Surveillance Report for NE Sakhalin Island Pink Salmon Fishery MRAG‐F‐0006, MRAG‐F‐0007
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Surveillance Report for NE Sakhalin Island Pink Salmon Fishery MRAG‐F‐0006, MRAG‐F‐0007 MRAG Americas, Inc. 10051 5th St N, Suite 105, St Petersburg, FL 33702, USA January 22, 2014 CLIENT DETAILS: Smirnykhovsky Regional Fisheries Association Mr. Vladimir Smirnov; Email: [email protected] Companies Andrei and Tamara Mr. Andrei Sukhotin; Email: [email protected] Mr. Yury Mamaev Document template tracking no.: MRAG‐MSC‐7e‐v1 MSC reference standards: MSC Principles and Criteria for Sustainable Fishing Version 1.1 MSC Certification Requirements Version 1.2 MSC Guidance to Certification Requirements Version 1.1 MSC Accreditation Manual Version 5 General Information Fishery Name: NE Sakhalin (Nogliki & Smirnykh Districts) Unit(s) of Certification: Pink Salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Geographical boundaries Northwest Pacific, Russian Far East, Sakhalin Island Certification Date: June 12, 2013 Certification Expiry Date: June 11, 2017 Surveillance Assessment Team: Principle 1, Principle 2, Principle 3. Ray Beamesderfer Dr. Vladimir Tabunkov On‐site Audit Date: October 21‐23, 2013 Surveillance Stage: First surveillance audit Surveillance Frequency: Annual Project Code: RU1090 Issue ref: First Surveillance Audit Report Date of issue: January 22, 2014 Prepared by: Ray Beamesderfer, Vladimir Tabunkov Checked/Approved by: RJT Contents Summary ................................................................................................................................ 4 1 Clarify if any new information warrants a review of the assessment scoring. ............... 4 2 Background ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.1 Fishery Area ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Target Species .................................................................................................................. 5 2.3 Gear .................................................................................................................................. 7 2.4 Seasons ............................................................................................................................. 7 2.5 Organization ..................................................................................................................... 7 3 The Surveillance Process ................................................................................................. 8 4 Current Information ....................................................................................................... 9 4.1 Principle I – Target Stock ............................................................................................... 10 4.2 Principle II - Ecosystem Elements ................................................................................. 17 4.3 Management System ...................................................................................................... 19 5 MSC Certification validation requirements ................................................................. 20 5.1 Public claims made by the client .................................................................................... 20 5.2 Review of any personnel changes in science, management or industry ........................ 20 5.3 Review of any changes to the scientific base of information ......................................... 20 6 Progress in implementing the client action plan ........................................................... 21 6.1 Condition 1 ..................................................................................................................... 21 6.2 Condition 2 ..................................................................................................................... 26 6.3 Condition 3 ..................................................................................................................... 28 6.4 Condition 4 ..................................................................................................................... 32 6.5 Condition 5 ..................................................................................................................... 34 6.6 Condition 6 ..................................................................................................................... 36 6.7 Condition 7 ..................................................................................................................... 39 6.8 Condition 8 ..................................................................................................................... 41 7 Conclusions and Recommendations .............................................................................. 43 7.1 Progress relative to milestones ....................................................................................... 43 7.2 Closed-out conditions ..................................................................................................... 43 7.3 Surveillance .................................................................................................................... 43 7.4 Certification Decision .................................................................................................... 43 7.5 Recommendations .......................................................................................................... 44 8 Appendices .................................................................................................................... 45 8.1 Summary of Historical Reports by Rukhlov .................................................................. 45 8.2 Summary of socio-oriented study of illegal fishing in NE Sakhalin implemented in 2013 46 8.3 Summary of SakNiro Taimen Article ............................................................................ 48 Summary The conclusion of the audit is that the certificate for the Northeast Sakhalin Pink Salmon Fishery should be extended for another year. The audit identified no substantive changes in management systems, regulations, personnel involved in science, management or industry, or the scientific base of information. The audit found that the Client Action Plan is being implemented, but that documentation of progress for a number of milestones was not provided. Hence, several milestones are identified as behind schedule. These issues will need to be rectified by the next scheduled surveillance in order to maintain this certification. All conditions remain open – none were scheduled for closure at this time. Condition Indicator Status 1 1.2.2. Harvest control rules & tools Open & behind schedule 2 1.2.3. Information & monitoring Open & ahead of schedule 3 1.2.4. Assessment of stock status Open & ahead of schedule 4 2.1.1. Retained species – outcome Open & behind schedule 5 2.1.3. Retained species – information Open & ahead of schedule 6 2.3.3. ETP Species – information Open & on schedule 7 3.2.3. Compliance & enforcement Open & behind schedule 8 3.2.4. Research plan Open & behind schedule 1 Clarify if any new information warrants a review of the assessment scoring. There is no information that would prompt a review of the assessment scoring. All conditions remain open and so principle scores are unchanged. MSC Principle Assessment Revision Principle 1: Sustainability of Exploited Stock Overall: 80.7 No change Principle 2: Maintenance of Ecosystem Overall: 80.7 No change Principle 3: Effective Management System Overall: 81.3 No change 2 Background 2.1 Fishery Area This fishery includes the Smirnykh and Nogliki districts of the northeastern Coast (Figure 1). The Smirnykh district is located in mid Island north of Terpenie Bay. This administrative district extends across the island from the east to west coast but only the eastern portion bordering 100 km of the Sea of Okhotsk is included in this assessment. The coastline of this district is relatively remote and undeveloped with only one road providing access from the mountainous interior to the only significant village on this coast – Pogranichnoe which is located at the mouth of the Langeri River. The Langeri is the largest river in this area, extending 108 km in length. Other significant rivers in this area include the Pilenga, Bogataya, Kostina, Khoi, Vengeri, and Khuzi. These systems are typically 30 to 60 km in length. The Nogliki district includes a 200 km section of the northeast coast bordering the Sea of Okhotsk. The area is lightly populated but most of the major rivers and streams are crossed by the road system. The mountains generally lie inland from the coast, river valleys are swamped and several rivers flow into lagoon‐type bays (Kaev and Geraschenko 2008). Many of the commercial fishing trap nets of this region are located inside these bays including Nivskii Bay where several of the companies in this certification operate. The district contains about 20 large rivers and streams. The 330 km Tym is one of the two largest rivers on the island (the other being the Poronai River which flows into Terpenie Bay). Other large rivers in the Nogliki district include the Nabil, Dagi, Dzhimdan, Val, Askasay, and Evay – each is 60‐100 km in length. 2.2 Target Species The fishery targets the abundant pink salmon. This species spawns in low gradient gravel areas of streams and rivers throughout the region. Sakhalin pink salmon typically average about 1.5 to 2 kg and 50‐60 cm. The ocean distribution of Northeast Sakhalin pink salmon includes the Okhotsk and Bering