The Chile Juan Fernández Lobster (Jasus Frontalis) Trap Fishery
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Intertek Fisheries Certification (IFC) THE CHILE JUAN FERNÁNDEZ LOBSTER (JASUS FRONTALIS) TRAP FISHERY PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFT REPORT Patricio Arana &Ian Scott October 2014 Client SUBPESCA Intertek Fisheries Certification – Juan Fernandez Lobster v3 9/14 Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ....................................................................................................................1 1. AUTHORS AND PEER REVIEWERS ..............................................................................................5 1.1 AUTHORS ...................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 PEER REVIEWERS .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 TRAINING IN THE RBF.................................................................................................................... 6 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY...................................................................................................6 2.1 UNITS OF CERTIFICATION AND SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION SOUGHT............................................. 6 2.1.1 Eligibility for Certification against the MSC Standard............................................................ 6 2.1.2 Units of Certification............................................................................................................... 6 2.1.3 Rationale for Units of Certification......................................................................................... 7 2.1.4 Eligible Fishers ........................................................................................................................ 7 2.1.5 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Enhanced Fisheries ........................................................ 7 2.1.6 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) ..................... 7 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERY .......................................................................................................... 7 2.2.1 Fishing Area ............................................................................................................................ 7 2.2.2 Fishery................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.3 History of the Fishery............................................................................................................ 12 2.2.4 Fishing Vessels ...................................................................................................................... 13 2.2.5 Gear Description................................................................................................................... 14 2.2.6 Catch..................................................................................................................................... 16 2.2.7 Fishing Season ...................................................................................................................... 16 3. PRINCIPLE ONE: TARGET SPECIES BACKGROUND .....................................................................20 3.1 STOCK STATUS ............................................................................................................................ 20 3.2 REFERENCE POINTS..................................................................................................................... 23 3.3 STOCK RECOVERY........................................................................................................................ 23 3.4 HARVEST STRATEGY.................................................................................................................... 23 3.5 HARVEST CONTROL RULES & TOOLS........................................................................................... 24 3.5.1 Harvest Control Rules ........................................................................................................... 24 3.5.2 Tools...................................................................................................................................... 24 3.6 INFORMATION AND MONITORING............................................................................................. 24 3.6.1 Information........................................................................................................................... 24 3.6.2 Monitoring............................................................................................................................ 32 3.7 STOCK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 33 4. PRINCIPLE TWO: ECOSYSTEM BACKGROUND...........................................................................33 4.1 RETAINED SPECIES ...................................................................................................................... 33 4.2 BY-CATCH.................................................................................................................................... 36 4.3 ETP SPECIES................................................................................................................................. 37 I Intertek Fisheries Certification – Juan Fernández Lobster v3 9/14 4.4 HABITAT...................................................................................................................................... 38 4.5 ECOSYSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 39 5. PRINCIPLE THREE: MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BACKGROUND ......................................................43 5.1 LEGAL AND / OR CUSTOMARY FRAMEWORK.............................................................................. 43 5.2 CONSULTATION, ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................. 45 5.3 LONG TERM OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................. 45 5.4 INCENTIVES TO SUSTAINABLE FISHING....................................................................................... 45 5.5 THE FISHERY SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: OBJECTIVES..................................................... 46 5.6 DECISION MAKING PROCESSES................................................................................................... 46 5.7 MONITORING, CONTROL & SURVEILLANCE................................................................................ 46 5.8 RESEARCH PROGRAMME............................................................................................................ 47 5.9 MONITORING & EVALUATION .................................................................................................... 47 6. EVALUATION PROCEDURE.......................................................................................................47 6.1 HARMONIZED FISHERY ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................... 47 6.2 PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS............................................................................................................ 47 6.3 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES................................................................................................. 48 6.4 EVALUATION PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES.............................................................................. 48 6.4.1 Site Visits............................................................................................................................... 48 6.4.2 Consultations ........................................................................................................................ 48 6.4.3 Evaluation Techniques.......................................................................................................... 50 7. TRACEABILITY .........................................................................................................................50 7.1 ELIGIBILITY DATE......................................................................................................................... 50 7.2 TRACEABILITY WITHIN THE FISHERY ........................................................................................... 50 7.3 ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER FURTHER CHAINS OF CUSTODY ............................................................... 51 7.4 ELIGIBILITY OF INSEPARABLE OR PRACTICALLY INSEPARABLE (IPI) STOCK(S) TO ENTER FURTHER CHAINS OF CUSTODY ........................................................................................................................... 52 8. EVALUATION RESULTS ............................................................................................................ 52 8.1 PRINCIPLE LEVEL SCORES............................................................................................................ 52 8.2 SUMMARY OF SCORES................................................................................................................ 52 8.3 SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS........................................................................................................ 52 8.4 RECOMMENDATION................................................................................................................... 53 9. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATION ..........................................................................................58 10. REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................58