Background
Fished/Not Fished status reports are available for completion from 1 January each year and must be submitted by no later than 1 July to meeting reporting requirements for Annual Report Part 2 (additional details on the reporting requirement obligation can be accessed here: CMM 2018-06 09). All CCMs are encouraged to submit their reports as early as possible to allow time for the completion of review in advance of the Compliance Monitoring Report prepared for the Technical and Compliance Committee.
Submitting your report
To submit your Fished/Not Fished report, users with RFV Editor access will go to the Manage Vessel page and click on the option Fished/Not Fished Status in the Actions menu. Please use the Bulk Load Fished/Not Fished Status uploading larger numbers of vessels (guidance on this option is provided here).
As shown in the below image, select the Year the report is being submitted for to view the list of vessels active on the RFV at any time in that reporting year. Then check the boxes beside the relevant vessel names to identify those that fished and then select Mark as FISHED from the Operations field and click Apply to Selected to apply the status for those vessels which will show in the Fished Status column.
Repeat these steps for the remaining vessels to assign the correct status. Other status options are DID NOT FISH or NOT APPLICABLE. These categories are explained at the top of your Fished/Not Fished Status webpage as seen in the image below.
Use the CSV button at the bottom of the page at any time to download the table as an Excel file.
Notifying the Secretariat of a completed report
When you have finished assigning the status of each vessel in your list, you are ready to submit the report, click on the 
button. This button cannot be used until all vessels on the list have a status assigned and will lock the report. Once you click on this button, the Secretariat will receive a notification that you have completed your report and will start their review.
The Secretariat will also update the date of receipt on the Annual Reporting Reporting Dashboard.
Secretariat review of status
The Secretariat will review available information to confirm each vessel's status. If the review suggests a different status, the CCM will be contacted by email to review the information. If this leads to a status change, the Secretariat will reopen the final Fished/Not Fished report to allow an update that vessel’s status.
Once all reviews are complete—or if no reviews are needed—the report will be marked as “Processed”. The RFV Helpdesk (rfv@wcpfc.int) will then send an email confirming the report is complete for that Reporting Year. The Secretariat will use the final report to identify any VMS reporting gaps during the year.
Once all reviews are resolved or where no reviews are required, the Fished/Not Fished Report will be confirmed as fully processed; an email will be sent from the RFV Helpdesk (rfv@wcpfc.int) to confirm completion of the report for that Reporting Year. The Secretariat will then use this information as the basis for identifying any transmission gaps in VMS reporting during the Reporting Year.