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Guyana Seabob Fishery Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. Sustainable Fisheries Scheme Marine Stewardship Council Fisheries Assessment Guyana Seabob Fishery Public Comment Draft Report Report on the 1st full assessment of the fishery Conformity Assessment Body: Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. Fishery Client Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Seafood Processors Report Date May 2019 Assessment Team Members / Authors: Tristan Southall, Team Leader Julian Addison Bert Keus Assessment Secretary: Gunnar Á. Gunnarsson Conformity Assessment Body: Client: Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. Guyana Association of Trawler Owners and Þarabakki 3 Seafood Processors (GATOSP) IS-109 Reykjavík Area K Houston, East Bank Demerara Iceland Guyana Tel.: +354 511 1330 Tel: +592 225 2111 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] Public Comment Draft Report – Guyana Seabob Fishery page i Contents Glossary .................................................................................................................................................. vi 1. Executive Summary ......................................................................................................................... 8 1.1 Scope of the Assessment ........................................................................................................ 8 1.2 Assessment Team Members and Secretary ............................................................................ 8 1.3 Outline of the Assessment ...................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Main Strengths and Weaknesses of the Assessed Fishery ..................................................... 8 1.5 Overall Conclusion .................................................................................................................. 9 1.6 Draft Determination, Conditions and Recommendations ...................................................... 9 2 Authorship and Peer Reviewers .................................................................................................... 10 2.1 Team Members ..................................................................................................................... 10 2.1.1 Other Special Qualifications Required for the Assessment .......................................... 12 2.2 Use of Risk Based Framework ............................................................................................... 13 2.3 Peer Reviewers...................................................................................................................... 13 3 Description of the Fishery ............................................................................................................. 14 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and Proposed Scope of Certification ...................................... 14 3.1.1 Units of Assessment and Proposed Units of Certification (UoC) .................................. 14 3.1.2 Final Unit of Certification .............................................................................................. 15 3.1.3 Total Allowable Catch and Catch Data .......................................................................... 15 3.1.4 Enhanced / Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) ................................................. 15 3.2 Overview of the fishery ......................................................................................................... 16 3.2.1 Background to the Guyana Seabob Fishery .................................................................. 16 3.2.2 Fisheries Client Group ................................................................................................... 17 3.2.3 Operational Characteristics ........................................................................................... 17 3.2.4 Gear Characteristics ...................................................................................................... 18 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ........................................................................... 20 3.3.1 3.3.1. Biology and Life History ...................................................................................... 20 3.3.2 Evolution of Seabob Management in Guyana .............................................................. 22 3.3.3 Harvest strategy ............................................................................................................ 22 3.3.4 Data & monitoring ........................................................................................................ 24 3.3.5 Stock Assessment Methodology ................................................................................... 24 3.3.6 Stock Status ................................................................................................................... 27 3.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ................................................................................. 30 3.4.1 Primary Species ............................................................................................................. 30 3.4.2 Secondary Species ......................................................................................................... 30 Public Comment Draft Report – Guyana Seabob Fishery page ii 3.4.3 Endangered, Threatened and Protected Species .......................................................... 33 3.4.4 Habitats ......................................................................................................................... 37 3.4.5 Ecosystem ..................................................................................................................... 42 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .............................................................. 48 3.5.1 Jurisdictional Category and Recognised Groups ........................................................... 48 3.5.2 Legal Frameworks ......................................................................................................... 48 4 Evaluation Procedure .................................................................................................................... 51 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................................... 51 4.2 Previous assessments ........................................................................................................... 51 4.3 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................. 51 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................. 51 4.4.1 Site Visits .............................................................................................................................. 51 4.4.2 Consultations ....................................................................................................................... 52 4.4.3 Evaluation Techniques ......................................................................................................... 54 5 Traceability .................................................................................................................................... 58 5.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................................... 58 5.2 Traceability within the Fishery .............................................................................................. 58 5.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ....................................................................... 60 6 Evaluation Results ......................................................................................................................... 61 6.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 61 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores .................................................................................................. 61 6.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................................... 62 6.4 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 62 6.5 Draft Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement .................................................... 63 6.6 Changes in the fishery prior to and since Pre-Assessment ................................................... 63 7 References .................................................................................................................................... 64 Legislation ..................................................................................................................................... 68 Appendix 1: Scoring and Rationales ...................................................................................................... 70 Appendix 1.1: Performance Indicator Scores and Rationale ............................................................ 70 PI 1.1.1 – Stock status ................................................................................................................... 70 PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding ............................................................................................................. 72 PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ............................................................................................................ 73 PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control
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