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Southwest Pacific SPRFMO high seas deepwater fishery
Fishery  Fact Sheet
Fishery report 2023
Southwest Pacific SPRFMO high seas deepwater fishery
Fact Sheet Citation  
Owned bySouth Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) – more>>
Fishery life cycleThis fishery started in 2013. This fishery originates from: South Pacific SPRFMO high seas fisheries
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Overview: The South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation is an inter-governmental organisation that is committed to the long-term conservation and sustainable use of the fishery resources of the South Pacific Ocean and in so doing safeguarding the marine ecosystems in which the resources occur. The SPRFMO Convention applies to the high seas of the South Pacific, covering about a fourth of the Earth's high seas areas. Currently, the main commercial resources fished in the SPRFMO Area are Jack mackerel and jumbo flying squid in the Southeast Pacific and, to a much lesser degree, deep-sea species often associated with seamounts in the Southwest Pacific.

Location of Southwest Pacific SPRFMO high seas deepwater fishery
 

Geographic reference:  Southwest Pacific
Spatial Scale: Regional
Reference year: 2021
Approach: Fishery Management Unit

Jurisdictional framework
Management Body/Authority(ies): South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO)
Mandate: Scientific Advice; Management;
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Area of Competence:
Maritime Area: High seas

Harvested Resource
Target Species: Bluenose warehou; Alfonsinos nei; Hapuka …  
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Associated Species: Spotcheek emperor; Spiky oreo; Black oreo …  
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Fishery Area: Southwest Pacific; Pacific, Southwest

Fishery Indicators
Nominal Effort: Number of vessels
Production: Catch

Harvested Resource
 
Fishery Area
Climatic zone: Temperate.   Depth zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope (200 m - 1000 m); Abyssal ( >1000m).   Horizontal distribution: Oceanic.   Vertical distribution: Demersal.   Sea floor physiography: Seamounts; Canyons; Unspecified.  

Geo References for: Southwest Pacific
Target Species
Associated Species (Bycatch)
Selachimorpha
Deania calceus
Vessel Type


Flag State
New Zealand
Australia
Seasonality
Environmental limitations

El niño
List of fishery Indicators
Fishery Indicators
TypeMeasureValueUnitTime period
Nominal EffortNumber of vessels 11vessels2013
Number of vessels 13vessels2014
Number of vessels 12vessels2015
Number of vessels 14vessels2016
Number of vessels 11vessels2017
Number of vessels 11vessels2018
Number of vessels 11vessels2019
Number of vessels 9vessels2020
Number of vessels 7vessels2021
ProductionCatch 1802tonnes2013
Catch 1340tonnes2014
Catch 1910tonnes2015
Catch 1742tonnes2016
Catch 2026tonnes2017
Catch 1960tonnes2018
Catch 875tonnes2019
Catch 516tonnes2020
Catch 167tonnes2021
Post Harvest
 
Fish Utilisation
Human consumption, canned, fish meal
Management
Management unit: Yes

Jurisdictional framework
Mandate: Scientific Advice; Management; Co-ordination; Monitoring.  
Area of Competence
Maritime Area: High seas.  
Management Regime
High Seas managed species in the SPRFMO Convention Area
Management Methods

Conservation and Management Measures with focus on Vessel authorisations, Catch effort reporting, Catch control, Capacity limits, Spatial management, Monitoring Control and Surveillance, bycatch and pollution minimisation - Binding

  • Aquatic species-related measures
    CMMs 03, 03a, 09
  • Gear-related measures
    CMMs 03, 17 
  • Vessel-related measures
    CMMs 04, 05, 06, 07, 11, 12, 15, 19
  • Fishing activity-related measures
    CMMs 02, 03, 03a, 13, 16
Source of Information
 
SPRFMO. 2023. Report of the eleventh meeting of the Commission, Manta, Ecuador, 13-17 February 2023.  Click to openhttps://www.sprfmo.int/assets/Meetings/01-COMM/11th-Commission-2022-COMM11/COMM11-Report/SPRFMO-COMM11-Report-2023-with-annexes-rev_lop.pdf
SPRFMO. 2023. COMM11–Inf01_rev2, Catch data submitted to the SPRFMO Secretariat. Eleventh meeting of the Commission, Manta, Ecuador, 13-17 February 2023.  Click to openhttps://www.sprfmo.int/assets/Meetings/01-COMM/11th-Commission-2023/information-papers/COMM11-Inf01_rev2-Data-Submitted-to-the-Secretariat-v3.pdf
Summary of fishing activity data to produce fishery catch histories (unpublished; fishery cannot be determined from the annual catch data alone which is reported in COMMXX_Inf01).
Bibliography
 
SPRFMO Annual Commission Meeting Reports  Click to openhttp://www.sprfmo.int/meetings/comm/
SPRFMO Scientific Committee Meeting Reports  Click to openhttp://www.sprfmo.int/meetings/scientific-committee/
All references to figures, tables and bibliography in the text are found within the source of information.
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