11. In addition to Paragraph 10, for additional reduction of FAD sets, flag CCMs shall implement one of the following two options; (footnote 2) (i) prohibition of setting on FADs in October, or (ii) annual limit of FAD sets to 8/12 of the average number of annual FAD sets between 2001-2011 for the CCM (Attachment A), or for a SIDS CCM, 8/9 of the three years average (2009-2011) of the CCM, in accordance with the guidelines in Attachment B (footnote 3)
CCM shall notify its intent on which option it will implement to the Secretariat by 31 March 2013. Detailed operation of this option (ii) shall be conducted in accordance with the guideline attached as Attachment B.
Footnote 2: Purse seine vessels under SIDSCCMs’ flag smaller than 50 m LOA (the 13 vessels currently on the WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels) are exempted from this reduction requirement. When a SIDSCCM chooses the second option(paragraph 11(ii)), purse seine vessels newly introduced in 2012 and 2013 are managed outside of the FAD set limit for that CCM. Those purse seine vessels exempted or managed outside the FAD setlimit shall be notified to the Secretariat by 31 March2013 or within 15 days of vessels introduced after this date
Footnote 3: The levels of FAD sets indicated in Attachment A are without prejudice to any future decisions on CMM-specific FAD set limits.