(Walleye) Pollock Mid-Water Trawl PCDR
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UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: East Kamchatka Alaska (Walleye) pollock mid-water trawl PCDR Marine Stewardship Council fisheries assessments UCSL – United Certification Systems Limited Office 003, Pamelva Court, 1 Anastasi Shoukri Street, 3035, Limassol, Cyprus Mobile phone: +7-960-242-4845 Email: [email protected] Website: https://ucsl.eu/ Website: https://ucsl.eu/ East Kamchatka Alaska (Walleye) pollock mid-water trawl Photo from website: https://skurilsk.ru/news/skurilsk/153621/ (© Sakhalin.Info, 2018) Public Comment Draft Report Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) UCSL United Certification Systems Limited Assessment team Steven Nelson, Dr. Giuseppe Scarcella, Dr. Mohamed Samy-Kamal Fishery client PCA – Pollock Catchers Association (Russian Federation) Assessment type Initial Assessment Date June 2021 MSC FCP 2.2 Template CRV2 Page 1 of 229 UCSL UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: East Kamchatka Alaska (Walleye) pollock mid-water trawl PCDR Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................... 2 Table of Tables ................................................................................................................................................... 5 Table of Figures ................................................................................................................................................. 7 Glossary ............................................................................................................................................................. 9 List of symbols and reference points.............................................................................................................. 10 1 Executive summary ................................................................................................................................. 11 2 Report details .......................................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Authorship and peer review details................................................................................................ 12 2.2 Version details................................................................................................................................. 14 3 Unit(s) of Assessment and Unit(s) of Certification ................................................................................ 15 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment and Unit(s) of Certification ........................................................................ 15 3.1.1 Unit(s) of Assessment ................................................................................................................... 15 3.1.2 Unit(s) of Certification .................................................................................................................... 16 3.1.3 Scope of assessment in relation to enhanced or introduced fisheries ............................................. 16 3.2 Assessment results overview......................................................................................................... 17 3.2.1 Determination, formal conclusion, and agreement ......................................................................... 17 3.2.2 Principle level scores ..................................................................................................................... 17 3.2.3 Summary of conditions .................................................................................................................. 18 3.2.4 Recommendations ........................................................................................................................ 18 4 Traceability and eligibility ....................................................................................................................... 19 4.1 Eligibility date .................................................................................................................................... 19 4.2 Traceability within the fishery ............................................................................................................. 19 4.3 Eligibility to enter further chains of custody ........................................................................................ 21 4.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to enter further chains of custody ... 21 5 Scoring .................................................................................................................................................... 22 5.1 Summary of Performance Indicator level scores .......................................................................... 22 6 Principle 1 ................................................................................................................................................ 23 6.1 Principle 1 background ................................................................................................................... 23 6.1.1 Spatial distribution and stock unit................................................................................................... 23 6.1.2 Life history traits of the target stock ............................................................................................... 27 6.1.3 History of the fishery and management .......................................................................................... 32 6.1.4 Data collection of target stock ........................................................................................................ 37 6.1.5 Stock assessment and TAC determination of the target stock ........................................................ 40 Catch profiles ............................................................................................................................................ 49 6.1.6 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data .................................................................................. 49 6.2 Principle 1 Performance Indicator scores and rationales ............................................................. 50 PI 1.1.1 – Stock status ....................................................................................................................................... 50 PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding .................................................................................................................................. 52 PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ................................................................................................................................. 53 PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools ........................................................................................................... 56 PI 1.2.3 – Information and monitoring ................................................................................................................. 58 MSC FCP 2.2 Template CRV2 Page 2 of 229 UCSL UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: East Kamchatka Alaska (Walleye) pollock mid-water trawl PCDR PI 1.2.4 – Assessment of stock status ................................................................................................................ 61 7. Principle 2 ..................................................................................................................................................... 63 7.1 Principle 2 Background ....................................................................................................................... 63 7.1.1 Primary species ................................................................................................................................ 63 7.1.2 Secondary species ........................................................................................................................... 68 7.1.3 ETP species ..................................................................................................................................... 76 7.1.4. Habitat ............................................................................................................................................. 78 7.1.5 Ecosystem ........................................................................................................................................ 80 7.1.6. Scoring Element Table ..................................................................................................................... 84 7.2. Principle 2 Performance Indicator scores and rationales ................................................................. 85 PI 2.1.1 – Primary species outcome ................................................................................................................... 85 PI 2.1.2 – Primary species management strategy ............................................................................................... 87 PI 2.1.3 – Primary species information ............................................................................................................... 88 PI 2.2.1 – Secondary species outcome ............................................................................................................... 91 PI 2.2.2 – Secondary species management strategy .......................................................................................... 94 PI 2.2.3 – Secondary species information ..........................................................................................................