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Alaska Responsible Fishery Management Certification 3Rd Alaska Responsible Fishery Management Certification 3rd Surveillance Report For The Alaska Pacific Sablefish (Black Cod) Commercial Fishery Client ‘Eat on the Wild Side’ (FVOA) Facilitated By Alaska Seafood Marketing Institute (ASMI) Assessors: Dr. Ivan Mateo, Lead Assessor Mr. Vito Romito, Assessor Report Code: AK/SAB/002.3/2019 Published Date: 30th August 2019 SAI Global 3rd Floor, Block 3, Quayside Business Park, Mill Street, Dundalk, Co. Louth, Ireland. T: + 353 42 932 0912 www.saiglobal.com Foreword This report is the 3rd Surveillance Report for the Alaska sablefish federal and state commercial fisheries following initial certification award against this AK RFM Program, awarded on October 11th 2011, and recertification on 9th January 2017. The objective of the Surveillance Assessment and Report is to monitor for any changes/updates in the management regime, regulations and their implementation since the previous assessment; in this case, the Final Report of Full Assessment (re-certification) completed in January 2017. The report determines whether these changes and current practices remain consistent with the overall scorings of the fishery allocated during re- certification. High conformance was demonstrated by the fishery with regards to the Fundamental Clause. No corrective action plans with regards non-conformances were identified. The certification covers the Alaskan sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) commercial fishery employing demersal longline, pot and trawl gear within Alaska jurisdiction (200 nautical miles EEZ) under federal [National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)/North Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC)] and state [Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADFG) and Board of Fisheries (BOF)] management. The surveillance assessment was conducted according to the Global Trust Certification ISO 65 accredited procedures for FAO – Based Responsible Fisheries Management Certification using the Alaska FAO – Based RFM Conformance Criteria Version 1.3 fundamental clauses as the assessment framework. Form 9g Issue 1 August 2018 © SAI Global Limited Copyright 2009 - ABN 67 050 611 642 Page 2 of 94 Table of contents Foreword ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Table of contents ......................................................................................................................................................................... 3 List of Tables ................................................................................................................................................................................ 4 List of Figures ............................................................................................................................................................................... 4 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Summary and Recommendations ................................................................................................................................................ 6 Assessment Team Details ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................ 8 1.1. Recommendation of the Assessment Team ............................................................................................................... 9 2. Fishery Applicant Details ................................................................................................................................................... 10 3. Proposed Unit(s) of Assessment and Certification ........................................................................................................... 11 4. Fishery Observations......................................................................................................................................................... 12 4.1. Stock status, landings and TAC update .................................................................................................................... 12 4.2. Enforcement update ................................................................................................................................................ 13 4.3. Ecosystem Update .................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.4. Relevant changes to Legislation and Regulations .................................................................................................... 14 4.5. Relevant changes to the Management Regime ....................................................................................................... 14 5. Surveillance Meetings ....................................................................................................................................................... 15 6. Assessment Outcome Summary ....................................................................................................................................... 15 6.1. Fundamental Clauses Summaries ............................................................................................................................ 15 7. Conformity Statement ...................................................................................................................................................... 20 8. Evaluation of Fundamental Clauses .................................................................................................................................. 21 8.1. Section A. The Fisheries Management System ........................................................................................................ 21 8.1.1. Fundamental Clause 1 ..................................................................................................................................... 21 8.1.2. Fundamental Clause 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 26 8.1.3. Fundamental Clause 3 ..................................................................................................................................... 32 8.2. Section B. Science and Stock Assessment Activities................................................................................................. 34 8.2.1. Fundamental Clause 4 ..................................................................................................................................... 34 8.2.2. Fundamental Clause 5 ..................................................................................................................................... 39 8.3. Section C. The Precautionary Approach .................................................................................................................... 45 8.3.1. Fundamental Clause 6 ...................................................................................................................................... 45 8.3.2. Fundamental Clause 7 ..................................................................................................................................... 47 8.4. Section D. Management Measures ......................................................................................................................... 50 8.4.1. Fundamental Clause 8 ..................................................................................................................................... 50 8.4.2. Fundamental Clause 9 ..................................................................................................................................... 58 8.5. Section E. Implementation, Monitoring and Control ............................................................................................... 60 8.5.1. Fundamental Clause 10 ................................................................................................................................... 60 8.5.2. Fundamental Clause 11 ................................................................................................................................... 64 8.6. Section F. Serious Impacts of the Fishery on the Ecosystem ................................................................................... 67 8.6.1. Fundamental Clause 12 ................................................................................................................................... 67 9. Performance specific to agreed corrective action plans ................................................................................................... 87 10. Unclosed, new non-conformances and new corrective action plans ........................................................................... 87 11. Future Surveillance Actions .......................................................................................................................................... 87 12. Client signed acceptance of the action plan ................................................................................................................. 87 13.
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