12th Commission Meeting
The 12th Meeting of the SPRFMO Commission (COMM12) took place in Manta, Ecuador, from 29 January to 02 February 2024.
The 11th Meeting of the Compliance and Technical Committee (CTC11) was held between 23 and 26 January, while the 11th meeting of the Finance and Administration Committee (FAC11) was convened on 25, 26, 27 and 30 January 2024.
Information for delegates section contained information about access to preferential rates, and other relevant information for participants.
The meeting report is now available. The COMM12-Report annexes are available below:
Annex 01 - COMM12 Meeting Agenda
Annex 02 - List of Participants
Annex 03 - COMM12 Meeting Schedule
Annex 04 - Science
4a Scientific Committee Multiannual Workplan
Annex 05 - Finance and Administration
5a SPRFMO Budget for the Financial Year 2024-25
5b Schedule of Member Contribution for Financial Year 2024-25
5c SPRFMO Staff Regulations 2024
Annex 06 - Compliance and Technical
6a 2024 Final Compliance Report 2022-23
6b 2024 Final IUU Vessel List
6c Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator Tender Process
6d Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator Call for proposals
Annex 07 - Conservation and Management Measures
7a CMM 01-2024 Trachurus murphyi
7b CMM 12-2024 Transhipment
7c CMM 13-2024 Exploratory Fisheries
7d CMM 14b-2024 Exploratory Trapping Fishery (COK)
7e CMM 16-2024 Observer Programme
7f CMM 18-2024 Squid
7g CMM 14e-2024 Exploratory Toothfish Fishery (EU)
7h CMM 14f-2024 Exploratory Toothfish Fishery (AUS)
7i CMM 14g-2024 Exploratory Hapuka Fishery (COK)
Annex 08 - Decisions
8a Decision 05-2024 Recruitment of an Executive Secretary
8b Decision 06-2024 Second SPRFMO Performance Review
8c Decision 17-2024 to protect the Salas y Gomez and Nazca ridges area
8d Decision 18-2024 Labour Standards in SPRFMO
Annex 09 - Working Groups
9a Jack mackerel Working Group – JM Chair's report
9b Terms of Reference for an ad-hoc WG on Electronic Monitoring
Annex 10 - Statements
10a Statement by Belize on jack mackerel
10b Statement by the Republic of Peru on jack mackerel
10c Statement by the Republic of Vanuatu on jack mackerel
10d HSFG statement on bottom fishing
10e DSCC statement on bottom fishing
10f ILO statement on labour standards
10g ECO NZ and DSCC statement on climate change
10h EDF statement on climate change
10i Statement by the Kingdom of Tonga
10j CALAMASUR statement
| Reference | Title |
| COMM12-Doc01_rev1 | Provisional COMM12 Agenda |
| COMM12-Doc02 | Annotated Provisional COMM12 Agenda |
| COMM12-Doc03_rev1 | List of COMM12 meeting documents |
| COMM12-Doc04_rev7 | COMM12 Meeting Schedule |
| COMM12-Doc05 | Status of the SPRFMO Convention for COMM12 (NZL) |
| COMM12-Doc06_rev1 | 2024 Scientific Committee Multi-Annual Plan |
| COMM12-Doc07 | Report on Cooperation efforts and MoU |
Submission deadline: 10 December 2023
Posted on website: 15 December 2023
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COMM12-Prop01 |
Proposal to amend the Staff Regulations |
SEC |
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COMM12-Prop01.1_rev1 |
Background paper for Proposal 01 on Staff Regulations |
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SEC |
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COMM12-Prop02 |
Proposal to amend Decision 06 SPRFMO performance review |
SEC |
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COMM12-Prop03 |
Proposal for a Decision on a WG for the use of Spanish and English |
ECU |
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COMM12-Prop04 |
Proposal for a Decision on Participation of Observers |
ECU |
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COMM12-Prop05 |
Proposal to amend CMM 01 Trachurus murphyi |
BLZ |
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COMM12-Prop06 |
Proposal to amend CMM 01 Trachurus murphyi |
CHL |
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COMM12-Prop07 |
Proposal to amend CMM 01 Trachurus murphyi |
EU |
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COMM12-Prop08 |
Proposal to amend CMM 01 Trachurus murphyi |
RUS |
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COMM12-Prop09 |
Proposal to amend CMM 01 Trachurus murphyi |
VUT |
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COMM12-Prop10 |
Proposal to amend CMM 03 Bottom Fishing |
AUS |
