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MSC Fisheries Reduced Re-Assessment Template V 1.0 (16th March 2015) Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Reduced Re- Assessment Final Report Normandy and Jersey lobster fishery On behalf of the Comité Régional des Pêches Maritimes de Basse Normandie and the States of Jersey Department of Planning and Environment Prepared by ME Certification Ltd OCTOBER 2016 Authors: Jo Gascoigne Sophie des Clers Julian Addison ME Certification Ltd 56 High Street, Lymington Hampshire SO41 9AH United Kingdom Tel: 01590 613007 Fax: 01590 671573 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.me-cert.com MSC Fisheries Reduced Re-Assessment Template V 1.0 (16th March 2015) Contents CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................. 1 GLOSSARY ............................................................................................................................. 3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................. 4 1. AUTHORSHIP AND PEER REVIEWERS ................................................................................ 6 2. CHANGES SINCE INITIAL ASSESSMENT .............................................................................. 8 2.1 Scope and other criteria .......................................................................................... 8 2.2 Changes to the Unit of Assessment since the initial assessment ............................ 8 2.3 Criteria for reduced re-assessment ......................................................................... 9 2.4 Harmonisation ......................................................................................................... 9 2.5 TAC and catch data ................................................................................................ 9 2.6 Specific Changes since Initial Assessment ........................................................... 10 2.6.1 Overall ........................................................................................................................... 10 2.6.2 Principle 1 ...................................................................................................................... 10 2.6.3 Principle 2 ...................................................................................................................... 32 2.6.4 Principle 3 ...................................................................................................................... 40 2.7 Previous assessments .......................................................................................... 46 2.8 Changes to the Reporting Template that require an update .................................. 51 3. EVALUATION PROCEDURE .............................................................................................. 52 3.1 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................. 52 3.2 Evaluation Processes & Techniques ..................................................................... 52 3.2.1 Site Visits ....................................................................................................................... 52 3.2.2 Consultations ................................................................................................................. 52 3.2.3 Evaluation Techniques .................................................................................................. 53 4. TRACEABILITY ............................................................................................................... 55 4.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................... 55 4.2 Traceability within the Fishery ............................................................................... 55 4.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................ 58 4.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................................................................... 58 5. EVALUATION RESULTS ................................................................................................... 59 5.1 Principle Level Scores .......................................................................................... 59 5.2 Summary of Scores .............................................................................................. 59 5.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................... 60 5.4 Recommendations ................................................................................................ 61 2862R05A | ME Certification Ltd. 1 MSC Fisheries Reduced Re-Assessment Template V 1.0 (16th March 2015) 5.5 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ............................................... 61 6. REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 62 APPENDICES ........................................................................................................................ 66 APPENDIX 1 SCORING AND RATIONALES ................................................................................. 67 Appendix 1.1 Performance Indicator Scores and Rationale ......................................... 67 Appendix 1.2 Conditions ............................................................................................ 137 Appendix 1.3 Client Action Plan ................................................................................. 144 APPENDIX 2. PEER REVIEW REPORT .................................................................................... 156 APPENDIX 3. STAKEHOLDER SUBMISSIONS ........................................................................... 174 APPENDIX 4. SURVEILLANCE FREQUENCY ............................................................................ 180 APPENDIX 5. OBJECTIONS PROCESS .................................................................................... 181 APPENDIX 6. VESSELS INCLUDED IN THE UOA ....................................................................... 182 2862R05A | ME Certification Ltd. 2 MSC Fisheries Reduced Re-Assessment Template V 1.0 (16th March 2015) Glossary Term / acronym Definition AAMP Agence des Aires Marines Protégées BN Basse-Normandie LPUE Landing per unit effort (kg per 100 pots) CRPMEM Comité Régional des Pêches Maritimes et des Elevages Marins Comité Régional des Pêches Maritimes et des Elevages Marins de CRPMEM-BN Basse-Normandie DDTM Direction Départementale des Territoires et de la mer DIRM MEMN Direction Interrégionale de la Mer - Manche Est Mer du Nord DML50 Délégation à la mer et au littoral (of DDTM) Dept. Manche (50) DPMA Direction des pêches maritimes et de l'aquaculture (of French Ministry) EC European Community EU European Union ETP Endangered Threatened or Protected species EUNIS European Nature Information System FMRAP Fisheries and Marine Resources Advisory Panel (replaced by MRP) HCR Harvest control rule JAC Granville Bay Joint Advisory Committee JMC Granville Bay Joint Management Council MLS Minimum landing size MP Management Plan MRP Marine Resources Panel (replaces FMRAP since 2013) MSDF Marine Strategy Framework Directive NFM Normandie Fraîcheur Mer PI Performance Indicator SAC Special Area of Conservation (under EC Habitats Directive) SICA Scale Intensity Consequence Analysis SMEL Synergie Mer et Littoral SSB Spawning Stock Biomass 2862R05A | ME Certification Ltd. 3 MSC Fisheries Reduced Re-Assessment Template V 1.0 (16th March 2015) Executive Summary This report is the Final Report for the reduced re-assessment of the Basse Normandie and Jersey lobster (Homarus gammarus) fishery. There have been no changes to the Unit of Certification and no significant changes in the operation of the fishery since the initial certification in 2011. In relation to Principle 1, the management of the stock has been more formalised since the previous assessment, in which the Risk-Based Framework was used: reference points have been defined in the form of a ‘seuil d’alerte’ (alert or trigger threshold) and a ‘seuil d’alarme’ (limit reference point); the harvest control rules have been formalised in relation to the reference points and the stock is tracked via a standardised abundance index. In relation to Principle 2, there were no changes to the species identified as ‘main’ retained and bycatch or ETP species, or habitats or ecosystems. Likewise in relation to Principle 3 there have been no significant changes to the management framework. The previous assessment resulted in four conditions, all of which were closed at the Year 3 surveillance audit or before. This assessment results in three new conditions. Two of these (on Principle 1) arise from the fact that the RBF was not used in this assessment and one from a slightly different interpretation of the situation by the assessment team. The overall scores for each Principle are as follows: Principle 1 – 82.5; Principle 2 – 89.7; Principle 3 – 92.1. Three conditions are raised as follows: PI 1.1.2 reference points (score 75): The team would like to see more evidence that the value selected for the ‘seuil d’alerte’ (trigger reference point) means that the management system is highly likely to maintain the stock at a level consistent with Bmsy or a surrogate with similar intent