CMM 2022-04 07-10

7.    CCMs shall take measures necessary to require that all sharks retained on board their vessels are fully utilized. CCMs shall ensure that the practice of finning is prohibited.

8.    In order to implement the obligation in paragraph 7, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, CCMs shall require their vessels to land sharks with fins naturally attached to the carcass.

9.    Notwithstanding paragraph 8, in 2022, 2023 and 2024, CCMs may take alternative measures as listed below to ensure that individual shark carcasses and their corresponding fins can be easily identified on board the vessel at any time:
(1)    Each individual shark carcass and its corresponding fins are stored in the same bag, preferably biodegradable one;
(2)    Each individual shark carcass is bound to the corresponding fins using rope or wire;
(3)    Identical and uniquely numbered tags are attached to each shark carcass and its corresponding fins in a manner that inspectors can easily identify the matching of the carcass and fins at any time. Both the carcasses and fins shall be stored on board in the same hold. Notwithstanding this requirement, a CCM may allow its fishing vessels to store the carcasses and corresponding fins in different holds if the fishing vessel maintains a record or logbook that shows where the tagged fins and correspondingly tagged carcasses are stored, in a manner that they are easily identified by inspectors.
10.    In case that a CCM wishes to allow its fishing vessels operating on the high seas to use any measure other than the three alternatives in paragraph 9 (1) – (3), it shall present it to TCC. If TCC endorses it, it shall be submitted to the subsequent annual meeting for endorsement.

Annex 2 Template for reporting implementation of this CMM. Each CCM shall include the following information in Part 2 of its annual report
4.    With respect to para 9:
(1)    Whether sharks or shark parts are retained on board their flag vessels, and if so, how they are handled and stored
(2)    In case that CCMs retain sharks and choose to apply a requirement for fins to be naturally attached to carcasses
* Their monitoring and enforcement systems relating to this requirement
(3)    In case that CCMs retain sharks and choose to apply measures other than a requirement for fins to be naturally attached to carcasses
*    Their monitoring and enforcement systems relating to this requirement
*    A detailed explanation of why the fleet has adopted its fin-handling practice;