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Yalu Estuary Manila Clam Fishery MSC Fishery Assessment Report SCS Global Services Report Yalu Estuary Manila Clam Fishery MSC Fishery Assessment Report Announcement Comment Draft Report Authors Client Contact Dr. Rob Blyth-Skyrme—Lead & Taihong Food Co. Ltd. Principle 2 1, Wenyuan Road Dr. Mikio Moriyasu—Principle 1 Economic Development Zone, Dr. Jocelyn Drugan—Principle 3 Donghong City, Liaoning Province, China [email protected] +86-0415-3338888 January 7, 2019 2000 Powell Street, Ste. 600, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA +1.510.452.8000 main | +1.510.452.8001 fax www.SCSglobalServices.com SCS Global Services Report Table of Contents 1 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 8 4 Report Details ............................................................................................................................................ 11 4.1 Authorship and peer review details ............................................................................................... 11 4.2 Version details ................................................................................................................................ 12 5 Units of Assessment and Certification, and results overview ................................................................... 13 5.1 Unit of Assessment (UoA) and Unit of Certification (UoC) ............................................................ 13 5.1.1 Fishery Operations Overview ............................................................................................ 13 5.1.2 Unit of Assessment ............................................................................................................ 17 5.1.3 Unit of Certification ........................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Assessment results overview ......................................................................................................... 23 5.2.1 Determination, formal conclusion and agreement ........................................................... 23 5.2.2 Principle level scores................................................................................................................... 23 5.2.3 Summary of conditions ............................................................................................................... 23 5.2.4 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 23 6. Evaluation Results ............................................................................................................................................. 24 6.1 Eligibility date ................................................................................................................................. 24 6.2 Traceability within the fishery ........................................................................................................ 24 6.3 Eligibility to enter further chains of custody .................................................................................. 25 6.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 7 References ................................................................................................................................................. 27 8 Scoring ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 8.1 Summary of Performance Indicator level scores ........................................................................... 32 8.2 Principle 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 34 8.2.1.1 Life history information – Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) .............................. 34 8.2.1.2 Status of stocks ............................................................................................................. 36 8.2.1.3 Seasonal Operation of the Fishery ............................................................................... 36 8.2.1.4 Catch profiles ................................................................................................................ 37 8.2.1.5 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ................................................................ 38 8.3 Principle 1 Performance Indicator scores and rationales .............................................................. 40 PI 1.1.1 – Stock Status .......................................................................................................................... 40 PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding ................................................................................................................... 44 PI 1.1.3 – Genetics outcome ................................................................................................................ 45 PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ................................................................................................................... 49 PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools ............................................................................................ 53 PI 1.2.3 – Information and monitoring ................................................................................................ 56 PI 1.2.4 – Assessment of stock status .................................................................................................. 59 PI 1.2.5 – Genetics management ......................................................................................................... 61 SCS Version 2-1 (June 2019) | © SCS Global Services | Full Assessment Report MSC V2.1 Page 2 of 157 SCS Global Services Report PI 1.2.6 – Genetics information ........................................................................................................... 64 8.4 Principle 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 67 8.4.1 Principle 2 background ...................................................................................................... 67 8.4.1.1 Overview: Putian element ............................................................................................ 67 8.4.1.2 Overview: Donggang element ...................................................................................... 69 8.4.1.3 Primary, Secondary and ETP Species ............................................................................ 70 8.4.1.4 Habitats ........................................................................................................................ 73 8.4.1.5 Ecosystem Impacts ....................................................................................................... 74 8.4.1.6 Translocation ................................................................................................................ 75 8.5 Principle 2 Performance Indicator scores and rationales .............................................................. 76 PI 2.1.1 – Primary species outcome ..................................................................................................... 76 PI 2.1.2 – Primary species management strategy ................................................................................ 78 PI 2.1.3 – Primary species information ................................................................................................ 80 PI 2.2.1 – Secondary species outcome................................................................................................. 82 PI 2.2.2 – Secondary species management strategy ........................................................................... 84 PI 2.2.3 – Secondary species information ............................................................................................ 87 PI 2.3.1 – ETP species outcome ........................................................................................................... 89 PI 2.3.2 – ETP species management strategy ...................................................................................... 91 PI 2.3.3 – ETP species information ....................................................................................................... 94 PI 2.4.1 – Habitats outcome ................................................................................................................ 96 PI 2.4.2 – Habitats management strategy ........................................................................................... 98 PI 2.4.3 – Habitats information .......................................................................................................... 101 PI 2.5.1 – Ecosystem outcome ........................................................................................................... 103 PI 2.5.2 – Ecosystem management strategy ...................................................................................... 105 PI 2.5.3 – Ecosystem information .....................................................................................................
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