Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. Sustainable Fisheries Scheme Marine Stewardship Council Fisheries Assessment Faroe Islands Queen Scallop Fishery Public Comment Draft Report Client: O.C. Joensen Page | 1 Faroe Islands Queen Scallop Fishery PCDR May 2013 Assessment Team Members: Gudrun G. Thorarinsdottir Ph.D. Gunnar Á. Gunnarsson Ph.D. Kjartan Hoydal Cand.Scient. Louise le Roux M.Sc., Assessment Coordinator, Team Leader Assessment Secretaries: Gunnar Á. Gunnarsson Ph.D. Louise le Roux M.Sc. Certification Body: Client: Vottunarstofan Tún ehf. O.C. Joensen Tharabakki 3 P.O. Box 40 IS-109 Reykjavík FO-450 Oyri Iceland Faroe Islands Tel.: +354 511 1330 Tel: +298 585 825 E-mail: [email protected] E-mail: [email protected] This Public Comment Draft Report is submitted for review. Stakeholders who wish to make comments are expected (a) to provide objective evidence in support of any claims or claimed errors of fact and (b) to use relevant template for available for download on MSC´s website: http://www.msc.org/documents/get-certified/stakeholders/template_for_stakeholder_input . Page | 2 Faroe Islands Queen Scallop Fishery PCDR Table of Contents Glossary of Terms Used in the Report ........................................................................................... 5 1. Executive summary ............................................................................................................... 7 1.1 Assessment Team and Background to the Assessment .......................................................... 7 1.2 The Main Strengths and Weaknesses of the Assessed Fishery .............................................. 7 1.3 Overall Conclusion, Draft Determination and Recommendations ......................................... 8 2. Authorship and Peer Reviewers ............................................................................................ 9 2.1 Assessment Team Members ................................................................................................... 9 2.2 Peer Reviewers...................................................................................................................... 10 3. Description of the fishery .................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Unit of Certification and Scope of Certification Sought ........................................................ 12 3.2 Overview of the Fishery ........................................................................................................ 12 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ........................................................................... 13 3.3.1 Queen Scallop Biology ................................................................................................... 13 3.3.2 Status of the Stock and Stock Assessment .................................................................... 16 3.3.3 Harvest Control Strategy ............................................................................................... 17 3.3.4 History of Fishing and Management ............................................................................. 18 3.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ................................................................................. 25 3.4.1 Ecosystem and Habitat ................................................................................................. 25 3.4.2 Retained Species and Bycatch....................................................................................... 29 3.4.3 Endangered, Threatened or Protected (ETP) Species ................................................... 29 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .............................................................. 30 3.5.1 Area of Operation and Jurisdiction ............................................................................... 30 3.5.2 Interest Groups ............................................................................................................. 31 3.5.3 Fisheries Management and Administration .................................................................. 31 3.5.4 Monitoring, Control and Surveillance ........................................................................... 35 3.5.5 Fishery Regulation and Planning ................................................................................... 35 4. Evaluation Procedure .......................................................................................................... 38 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................................... 38 4.2 Previous Assessments ........................................................................................................... 38 4.3 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................. 40 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................. 41 4.4.1 Site Visits ....................................................................................................................... 41 4.4.2 Consultations ................................................................................................................ 41 4.4.3 Evaluation Techniques .................................................................................................. 43 Page | 3 Faroe Islands Queen Scallop Fishery PCDR 5. Traceability ........................................................................................................................ 45 5.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................................... 45 5.2 Traceability Within the Fishery ............................................................................................. 45 5.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ....................................................................... 45 6. Evaluation Results .............................................................................................................. 46 6.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 46 6.2 Summary of Scores ............................................................................................................... 46 6.3 Conditions and/or Recommendations .................................................................................. 47 6.3.1 Conditions ..................................................................................................................... 47 6.3.2 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 47 6.4 Draft Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement .................................................... 47 6.5 Changes in the Fishery Prior to and Since Pre-Assessment .................................................. 47 7. References ......................................................................................................................... 48 7.1 Websites Accessed for Information ...................................................................................... 52 7.1.1 Faroese Fisheries Websites ........................................................................................... 52 7.1.2 Other Websites ............................................................................................................. 52 Appendix 1: Performance Indicator Scores and Rationales ......................................................... 53 Principle 1 ......................................................................................................................................... 53 Principle 2 ......................................................................................................................................... 66 Principle 3 ......................................................................................................................................... 96 Appendix 2: Risk Based Framework (RBF) Outputs ................................................................... 115 Appendix 2.1: Hazard Identification .............................................................................................. 115 Appendix 2.2: Scale Intensity Consequence Analysis (SICA) .......................................................... 116 Appendix 2.3: Productivity-Susceptibility Analysis (PSA) ............................................................... 117 Appendix 3: Client Action Plan, Conditions and Recommendation ............................................ 119 Appendix 4: Peer Review Reports ............................................................................................ 125 Peer Reviewer 1 .............................................................................................................................. 125 Peer Reviewer 2 .............................................................................................................................. 145 Appendix 5: Stakeholder submissions ...................................................................................... 182 Appendix 5.1: A summary of stakeholder SICA scores .................................................................. 182 Appendix 5.2: Stakeholder Submissions During Site Visit and Stakeholder Meetings .................. 183 Appendix 5.3: Stakeholder Submissions on Public