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Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Public Certification Report SATHOAN French Mediterranean Bluefin Tuna Artisanal Longline and Ha Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Public Certification 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 UK Ltd October 2020 Authors: Chrissie Sieben Jo Gascoigne Sophie des Clers Control Union UK Ltd 56 High Street, Lymington Hampshire SO41 9AH United Kingdom Tel: 01590 613007 Fax: 01590 671573 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://uk.controlunion.com Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 1 QA FR ....................................................................................................................................................... 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 ............................................................................................................... 21 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ........................................................................... 23 3.3.1 Biology ............................................................................................................................................ 23 3.3.2 Stock Definition ............................................................................................................................... 24 3.3.3 Reference points ............................................................................................................................. 25 3.3.4 Recruitment .................................................................................................................................... 25 3.3.5 Stock status ..................................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.6 Stock status projections .................................................................................................................. 29 3.3.7 Stock status summary of different models ..................................................................................... 30 3.3.8 Harvest strategy and control rule ................................................................................................... 31 3.3.9 Bluefin MSE process........................................................................................................................ 34 3.3.10 Information and monitoring ....................................................................................................... 34 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 ...................................................................................................................................... 48 3.4.6 Habitats ........................................................................................................................................... 53 3.4.7 Ecosystem ....................................................................................................................................... 54 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .............................................................. 56 3.5.1 Jurisdictions and legal framework .................................................................................................. 56 3.5.2 Consultation, Roles and Responsibilities, Dispute resolution, Respects for rights ......................... 67 3.5.3 Long-term objectives ...................................................................................................................... 69 3.5.4 Fishery-specific objectives .............................................................................................................. 72 3288R06C CU MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template FCR v2.0 (8th October 2014) 1 3.5.5 Fishery-specific decision-making processes ................................................................................... 73 3.5.6 Fishery-specific compliance and enforcement ............................................................................... 74 3.5.7 Fishery-specific monitoring and management performance evaluation........................................ 77 4 EVALUATION PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................... 79 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................................... 79 4.2 Previous assessments ........................................................................................................... 79 4.3 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................. 79 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................. 79 4.4.1 Site Visits and consultations ........................................................................................................... 79 4.4.2 Evaluation Techniques .................................................................................................................... 81 5 TRACEABILITY .................................................................................................................................... 85 5.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................................... 85 5.2 Traceability within the Fishery .............................................................................................. 85 5.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ....................................................................... 88 5.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ............................................................................................................................................. 88 6 EVALUATION RESULTS ........................................................................................................................ 89 6.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 89 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores .................................................................................................. 89 6.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................................... 90 6.4 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 91 6.5 Determination, Formal
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