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| South Pacific SPRFMO fisheries |
| | Data Ownership | | This document provided, maintained and owned by South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organisation (SPRFMO) , is part of SPRFMO Fisheries Reports data collection. |
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more>> <<less 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 South Pacific SPRFMO fisheries
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Geographic reference: South Pacific
Spatial Scale: Regional
Reference year: 2018
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Fishing Activity Fishery Area Climatic zone: Tropical; Temperate. Depth zone: Shelf (50 m - 200 m); Slope (200 m - 1000 m); Abyssal ( >1000m). Horizontal distribution: Oceanic. Vertical distribution: Demersal; Pelagic. Sea floor physiography: Seamounts; Canyons; Unspecified. Geo References for: South Pacific 
South Pacific
| RFB competence | SPRFMO - SPRFMO area of competence |
More Geo References The following area codes have been found as intersecting the location of South Pacific SPRFMO fisheriesManagement Management unit: No Legal definition
Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery Resources in the South Pacific Ocean
Jurisdictional framework Mandate: Scientific Advice; Management; Co-ordination; Monitoring. Area of Competence Maritime Area: High seas. Management Strategies
The SPRFMO seeks to apply the precautionary approach and an ecosystem approach to fisheries management, to ensure the long-term conservation and sustainable use of fishery resources and, in so doing, to safeguard the marine ecosystems in which these resources occur.
Related Fisheries Management Units are:
SPRFMO Jack mackerel fishery
SPRFMO Bottom fisheries
SPRFMO Squid fishery
Management Regime
The SPRFMO Conservation and Management Measures (CMMs) define the regulatory framework for the SPRFMO fisheries in the high seas areas of the South Pacific Ocean. Each year, the Commission may revise existing, or adopt new, CMMs. Currently, there are 20 CMMs in place detailing various provisions such as the application of technical measures or output and input controls, requirements for data collection and reporting, as well as regulations for monitoring, control and surveillance and enforcement.
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 Source of Information SPRFMO. 2018. Report of the sixth meeting of the Scientific Committee, Puerto Varas, Chile, 9-14 September 2018.  http://www.sprfmo.int/assets/2018-SC6/SPRFMO-SC6-Report.pdfBibliography SPRFMO Conservation and Management Measures  http://www.sprfmo.int/measures/SPRFMO Annual Commission Meeting Reports http://www.sprfmo.int/meetings/comm/All references to figures, tables and bibliography in the text are found within the source of information. |
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