In 2024, the Addressing CMR Issues lists continues to be hosted on the WCPFC SharePoint Intranet site - https://intra.wcpfc.int.  In 2024, there will be two lists Addressing CMR-2021 Issues and Addressing CMR-2022 Issues. 


How to find the Addressing CMR Issues list


On the Reporting Dashboard there are two items that are relevant to the Addressing CMR Issues report



Selecting Open Addressing Previous CMR Issues List will take you to the WCPFC SharePoint Intranet site - https://intra.wcpfc.int


Each CCM has been provided with a CMR logon username and password. See your Party Administrator if you do not have the credentials and you believe you should be able to view or submit Addressing CMR Issues responses on behalf of your CCM.


To access the secure WCPFC SharePoint Intranet site - https://intra.wcpfc.int site you are required to login.


Enter your CMR account name prefixed with wcpfc\




From the WCPFC Intranet Home Page, click on “Addressing CMR-20xx Issues” link at the top left of the home page.  This will take you to “Addressing CMR-20xx Issues” page.  


How to complete responses in Addressing CMR Issues list


This list is specific to each CCM and will contain a row for each of the obligations that the CCM was assessed to have a score of “Non-Compliant”, “Priority Non-Compliant”, or “Capacity Assistance Needed” in the each of the two most recent final Compliance Monitoring Report (final CMR) adopted by the Commission. CCMs who do not have any compliance issues in the relevant final CMR report will see a message "no items to show in this view" and no further action is required.


The CMR requirements include two letter codes that refer to the relevant section of the CMR

IM: Implementation                                          RP: Report

QL: Quantitative Limits                                     DL: Report Deadline

Information that the Secretariat provided in the previous year’s draft Compliance Monitoring Report (dCMR) prior to TCC is shown as (Secretariat Explanation).


To report on actions taken to address each issue, click on the three dots (...) next to the Secretariat and TCC Explanation column (an example is shown highlighted in yellow below).  A drop down menu will appear.  


Click on Edit Item and this will open a box where you can further review the compliance issue (see in yellow above).  


The blue text that is listed in the right-most column under the heading of CMR Link provides a hyperlink that will display all the supporting information related to the individual CMR-20xx Issue from the Compliance Monitoring Report.  


Complete the details in the box labelled Action taken to address Non-compliance.  You can also indicate if assistance is required to address the compliance issue see by ticking the box Require Assistance?  Please include any details about assistance needed in Action taken to address Non-compliance box. Supplementary information can be provided as an attachment by clicking on Attach File at the top of the screen, if you wish to include a MS Word, pdf or MS Excel document.  (see below)



The blue text that is listed at the bottom of the screen next heading of CMR Link provides a hyperlink that will display all the supporting information related to the individual CMR-20xx Issue from the Compliance Monitoring Report.   


Click on Save to save your answer for that question and takes you back to the “Address CMR-20xx Issues” page.


Link to trial at TCC20 of the suggested approach for certain IM obligations


At WCPFC20, the Commission tasked the Secretariat working together with the TCC Chair and TCC Vice-Chair to support a trial at TCC20 of the suggested approach for certain Implementation (IM) obligations where most applicable CCMs met the audit point, based on the obligations listed in paragraph 12 of WCPFC20-2023-26, and to request that TCC20 provide an update to WCPFC21.


The responses that relevant CCMs provide to the following obligations in Addressing CMR-2021 Issues and Addressing CMR-2022 Issues lists will be relevant to this trial at TCC20:

  • CMM 2011-03 01 Prohibit purse seine setting on cetaceans, if animal is sighted prior to commencement of the set
  • CMM 2019-04 12/CMM 2022-04 12 Take measures necessary to prevent fishing vessels from retaining on board (including for crew consumption), transshipping and landing any fins harvested in contravention of CMM 2019-04/ CMM 2022-04
  • CMM 2019-04 13/CMM 2022-04 13 Take measures necessary to ensure carcasses and their corresponding fins are landed or transshipped together, in a manner that allows inspectors to verify
  • CMM 2019-04 18/CMM 2022-04 19 Ensure that sharks that are caught but are not to be retained, are hauled alongside the vessel in order to facilitate species identification (only applicable where observer or EM camera is present, and where safe for crew and observers)
  • CMM 2019-04 20(02)/CMM 2022-04 22(02) Requirement to release oceanic whitetip & silky sharks asap
  • CMM 2019-04 20(03)/CMM 2022-04 22(03) If oceanic whitetip & silky sharks caught, must be given to government or discarded
  • CMM 2019-04 21(01-07)/CMM 2022-04 23(01-07) Prohibit purse seine setting on whale sharks, retaining/transhipping/landing of whale sharks
  • CMM 2021-01 14 Purse seine 3 month FAD closure (1 July - 30 September)