Proposed amendment to Conservation Measure 31-02

The Republic of Korea proposes that vessels that have received a fishery closure notice are required to immediately acknowledge the receipt of such a notice, and the Secretariat alerts the flag state if such acknowledgement is not received within a specific time frame to be agreed by the Commission. The amendment has been made as paragraph 1bis. The Republic of Korea believes that this new addition will serve as a belt-and-braces measure that complements the implementation of paragraph 2 of CM 31-02.