Fisheries Operation Plans

Following is the link to download the Fisheries Operation Plan Template, which, as required by the Scientific Committee, was updated in 2025 to include climate change considerations. 

Below are the Fisheries Operation Plans (FOP) approved by the SPRFMO Commission, as required by CMM 13 Exploratory Fisheries, that are currently in place:

• FOP for the CMM 14b Exploratory Trapping COK
• FOP for the CMM 14e Exploratory Toothfish EU
• FOP for the CMM 14f Exploratory Toothfish AUS
• FOP for the CMM 14g Exploratory Hapuka COK
• FOP for the CMM 14h Exploratory Toothfish KOR
• FOP for the CMM 14i Exploratory Toothfish NZL

Background

Paragraph 8 of CMM13 requires that wherever a Member or CNCP intends to submit an exploratory fishery proposal:

• a succinct description of their intended Fisheries Operation Plan should be submitted not less than 120 days in advance of the next annual meeting of the Scientific Committee.
• a full Fisheries Operation Plan shall be submitted, taking into account paragraph 6 if relevant, not less than 60 days in advance of the next annual meeting of the Scientific Committee.

A FOP template was presented to the 2021 Scientific Committee meeting and, as per the SC11-report, "the SC agreed that this template will be a useful tool for developing Fisheries Operations Plans in future, and it was accepted by the SC". The FOP template was updated in 2025 (SC13) to include Climate Change considerations.