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Having said that Chair, FFA members like others, have been signalling for sometime that the pace of change we have instituted may not be sustainable in the long term. 2009 has been a taxing year especially in trying to meet the burgeoning reporting requirements, attend to a growing number of intersessional meetings, prepare proposals for the Commission and still find time to implement decisions we have adopted. In this respect Chair, FFA members have no intention of reducing the effectiveness of the Commission, but would like to see some rationalisation of the meetings of the Commission, the consideration of its agenda items, and work programme in order to manage this workload to allow greater focus on priority issues. Although these have been discussed in the past, unfortunately almost all the issues canvassed by the Commission have been identified as priority. FFA members sincerely believe that it is now time for the Commission to be more discerning in the amount of work it assigns to its subsidiary bodies and attempt to deal with issues in shorter meetings. We note that the development of a Strategic Plan for the Commission would assist us in this regard. We reiterate the importance of the full recognition of the special requirements of small island developing States and territories, including Sovereignty and Sovereign Rights by the Commission. Many of us continue to work hard towards expanding our fisheries-related opportunities, and it is essential that the Commission supports and enhances that development. Resolution 2008-01 provides an excellent basis for this consideration and we look forward to hearing later how CCMs intend to implement it. Chair, the priorities for this meeting revolve largely around the Commission‘s Monitoring Control and Surveillance framework and we keenly anticipate resolving the long standing issues of transhipment and charter notification while also finalising the excellent work of the data group by adopting the rules and procedures it has developed. Finalising implementation details for the Regional Observer Programme and Commission Vessel Monitoring System are also of key importance for us, as is resolving the outstanding issue of non-CCM carriers and bunkers, and ensuring the ongoing conservation of swordfish in the south Pacific. Some of this MCS workload will continue into 2010 and this is necessary to support good fisheries management. However, FFA members also note that there are several stocks in the convention area that require our focus in the years to come. Not the least of these is bigeye tuna. FFA members intend to develop a range of management measures that will ensure sustainability of this and other stocks while protecting and enhancing our domestic development opportunities. We look forward to the cooperation of others in that endeavour. Chair, there is obviously a range of other important issues before us and we are committed to moving though them in good faith with other CCMs under your esteemed leadership over the next week. Lastly, FFA members greeted the news of the impending departure of the Executive Director, Andrew Wright, with a degree of sadness. Drew has been instrumental in building this Commission from humble beginnings, and under his leadership, the Commission Secretariat has managed to provide outstanding support to the Commission and you will be sorely missed. I‘m sure more will be said on this matter, but needless to say both Drew and Andy Richards, who is also departing, leave big shoes to be filled. FFA members look forward to the Secretariat continuing to match the strong performance we have seen to date. Thank you for allowing me to raise the issues about priorities for the Commission now and in the future and we look forward to a good week. 100
Attachment J Commission for the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean Sixth Regular Session 7–11 December 2009 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia PAPUA NEW GUINEA – STATEMENT WCPFC6-2009/DP40 11 December 2009 Thank you Mr Chairman 1. Chair I also wish to join others in congratulating you in your election to the chair of the Commission. With your long and distinguished experience in fisheries, and most notably your involvement in the MHLC process in setting up the WCPF Commission, we are confident that you will provide the insight and foresight into the many issues that affect us as members to this Commission. I wish to also acknowledge the tireless effort of the outgoing Chairman, Prof. Glenn Hurry. The rapid pace at which we have achieved Commission measures under his chairmanship is a testimony to his astute leadership. 2. I wish to also extend my delegation‘s gratitude to the government and people of French Polynesia for the warm welcome and hospitality accorded to us since our arrival. 3. Chairman, it is important to note that our RFMO, the WCPFC is quite unique compared to other RFMOs, in that we have exclusive economic zones (EEZ) of coastal states and high seas pocket onclaves that spreads through out the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO), with these coastal states having sovereignty and sovereign rights over their respective EEZs and other waters that directly come under their national jurisdiction. This unique situation has served us well in regards conservation and management of the resources. I am sure the active participation of coastal states in the WCPFC Convention is an envy and example to other coastal states under other RFMOs. 4. It is in this regard Mr Chairman, that I wish to call on all CCMs and those who wish to fish in our waters to respect the exercise of our sovereign rights and sovereignty in our EEZs on how we wish to manage and develop the common stocks that straddle the high seas and our in zones. To our extreme disappointment as you will recall, we continue to debate areas under national jurisdiction with regards to the application of the Convention and Commission measures to archipelagic waters. A classical example is paragraph 174 of WCPFC5 Record of Proceedings which we believe is being manipulated by some CCMs and WCPFC secretariat after the Bussan meeting. It is our understanding that the WCPFC5 record is not yet cleared, and we wonder when 101
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