12th Meeting of the Parties (MoP12)


The 12th Meeting of the Parties will take place in Mauritius from 30 June to 4 July 2025. The venue will be at the Hennessy Park Hotel in Ebene.

Key dates and deadlines:
01 May 2025: Applications for financial assistance (Article 13.4)
01 May 2025: Circulation of the Provisional Agenda by the Secretariat (RoP, Rule 10, para 2)
11 May 2025: Request for inclusion of supplementary items to the Provisional Agenda by CCPs (RoP, Rule 10, para 3)
21 May 2025: Submission of Proposals and Working Papers by CCPs to the Secretariat (RoP, Rule 10, para 5)
16 June 2025: Submision of Information and any Other Papers by CCPs to the Secretariat (RoP, Rule 10, para 6)

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Meeting Date
Monday, June 30, 2025 to Friday, July 4, 2025
Meeting Category
MOP
Meeting Type
Meeting of the Parties
Location
Ebene, Mauritius
Meeting Reports

Documents

General
Name Last updated
MoP-12-ADM-01 Registration-Form
MoP-12-ADM-02 Template-for-meeting-documents
MoP-12-ADM-03 Information-Note-for-CC9-and-MoP12
MoP-12-ADM-04 Provisional-Agenda
MoP-12-ADM-05 Revised-Provisional-Agenda
MoP-12-ADM-06 List-of-Meeting-Documents
MoP-12-ADM-07 List-of-registered-participants-MoP12
MoP-12-ADM-08 Tentative-Schedule-MoP12
MoP-12-ADM-09 Adopted-Agenda
Proposal/Working
Name Last updated
MoP-12-all-public-working-papers.zip
MoP-12-01 SIOFA status FAO
MoP-12-02 Report Secretariat Activities
MoP-12-03 SIOFA Procurement Policy for High-Value Goods and Services
MoP-12-04 SIOFA Draft Budget 2026 [CLOSED-SESSION]
MoP-12-05 Annual-Financial-Report-Balance-Sheet-2024 [CLOSED-SESSION]
MoP-12-06 SIOFA External Auditor report and Financial Statement (CLOSED SESSION)
MOP-12-07 SC10 Report Recommendations
MOP-12-08 SIOFA SC Workplan 2025-2029 and Budget
MOP-12-17 Report and Recommendations of the 9th Meeting of the Compliance Committee
MoP-12-18 provisonal SIOFA Compliance Report (RESTRICTED)
MoP-12-19 SIOFA IUU Vessels List (RESTRICTED)
MoP-12-20 Update on 2020 fraud (CLOSED SESSION)
MoP-12-21 Data and Security audit recommendations status (RESTRICTED)
MoP-12-22 Draft term-of-reference consultancy SIOFA ISSP
MoP-12-23 Draft Meeting Documents Policy
MoP-12-24 Existing Mechanisms Article 13
MoP-12-25 Optionsfor Capacity Building SIOFA
MOP-12-26 SIOFA Performance Review Recommendations
MoP-12-27 Letter from Comoros to renew its CNCP status
MoP-12-28 Letter from India to renew its CNCP status
MoP-12-29 Data Collected and Data Submitted
MoP-12-30 Hosting Options for the SIOFA VMS
MoP-12-31 Workplan and Progress Toward Operationalization of SIOFA VMS
MoP-12-32 Potential CMMs and SIOFA SSP amendments in support of VMS
MoP-12-33 Draft SIOFA VMS ToR
MoP-12-34 MoP11 fSCR Recommendations
MoP-12-35 FROT Proposed amendment CMM-03(2016) Data confidentiality
MoP-12-36 AUS Proposal to amend CMM15(2024) Management of demersal stocks
MoP-12-37 Amendments to CMM 13(2022) Mitigation of Seabirds bycatch
MoP-12-38 Proposal for a CMM on Benthic Protected Areas
MoP-12-39 Cook Islands Proposal for an Interim SIOFA Allocation Framework CMM
MoP-12-40 JPN Proposed Comoros Lobster fisheries status
MoP-12-41 AUS Proposal to amend CMM 12(2024) Sharks
MoP-12-42 SYC Proposal to amend CMM 07(2024) Vessel Authorisation
MoP-12-43 EU Proposal to amend CMM 07(2024) Vessel Authorisation
MoP-12-44 EU Proposal to amend CMM 12(2024) Sharks
MoP-12-45 EU Proposal to amend CMM 16(2023) VMS
MoP-12-46 EU-AUS Proposal to amend CMM 15(2024) Management of demersal stocks
MoP-12-47 EU Proposal to amend CMM 17(2024) New and exploratory fisheries
MoP-12-48 SIOFA Framework on fisheries based and scientific research
MoP-12-49 Sustainable Western Indian Ocean Program (EU-SWIOP)
MoP-12-50 Draft Plan on the research cruise of China for 2025-2026 survey year
MoP-12-51 SC amendments CMM 02(2023)
MoP-12-52 MoP Chair proposal CMM Hapuka Exploratory Fishery
MoP-12-53 List of Measures Submitted by India
CC Fisheries Operation Plan Checklist
Information
Name Last updated
MoP-12-INFO-01 Mid-Year Budget Report [CLOSED-SESSION]
MoP-12-INFO-02 DSCC-Implementing-Area-Protection
MoP-12-INFO-03 DSCC Preparing for BBNJ Agreement
MoP-12-INFO-04 DSCC Making Progress on VME and Seamount Protection
MoP-12-INFO-05 FAO-DSF Project Activities Update 2025
MoP-12-INFO-06 COK SIOFA BPA short summaries