SPRFMO Conservation and Management Measures
The Conservation and Management Measures (CMMs) define the regulatory framework for the SPRFMO fisheries in the high seas areas of the South Pacific Ocean.
The CMMs listed below have their own "Components" page, which contains additional information and details specific to the CMM.
In this section, you can also access:
- a compilation of all CMMs in place in 2024 in a compressed file;
- a list of all Decisions taken by the Commission.
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CMM Components |
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04 May 2024 |
Trachurus murphyi |
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02 May 2022 |
Standards for the Collection, Reporting, Verification and Exchange of Data |
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22 May 2023 |
Management of Bottom Fishing in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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22 May 2023 |
Deepwater Species in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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20 May 2020 |
Establishing a List of Vessels Presumed to have Carried Out IUU Fishing Activities |
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22 May 2023 |
Commission Record of Vessels Authorised to Fish in |
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22 May 2023 |
Vessel Monitoring System in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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02 May 2022 |
Minimum Standards of Inspection in Port |
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22 May 2023 |
Gillnets in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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23 Apr 2017 |
Minimising Bycatch of Seabirds in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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20 May 2020 |
Establishment of a Compliance and Monitoring Scheme in the SPRFMO Convention Area (Annex 2 available for download) |
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22 May 2023 |
High-Seas Boarding and Inspection Procedures for the SPRFMO |
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22 May 2023 |
Regulation of Transhipment and Other Transfer Activities |
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04 May 2024 |
Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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02 May 2022 |
Exploratory Fishing for Toothfish by New Zealand-Flagged Vessels in the |
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04 May 2024 |
Exploratory Trap Fishery in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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04 May 2024 |
Exploratory Fishing for Toothfish by European Union in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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04 May 2024 |
Exploratory Fishing for Toothfish by Australia in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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04 May 2024 |
Exploratory Hapuka Fishery by the Cook Islands in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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29 Apr 2016 |
Vessels without Nationality in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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04 May 2024 |
Establishing the SPRFMO Observer Programme |
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02 May 2022 |
Fishing Gear and Marine Plastic Pollution in the SPRFMO Convention Area |
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04 May 2024 |
Management of the Jumbo Flying Squid Fishery |
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06 May 2021 |
Markings and Identification of Fishing Vessels |
Access the list of expired SPRFMO CMMs
SPRFMO Decisions adopted as standing framework instruments:
| Decision Reference | Title | First Adoption |
| Decision 02-2018 | Rules for Cooperating Non-Contracting Parties (CNCPs) | 2013 |
| Decision 13-2023 | Decision on Climate Change | 2023 |
| Decision 17-2024 | Protection of the Salas y Gomez and Nazca ridges area | 2024 |
| Decision 18-2024 | Labour Standards on Fishing Vessels in the SPRFMO Convention Area | 2024 |