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ME Certification Ltd. MSC Public Comment Draft Report (PCDR) The SPSG, DPPO, PFA, SPFPO & KFO Atlanto-Scandian purse seine and pelagic trawl herring fishery JULY 2015 Authors: Jo Gascoigne Matt Cieri Chrissie Sieben Geir Hønneland ME Certification Ltd 56 High Street, Lymington Hampshire SO41 9AH United Kingdom Tel: 01590 679016 Fax: 01590 671573 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.me-cert.com Contents CONTENTS ................................................................................................................... 1 GLOSSARY ................................................................................................................... 3 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................ 5 2. AUTHORSHIP AND PEER REVIEWERS ....................................................................... 7 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY ................................................................................ 9 3.1. Unit(s) of Certification and scope of certification sought ............................... 9 3.1.1. Scope of Assessment in Relation to Enhanced Fisheries .......................................... 12 3.1.2. Scope of Assessment in Relation to Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) ...... 12 3.2. Presentation of the client group ................................................................... 13 3.2.1. SPSG Ltd. ................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.2. DPPO ....................................................................................................................... 13 3.2.3. PFA .......................................................................................................................... 14 3.2.4. SPFPO ..................................................................................................................... 15 3.2.5. KFO ......................................................................................................................... 15 3.3. Overview of the fishery ................................................................................ 16 3.3.1. History of the fishery ................................................................................................. 16 3.3.2. Stock definition ......................................................................................................... 16 3.3.3. Migrations ................................................................................................................. 17 3.3.4. Gear ......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.5. Fishing areas ............................................................................................................ 19 3.3.6. Quotas and landings ................................................................................................. 20 3.3.7. Description of management system and legal framework .......................................... 22 3.4. Principle One: Target Species Background................................................. 26 3.4.1. Target species biology and ecology .......................................................................... 26 3.4.2. Other fisheries on the stock ...................................................................................... 26 3.4.3. Current stock status .................................................................................................. 27 3.4.4. Recruitment .............................................................................................................. 28 3.4.5. Reference points ...................................................................................................... 28 3.4.6. Harvest strategy and control rules ............................................................................. 29 3.4.7. Information ............................................................................................................... 30 3.4.8. Stock assessment .................................................................................................... 31 3.4.9. Key LTL species ....................................................................................................... 34 3.5. Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ....................................................... 35 3.5.1. Retained species ...................................................................................................... 35 3.5.2. Discards ................................................................................................................... 40 3.5.3. Protected species interacting with the fishery ............................................................ 46 3.5.4. Habitats .................................................................................................................... 48 3.5.5. Ecosystem ................................................................................................................ 48 3.6. Principle Three: Management System Background .................................... 53 3.6.1. Jurisdictions in the area of operation ......................................................................... 53 3.6.2. Management systems and decision-making processes ............................................. 53 3.6.3. Objectives for the fishery .......................................................................................... 54 3.6.4. Stakeholders and consultation processes ................................................................. 54 3.6.5. Monitoring, control and surveillance .......................................................................... 55 2820R05A | ME Certification Ltd 1 4. EVALUATION PROCEDURE ..................................................................................... 56 4.1. Harmonised Fishery Assessment ................................................................ 56 4.2. Previous assessments ................................................................................ 57 4.3. Assessment Methodologies ........................................................................ 60 4.4. Evaluation Processes and Techniques ....................................................... 60 4.4.1. Site Visits and consultations ..................................................................................... 60 4.4.2. Stakeholder comments during evaluation .................................................................. 61 4.4.3. Evaluation Techniques ............................................................................................. 61 5. TRACEABILITY ...................................................................................................... 63 5.1. Eligibility Date .............................................................................................. 63 5.2. Traceability within the Fishery ..................................................................... 63 5.3. Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody .............................................. 65 5.4. Eligibility of Inseparable or Practically Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody .................................................................................... 65 6. EVALUATION RESULTS .......................................................................................... 66 6.1. Principle Level Scores ................................................................................. 66 6.2. Summary of Scores ..................................................................................... 66 6.3. Summary of Conditions ............................................................................... 67 6.3.1. Recommendations .................................................................................................... 67 6.4. Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ..................................... 67 6.5. Changes in the fishery prior to and since Pre-Assessment ......................... 67 7. REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 68 APPENDICES .............................................................................................................. 72 APPENDIX 1 SCORING AND RATIONALES ....................................................................... 72 APPENDIX 2. PEER REVIEW REPORTS ........................................................................ 143 APPENDIX 3. STAKEHOLDER SUBMISSIONS .................................................................. 192 APPENDIX 4. SURVEILLANCE FREQUENCY ................................................................... 193 APPENDIX 5. CLIENT AGREEMENT .............................................................................. 194 APPENDIX 6. CLIENT ACTION PLAN............................................................................. 196 APPENDIX 7. STAKEHOLDERS .................................................................................... 198 2820R05A | ME Certification Ltd 2 Glossary Term / acronym Definition ACOM ICES advisory committee ASH Atlanto-Scandian herring B0 equilibrium unexploited total biomass BFcurrent equilibrium total biomass at Fcurrent BIM Seafood Bord Iascaigh Mhara Seafood Stewardship Programme Stewardship Programme Binit Initial biomass at the start of the stock assessment model (for the albacore assessment, B1960) BMSY equilibrium total biomass at MSY CAB Conformity

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