Public Comment Draft Report SATHOAN French Mediterranean
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Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Public Comment Draft Report SATHOAN French Mediterranean Bluefin tuna artisanal longline and handline fishery On behalf of CM des pêcheurs de Sète Môle – OP SATHOAN Prepared by Control Union Pesca Ltd March 2020 Authors: Chrissie Sieben Jo Gascoigne Sophie des Clers Control Union Pesca Ltd 56 High Street, Lymington Hampshire SO41 9AH United Kingdom Tel: 01590 613007 Fax: 01590 671573 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cupesca.com Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 1 QA ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................................. 4 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 7 2 AUTHORSHIP AND PEER REVIEWERS ..................................................................................................... 11 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY .............................................................................................................. 13 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and Scope of Certification Sought .......................................... 13 3.1.1 UoA and Proposed Unit of Certification (UoC) ............................................................................... 13 3.1.2 Final UoC(s) ..................................................................................................................................... 14 3.1.3 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Catch Data .................................................................................. 14 3.1.4 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Enhanced Fisheries ................................................................ 14 3.1.5 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) ............................. 15 3.2 Overview of the fishery ......................................................................................................... 15 3.2.1 History of the fishery and its management .................................................................................... 15 3.2.2 The Client fishery ............................................................................................................................ 15 3.2.3 Gear and operation of the fishery .................................................................................................. 19 3.2.4 Fishing areas and seasons ............................................................................................................... 20 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ........................................................................... 22 3.3.1 Biology ............................................................................................................................................ 22 3.3.2 Stock Definition ............................................................................................................................... 23 3.3.3 Reference points ............................................................................................................................. 24 3.3.4 Recruitment .................................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.5 Stock status ..................................................................................................................................... 25 3.3.6 Stock status projections .................................................................................................................. 28 3.3.7 Stock status summary of different models ..................................................................................... 29 3.3.8 Harvest strategy and control rule ................................................................................................... 30 3.3.9 Bluefin MSE process........................................................................................................................ 33 3.3.10 Information and monitoring ....................................................................................................... 33 3.3.11 Stock assessment ....................................................................................................................... 37 3.3.12 Lower Trophic Level (LTL) species .............................................................................................. 38 3.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ................................................................................. 39 3.4.1 Designation of species under Principle 2 ........................................................................................ 39 3.4.2 Data availability .............................................................................................................................. 40 3.4.3 Bait use ........................................................................................................................................... 43 3.4.4 Primary and Secondary species ...................................................................................................... 43 3.4.5 ETP species ...................................................................................................................................... 47 3.4.6 Habitats ........................................................................................................................................... 52 3.4.7 Ecosystem ....................................................................................................................................... 53 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .............................................................. 55 3.5.1 Jurisdictions and legal framework .................................................................................................. 55 3.5.2 Consultation, Roles and Responsibilities, Dispute resolution, Respects for rights ......................... 66 3.5.3 Long-term objectives ...................................................................................................................... 68 3.5.4 Fishery-specific objectives .............................................................................................................. 71 3288R04B Control Union Pesca Ltd MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template FCR v2.0 (8th October 2014) Pesca V1.2 (2nd October 2017) 1 3.5.5 Fishery-specific decision-making processes ................................................................................... 71 3.5.6 Fishery-specific compliance and enforcement ............................................................................... 73 3.5.7 Fishery-specific monitoring and management performance evaluation........................................ 76 4 EVALUATION PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................... 78 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................................... 78 4.2 Previous assessments ........................................................................................................... 78 4.3 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................. 78 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................. 78 4.4.1 Site Visits and consultations ........................................................................................................... 78 4.4.2 Evaluation Techniques .................................................................................................................... 80 5 TRACEABILITY .................................................................................................................................... 83 5.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................................... 83 5.2 Traceability within the Fishery .............................................................................................. 83 5.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ....................................................................... 86 5.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ............................................................................................................................................. 86 6 EVALUATION RESULTS ........................................................................................................................ 87 6.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 87 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores .................................................................................................. 87 6.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................................... 88 6.4 Recommendations ...............................................................................................................