Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean. This convention was adopted at a meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii on September 5, 2000. Fourteen nations have signed the Convention, including Australia and New Zealand. Notably absent from the list of ratifying nations are Japan and the United States. The Convention entered into force on June 19, 2004. The first meeting of the Convention is scheduled for December 9-10, 2004 at Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia, where the secretariat for the new Fisheries Commission is expected to be based. The Commission will seek to manage all highly migratory fish stocks within the Convention area, including tuna, billfish, mackerel, and sharks.
Figure 7.8. Region of the Pacific Ocean under the purview of the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean.
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