WCPFC14 December 3-7, 2017 Manila, Philippines WCPFC Membership - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Agenda Item G.2 Supplemental Staff Presentation 1 1 June 2018 WCPFC14 December 3-7, 2017 Manila, Philippines WCPFC Membership Australia, China, Canada, Cook Islands , European Union, Federat ed S t at es of Micronesia, Fij i , France, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribat i , Republic of Korea, Republic of Marshall Islands, Nauru , New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea , Philippines, S amoa, S olomon Islands , Chinese Taipei, Tonga, Tuvalu , United S tates of America, Vanuat u

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Average Annual Tuna 3 Catch by S pecies in the Convention Area, 2007-2016

Purse S eine Cat ch of Tropical Tunas (WCPFC Tuna Fishery Y earbook 2016) 4

5 Annual average catch (mt) of albacore, bigeye, skipjack, and yellowfin tuna in the WCPO by flag state, 2012-2016. Other flag states include Marshall Islands, Federated States Of Micronesia, Solomon Islands, Spain, Vanuatu, New Zealand, Ecuador, Fiji, El Salvador, Tuvalu, French Polynesia, Australia, Cook Islands, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Tokelau, Eastern Pacific US Purse Seine Fleet, and Belize.

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Conservation Measures Adopted at WCPFC14 CMM 2017-01 : Conservat ion and Management Measure for bigeye, yellowfin and skipj ack t una in t he West ern and Cent ral Pacific Ocean CMM 2017-02 : Conservat ion and Management Measure on minimum st andards for Port S t at e Measures CMM 2017-03 : Conservat ion and Management Measure for t he prot ect ion of WCPFC Regional Observer Programme Observers CMM 2017-05 : WCPFC Record of Fishing Vessels and Aut horisat ion t o Fish CMM 2017-06 : Conservat ion and Management Measure t o mit igat e t he impact of fishing for highly migrat ory fish st ocks on seabirds CMM 2017-07 : Conservat ion and Management Measure for Compliance Monit oring S cheme CMM 2017-08 : Conservat ion and Management Measure for Pacific Bluefin Tuna 9