Conservation and management measure for striped marlin in the Southwest Pacific:
10. CMM 2006-07: Conservation and management measure for the regional observer programme:
11. CMM 2006-08: Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission boarding and inspection procedures:
12. CMM 2008-04: Conservation and management measure to prohibit the use of large scale driftnets on the high seas in the convention area:
13. CMM 2009-02: Conservation and management measure on the application of high seas FAD closures and catch retention:
14. CMM 2009-03: Conservation and management for swordfish:
15. CMM 2009-05: Conservation and management measure prohibiting fishing on data buoys:
16. CMM 2009-06: Conservation and management measure on the regulation of transhipment:
17. CMM 2009-09: Conservation and management measure for vessels without nationality:
18. CMM 2009-10: Conservation and management measure to monitor landings of purse seine vessels at ports so as to ensure reliable catch data by species:
19. CMM 2010-01: Conservation and management measure for North Pacific striped marlin:
20. CMM 2011-03: Conservation and management measure for protection of cetaceans from purse seine fishing operations:
21. CMM 2012-03: Conservation and management measure for implementing the Regional Observer Programme by vessels fishing for fresh fish north of 20°N:
22. CMM 2013-04: Conservation and management measure for WCPFC implementation of a Unique Vessel Identifier (UVI):
23. CMM 2013-05: Conservation and management measure on daily catch and effort reporting:
24. CMM 2013-06: Conservation and management measure on the criteria for the consideration of conservation and management proposals:
25. CMM 2013-07: Conservation and management measure on the special requirements of Small Island Developing States and Territories:
26. CMM 2014-02: Commission vessel monitoring system:
27. CMM 2014-03: Standards, specifications and procedures for the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission Record of Fishing Vessels:
28. CMM 2014-06: Conservation and management measures on establishing a harvest strategy for key fisheries and stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean:
29. CMM 2015-02: Conservation and management measure for South Pacific albacore:
30. CMM 2015-06: Conservation and management measure on a target reference point for WCPO skipjack tuna:
31. CMM 2016-02: Conservation and management measure for the Eastern High Seas Pocket Special Management Area:
32. CMM 2017-02: Conservation and management measure on minimum standards for port State measures:
33. CMM 2017-03: Conservation and management measure for the protection of WCPFC Regional Observer Programme Observers:
34. CMM 2017-04: Conservation and management measure on marine pollution:
35. CMM 2018-03: Conservation and management measure to mitigate the impact of fishing for highly migratory fish stocks on seabirds:
36. CMM 2018-04: Conservation and management measure of sea turtles:
37. CMM 2018-05: Conservation and management measure for the Regional Observer Programme:
38. CMM 2018-06: Conservation and management measure for WCPFC record of fishing vessels and authorisation to fish:
39. CMM 2019-01: Co-operating non-members:
40. CMM 2019-03: Conservation and management measure for North Pacific albacore:
41. CMM 2019-04: Conservation and management measure for sharks:
42. CMM 2019-05: Conservation and management measure on mobulid rays caught in association with fisheries in the WCPFC Convention Area:
43. CMM 2019-06: Conservation and management measure for the compliance monitoring scheme:
44. CMM 2019-07: Conservation and management measure to establish a list of vessels presumed to have carried out illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities in the WCPO
45. CMM 2019-08: Conservation and management measure for charter notification scheme:
46. CMM 2020-01: Conservation and management measure for bigeye, yellowfin and skipjack tuna in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean:
47. CMM 2020-02: Conservation and management measure for Pacific Bluefin tuna:

Dated at Wellington this 22nd day of March 2021.

CHRIS SEED, Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Trade.