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The Chile Juan Fernández Lobster (Jasus Frontalis) Trap Fishery Intertek Fisheries Certification (IFC) THE CHILE JUAN FERNÁNDEZ LOBSTER (JASUS FRONTALIS) TRAP FISHERY PUBLIC CERTIFICATION REPORT Patricio Arana &Ian Scott December 2014 Client SUBPESCA Intertek Fisheries Certification – Juan Fernandez Lobster Page I Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..................................................................................................................VII 1. AUTHORS AND PEER REVIEWERS ..............................................................................................1 1.1 AUTHORS ...................................................................................................................................... 1 1.2 PEER REVIEWERS .......................................................................................................................... 1 1.3 TRAINING IN THE RBF.................................................................................................................... 2 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY...................................................................................................3 2.1 UNITS OF CERTIFICATION AND SCOPE OF CERTIFICATION SOUGHT............................................. 3 2.1.1 Eligibility for Certification against the MSC Standard............................................................ 3 2.1.2 Units of Certification............................................................................................................... 3 2.1.3 Rationale for Units of Certification......................................................................................... 3 2.1.4 Eligible Fishers ........................................................................................................................ 4 2.1.5 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Enhanced Fisheries ........................................................ 4 2.1.6 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) ..................... 4 2.2 OVERVIEW OF THE FISHERY .......................................................................................................... 4 2.2.1 Fishing Area ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.2.2 Fishery..................................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.3 History of the Fishery.............................................................................................................. 8 2.2.4 Fishing Vessels ........................................................................................................................ 9 2.2.5 Gear Description..................................................................................................................... 9 2.2.6 Catch..................................................................................................................................... 12 2.2.7 Fishing Season ...................................................................................................................... 13 3. PRINCIPLE ONE: TARGET SPECIES BACKGROUND .....................................................................16 3.1 STOCK STATUS ............................................................................................................................ 16 3.2 REFERENCE POINTS..................................................................................................................... 18 3.3 STOCK RECOVERY........................................................................................................................ 18 3.4 HARVEST STRATEGY.................................................................................................................... 18 3.5 HARVEST CONTROL RULES & TOOLS........................................................................................... 19 3.5.1 Harvest Control Rules ........................................................................................................... 19 3.5.2 Tools...................................................................................................................................... 19 3.6 INFORMATION AND MONITORING............................................................................................. 19 3.6.1 Information........................................................................................................................... 19 3.6.2 Monitoring............................................................................................................................ 28 3.7 STOCK ASSESSMENT ................................................................................................................... 28 4. PRINCIPLE TWO: ECOSYSTEM BACKGROUND...........................................................................29 4.1 RETAINED SPECIES ...................................................................................................................... 29 4.2 BY-CATCH.................................................................................................................................... 31 4.3 ETP SPECIES................................................................................................................................. 32 Intertek Fisheries Certification – Juan Fernandez Lobster Page II 4.4 HABITAT...................................................................................................................................... 33 4.5 ECOSYSTEM ................................................................................................................................ 34 5. PRINCIPLE THREE: MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BACKGROUND ......................................................39 5.1 LEGAL AND / OR CUSTOMARY FRAMEWORK.............................................................................. 39 5.2 CONSULTATION, ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES ............................................................................. 40 5.3 LONG TERM OBJECTIVES............................................................................................................. 40 5.4 INCENTIVES TO SUSTAINABLE FISHING....................................................................................... 41 5.5 THE FISHERY SPECIFIC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM: OBJECTIVES..................................................... 41 5.6 DECISION MAKING PROCESSES................................................................................................... 41 5.7 MONITORING, CONTROL & SURVEILLANCE................................................................................ 41 5.8 RESEARCH PROGRAMME............................................................................................................ 42 5.9 MONITORING & EVALUATION .................................................................................................... 42 6. EVALUATION PROCEDURE.......................................................................................................43 6.1 HARMONIZED FISHERY ASSESSMENT ......................................................................................... 43 6.2 PREVIOUS ASSESSMENTS............................................................................................................ 43 6.3 ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGIES................................................................................................. 43 6.4 EVALUATION PROCESSES AND TECHNIQUES.............................................................................. 43 6.4.1 Site Visits............................................................................................................................... 43 6.4.2 Consultations ........................................................................................................................ 43 6.4.3 Evaluation Techniques.......................................................................................................... 45 7. TRACEABILITY .........................................................................................................................46 7.1 ELIGIBILITY DATE......................................................................................................................... 46 7.2 TRACEABILITY WITHIN THE FISHERY ........................................................................................... 46 7.3 ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER FURTHER CHAINS OF CUSTODY ............................................................... 47 7.4 ELIGIBILITY OF INSEPARABLE OR PRACTICALLY INSEPARABLE (IPI) STOCK(S) TO ENTER FURTHER CHAINS OF CUSTODY ........................................................................................................................... 48 8. EVALUATION RESULTS ............................................................................................................ 49 8.1 PRINCIPLE LEVEL SCORES............................................................................................................ 49 8.2 SUMMARY OF SCORES................................................................................................................ 49 8.3 SUMMARY OF CONDITIONS........................................................................................................ 49 8.4 RECOMMENDATION................................................................................................................... 49 9. EVALUATION RECOMMENDATION ..........................................................................................55 10. REFERENCES .........................................................................................................................56
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