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8. CCMs shall report to Executive Director by 31 July measures they used to implement paragraphs 2, 3, 6, 10 and 11 of this CMM. CCMs shall also monitor the international trade of the products derived from Pacific bluefin tuna and report the results to Executive Director by 31 July. The Northern Committee shall annually review those reports CCMs submit pursuant to this paragraph;
2. The Commission Members, Cooperating Non-Members and participating Territories (hereinafter referred to as CCMs) shall take measures necessary to ensure that total fishing effort by their vessel fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna in the area north of the 20 degrees north shall stay below the 2002-2004 annual average levels for 2014. Such measures shall include those to reduce all catches of juveniles (age 0-3 (less than 30 kg)) significantly below* the 2002-2004 annual average levels for 2014.
* footnote: CCMs are required to reduce their juvenile catch at least by 15% below the 2002-2004 annual average levels in 2014
3. CCMs, in particular those catching juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna, shall take measures to monitor and obtain prompt results of recruitment of juveniles each year. An emergency rule shall be developed in
2014 which stipulates specific rules all CCMs shall comply with when a drastic drop of recruitment is detected. 6. CCMs shall also take measures necessary to strengthen data collecting system for Pacific bluefin tuna fisheries in order to improve the data quality and timeliness of all the data reporting; 10. The WCPFC Executive Director shall communicate this Conservation Management Measure to the IATTC Secretariat and its contracting parties whose fishing vessels engage in fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna and request them to take equivalent measures in conformity with this CMM.
11. To enhance effectiveness of this measure, CCMs are encouraged to communicate with and, if appropriate, work with the concerned IATTC contracting parties bilaterally.
3. CCMs, in particular those catching juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna, shall take measures to monitor and obtain prompt results of recruitment of juveniles each year. An emergency rule shall be developed in
2014 which stipulates specific rules all CCMs shall comply with when a drastic drop of recruitment is detected. 6. CCMs shall also take measures necessary to strengthen data collecting system for Pacific bluefin tuna fisheries in order to improve the data quality and timeliness of all the data reporting; 10. The WCPFC Executive Director shall communicate this Conservation Management Measure to the IATTC Secretariat and its contracting parties whose fishing vessels engage in fishing for Pacific bluefin tuna and request them to take equivalent measures in conformity with this CMM.
11. To enhance effectiveness of this measure, CCMs are encouraged to communicate with and, if appropriate, work with the concerned IATTC contracting parties bilaterally.
Theme
Additional measures for pacific bluefin tuna
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Annual report on implementation
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Report
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