Southeast Pacific
A large fleet. A rulebook. A compliance question.
The applicable framework is not a legal vacuum. SPRFMO’s published 2026 measures include squid-vessel limits and monitoring requirements. Its transshipment measure establishes rules for transfers, while the organization also has a labor-standards decision.
Official data & rules2024 activity data; 2026 adopted measures · Reviewed September 8, 2026
What the record establishes
The applicable framework is not a legal vacuum. SPRFMO’s published 2026 measures include squid-vessel limits and monitoring requirements. Its transshipment measure establishes rules for transfers, while the organization also has a labor-standards decision.222324
Why it matters
tell readers what is required, which body can act, and what evidence would establish noncompliance. An authorized high-seas operation can still raise environmental or labor concerns, but those concerns need their own evidence.
The sequence
Period covered by this record
Read the cited findings and their stated limits. This is a dated case or context record, not live vessel monitoring.01
Responses and legal posture
The linked record does not establish a separate response obtained by this project. No outreach was conducted for this file.
What remains unresolved
link vessel authorization and observer coverage to the rule in force on the event date. Treat a labor decision, binding conservation measure and national law as distinct instruments.
Regulatory context, not evidence of particular government orders
How to read the evidence labels →Sources for this file
SC13-SQ01: Update of squid datasets held by the Secretariat ↗
2024 active-vessel table and catch/effort discussion
Source limits
Active jigging vessels in Convention Area, not global fleet or illegal-vessel count; historical series can be revised.
CMM 18-2026: Management of the jumbo flying squid fishery ↗
Authorizations, limits and monitoring provisions
Source limits
Use adopted-list provenance; do not confuse cap with active-vessel count or rely on an earlier draft.
CMM 12-2024: Transhipment, consequential changes 2026 ↗
Authorization and reporting provisions
Source limits
Transfer legality depends on applicable rules and event facts; not all transshipment is prohibited.
Decision 18-2024 on labour standards ↗
Decision text
Source limits
Do not equate this instrument with a binding CMM, a national law or universal ratification of ILO C188.
