Icelandic Golden Redfish (Sebastes Norvegicus) Commercial Fisheries
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Iceland Responsible Fisheries (IRF) Certification Programme Re-assessment Report For The Icelandic Golden Redfish (Sebastes norvegicus) Commercial Fisheries Facilitated By Iceland Responsible Fisheries Foundation (IRFF) Assessors: Vito Romito, Lead Assessor Conor Donnelly, Assessor Dankert Skagen, MD, Assessor Gísli Svan Einarsson, Assessor Report Code: ICE/RED/002/2019 Date: 3rd July 2019 SAI Global/Global Trust Certification Ltd. 3rd Floor, Block 3, Quayside Business Park, Mill Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland. T: + 353 42 932 0912 www.saiglobal.com IRF Certification Programme Icelandic Golden Redfish Re-Assessment Report (2019) Glossary AIS Automatic Identification System B4+ Biomass of 4 years and older fish Blim The biomass limit reference point below which there is a high risk that recruitment will be impaired and that the stock could collapse Bloss The biomass below which there is no historical record of recruitment BMSY SSB that is associated with Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) Bpa Precautionary reference point designed to have a low probability of being below Blim EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EU European Union ETP Endangered, Threatened and Protected species* FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization Flim Fishing mortality which in the long term will result in an average stock size at Blim Fmax Fishing mortality rate that maximizes equilibrium yield per recruit FMGT Management elected fishing mortality target/limit; usually specified in FMP FMP Fishery Management Plan FMSY Fishing mortality which in the long term will result in an average stock size at BMSY Fpa Precautionary reference point for fishing mortality designed to avoid true fishing mortality being above Flim HCR Harvest Control rule ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea ICG Icelandic Coast Guard IMA Icelandic Maritime Administration ITQ Individual Transferable Quota IUU Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing IWC International Whaling Commission kt kilo tonnes MCS Monitoring, Control and Surveillance MII Ministry of Industries and Innovation MFRI Marine and Freshwater Research Institute (formerly MRI) MRI Marine Research Institute (now MFRI) MSY Btrigger ICES MSY framework parameter that triggers advice on a reduced fishing mortality relative to FMSY MSY Maximum Sustainable Yield; the largest average catch or yield that can continuously be taken from a stock under existing environmental conditions NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation NAMMCO North Atlantic Marine Mammal Commission NEAFC North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission NPA National Program Action NWWG North-Western Working Group (within ICES) SSB Spawning stock biomass; total weight of all sexually mature fish in the stock SSBMGT Management elected SSB target/limit; usually specified in FMP SSBtrigger SSB level that acts as a trigger when the stock fall below a certain level TAC Total Allowable Catch UN United Nations VMEs Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems VMS Vessel Monitoring System *Species recognised by Icelandic legislation and/or binding intemational agreements to which the Icelandic authorities are party. Binding intemational agreements as applicable in Icelandic jurisdiction. Form 9e Issue 1 August 2018 © SAI Global Limited Copyright 2009 - ABN 67 050 611 642 Page 2 of 345 IRF Certification Programme Icelandic Golden Redfish Re-Assessment Report (2019) Table of Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Table of Contents .................................................................................................................................................................. 3 List of Figures ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 List of Tables ....................................................................................................................................................................... 11 i. Summary and Recommendations .............................................................................................................................. 12 1.1.1. Conformance against the IRFF Standard V2 ................................................................................................. 13 1.1.2. Recommendation of the Assessment Team ................................................................................................. 15 iii. Assessment Team Details ........................................................................................................................................... 17 2. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................... 18 3. Fishery Applicant Details ............................................................................................................................................ 19 4. Background to the Fishery ......................................................................................................................................... 20 4.1. Species Biology ..................................................................................................................................................... 20 4.2. Fishery Location and Method ............................................................................................................................... 21 4.3. Fishery Management History and Organization ................................................................................................... 24 4.4. Stock Assessment Activities .................................................................................................................................. 31 4.5. Historic Biomass and Removals in the Fishery ..................................................................................................... 34 4.6. Economic Value of the Fishery ............................................................................................................................. 40 5. Proposed Unit(s) of Assessment and Certification ..................................................................................................... 41 6. Consultation Meetings ............................................................................................................................................... 42 6.1. On-Site Assessment and Consultation Meetings .................................................................................................. 42 7. Assessment Outcome Summary ................................................................................................................................ 47 7.1. Fishery Management ............................................................................................................................................ 47 7.2. Compliance and Monitoring ................................................................................................................................. 50 7.3. Ecosystem considerations .................................................................................................................................... 54 8. Conformity statement ................................................................................................................................................ 57 9. Fishery Assessment Evidence ..................................................................................................................................... 58 9.1. Section 1: Fishery Management ........................................................................................................................... 58 9.1.1. Clause 1.1. Fisheries Management System and Plan for Stock Assessment, Research, Advice and Harvest Controls 58 The Fisheries Management System ....................................................................................................................... 58 9.1.1.1. Clause 1.1.1. ......................................................................................................................................... 58 9.1.1.2. Clause 1.1.2. ......................................................................................................................................... 61 9.1.1.3. Clause 1.1.3. ......................................................................................................................................... 62 9.1.1.4. Clause 1.1.4. ......................................................................................................................................... 67 9.1.1.5. Clause 1.1.5. ......................................................................................................................................... 68 9.1.1.6. Clause 1.1.6. ......................................................................................................................................... 69 The Fisheries Management Plan............................................................................................................................ 70 9.1.1.7. Clause 1.1.7. ......................................................................................................................................... 70 9.1.1.8. Clause 1.1.8. ........................................................................................................................................