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COMM12-Prop11 |
Proposal to amend CMM 03a Deepwater Species |
NZL |
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COMM12-Prop12 |
Proposal to amend CMM 04 IUU |
NZL |
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COMM12-Prop13 |
Proposal to amend CMM 07 Port Inspections |
ECU |
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COMM12-Prop14 |
Proposal to amend CMM 12 Transhipment |
USA-NZL |
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COMM12-Prop15 |
Proposal to amend CMM 13 Exploratory Fisheries |
NZL |
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COMM12-Prop16 |
Proposal to amend CMM 14b Potting |
COK |
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COMM12-Prop16.1 |
Background paper: Fisheries Operation Plan (14b) |
COK |
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COMM12-Prop17 |
Proposal to amend CMM 16 Observer Programme |
RUS |
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COMM12-Prop18 |
Proposal to amend CMM 18 Squid |
USA-NZL |
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COMM12-Prop19 |
Proposal for a new CMM for Squid Research Area |
ECU |
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COMM12-Prop20 |
Proposal for a new CMM to protect the Salas y Gomez and Nazca ridges |
CHL |
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COMM12-Prop21 |
Proposal for a new Exploratory Toothfish Fishery |
EU |
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COMM12-Prop22 |
Proposal for a new Exploratory Toothfish Fishery |
AUS |
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COMM12-Prop23 |
Proposal for a new Exploratory Hapuka Fishery |
COK |
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COMM12-Prop23.1 |
Background paper: Fisheries Operation Plan (Hapuka) |
COK |
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COMM12-Prop24 |
Proposal for a new CMM on Labour Standards |
NZL-USA-AUS |
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COMM12-Prop25 |
Proposal for a Decision to create WG on Labour Standards |
ECU |
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COMM12-Prop26 |
Proposal for a Decision to create WG on Surveillance and Monitoring |
ECU |
| Reference | Title |
| COMM12-Obs01 | HSFG Paper to the SPRFMO Commission |
| COMM12-Obs02 | DSCC Protecting deep-sea biodiversity in the South Pacific |
| COMM12-Obs03 | DSCC briefing Climate Change and SPRFMO |
| COMM12-Obs04 | DSCC briefing on NZ proposal for 200% TAC carry-over |
| Reference | Title |
| COMM12-Inf01 | Catch data submitted to the Secretariat |
| COMM12-Inf02 | Cross-sectoral Project Steering Committee Report |
| COMM12-Inf03_rev1 | Deep Sea Fisheries Project Implementation report 2023 |
| Reference | Title |
| SC11-Report | Report of the 11th meeting of the SPRFMO Scientific Committee |
| Report of the 2023 Review Panel | Report: Findings and Recommendations of the Review Panel to consider the Objection by the Russian Federation |
| Reference | Title |
| COMM12-WP01_rev3 | FY2024-25 Budget and Member Contributions |
| COMM12-WP02_rev2 RESTRICTED | Provisional Compliance Report (2022-23)- ADOPTED |
| COMM12-WP03 | Participation of the delegation of Curacao in Manta Ecuador-2024 |
| COMM12-WP04 | Letter from Korea_CTC and FAC items_23Jan2024 |
| COMM12-WP05 | Letter from Korea_COMM items_25Jan2024 |
| COMM12-WP06 RESTRICTED | 2024 Provisional IUU Vessel List |
| COMM12-WP07 | UNFSA Side event information |
| COMM12-WP08 RESTRICTED | Heads of Delegation meeting agenda |
| COMM12-WP09 | Nomination of Chairperson of the SC by Peru |
| COMM12-WP10 | Nomination of Chairperson of the SC by Chile |
| COMM12-WP11_rev1 (with attachment) RESTRICTED | Decision XX-2024 on recruitment of the Executive Secretary |
| COMM12-WP12 | JM Working Group Allocation Table Draft (per session 31 Jan) |
| COMM12-WP13 | Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator Tender Process |
| COMM12-WP14_rev1 | Observer Programme Accreditation Evaluator Call for proposals |
| COMM12-WP15 | Final Compliance Report (2022-23) |
| COMM12-WP16 | Calculation of Member Contributions FY 2024-25 |
| COMM12-WP16* | JM Working Group Allocation Table Draft - CHILE |
| COMM12-WP17 | JM Working Group Allocation Table Draft - EU |
| COMM12-WP18 | Chairpersons Proposal to amend CMM 01 Trachurus murphyi |
| COMM12-WP19 | JM Working Group Allocation Table final |