CMM 13 Management of New and Exploratory Fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area
CMM 13 (Exploratory Fisheries) details the framework which governs the management of new and exploratory fisheries in the SPRFMO Convention Area. This CMM is intended to ensure that sufficient information is available to evaluate the long term potential of new and exploratory fisheries, to assist the formulation of management advice, to evaluate the possible impacts on target stocks and non-target and associated and dependent species, to ensure new and exploratory fishery resources are developed on a precautionary and gradual basis and to promote the sustainable management of new and exploratory fisheries.