Reassessment of the Faroe Islands North East Arctic Cold Water Prawn Fishery
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PUBLIC COMMENT DRAFT REPORT FOR THE Reassessment of the Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery Maresco AS Report No.: 2018-005, Rev. 00 Authors: Julian Addison, Lucia Revenga, Bert Keus, Sigrun Bekkevold Date: 2018-06-04 Certificate code: F-DNV-146646 Report type: Public Comment Draft Report for the DNV GL – Business Assurance Report title: Reassessment of the Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery DNV GL Business Assurance Customer: Maresco AS , Norway AS Sydvestkajen, DK-9850 Hirtshals Veritasveien 1 Denmark 1322 HØVIK, Norway Contact person: Eydun Djurhuus Tel: +47 67 57 99 00 Date of issue: 2018-06-04 http://www.dnvgl.com Project No.: PRJC-514008-2014-MSC-NOR Organisation unit: ZNONO418 Report No.: 2018-005, Rev.00 Certificate No.: F-DNV-146646 Objective: Re-assessment of the Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery against MSC Fisheries Standards v2.0. Prepared by: Verified by: Julian Addison Independent P1 expert and team leader Lucia Revenga [Name] Independent P2 expert [title] Bert Keus Independent P3 expert Sigrun Bekkevold Team member Copyright © DNV GL 2014. All rights reserved. This publication or parts thereof may not be copied, reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by any means, whether digitally or otherwise without the prior written consent of DNV GL. DNV GL and the Horizon Graphic are trademarks of DNV GL AS. The content of this publication shall be kept confidential by the customer, unless otherwise agreed in writing. Reference to part of this publication which may lead to misinterpretation is prohibited. DNV GL Distribution: Keywords: ☒ Unrestricted distribution (internal and external) [Keywords] ☐ Unrestricted distribution within DNV GL ☐ Limited distribution within DNV GL after 3 years ☐ No distribution (confidential) ☐ Secret Rev. No. Date Reason for Issue Prepared by Verified by 0 2018-04-26 Preliminary Draft Report for Client review Julian Addison, Lucia Revenga, Bert Keus, Sigrun Bekkevold 2018-05-08 Peer Review Draft Report Same as above 2018-06-04 Public Comment Draft Report Same as above [yyyy-mm-dd] Final Report [yyyy-mm-dd] Public Certification Report DNV GL – Report No. 2018-005, Rev. 00 – www.dnvgl.com MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template V2.1 – issued 8 April 2015 Template approval date: Page i Table of contents ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS .................................................................................................... 4 STOCK ASSESSMENT REFERENCE POINTS ..................................................................................... 5 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Main strengths and weaknesses of the client’s operation 6 1.2 Determination / draft determination 7 2 AUTHORSHIP AND PEER REVIEWERS ............................................................................... 9 2.1 Assessment team 9 2.2 Peer reviewers 11 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY .................................................................................... 12 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and scope of certification sought 12 3.2 UoA and Proposed Unit of Certification (UoC) 12 3.3 Overview of the fishery 16 3.4 Principle One: Target Species Background 32 3.5 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background 48 3.6 Principle Three: Management System Background 85 4 EVALUATION PROCEDURE ...........................................................................................102 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment 102 4.2 Previous assessments 106 4.3 Assessment Methodologies 109 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques 111 5 TRACEABILITY ...........................................................................................................117 5.1 Eligibility Date 117 5.2 Traceability within the Fishery 117 5.3 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody 124 6 EVALUATION RESULTS ...............................................................................................125 6.1 Principle Level Scores 125 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores 125 6.3 Summary of Conditions 127 6.4 Recommendations 127 6.5 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement 128 7 REFERENCES.............................................................................................................129 APPENDIX 1 SCORING AND RATIONALES ...................................................................................135 Appendix 1.1 Performance Indicator Scores and Rationale 135 Principle 1 135 Principle 2 155 Principle 3 207 Appendix 1.2 Risk Based Framework (RBF) Outputs 228 Appendix 1.3 Conditions 229 DNV GL – Report No. 2018-005, Rev. 00 – www.dnvgl.com MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template V2.1 – issued 8 April 2015 Template approval date: Page ii Appendix 1.4 Client Action Plan 241 Appendix 1.5 Arctic agreement for the cod fishery 242 Appendix 1.6: Modification Proposal For Regulation J-40-2016 246 APPENDIX 2 PEER REVIEW REPORTS .........................................................................................247 Peer reviewer A 247 Peer reviewer B 261 APPENDIX 3 STAKEHOLDER SUBMISSIONS ................................................................................273 APPENDIX 4 SURVEILLANCE FREQUENCY ...................................................................................274 APPENDIX 5 OBJECTIONS PROCESS ..........................................................................................275 DNV GL – Report No. 2018-005, Rev. 00 – www.dnvgl.com MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template V2.1 – issued 8 April 2015 Template approval date: Page iii ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ASCOBANS Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans in the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas AFWG Arctic Fisheries Working Group AIS Automatic Identification System AKO Royal Danish Navy’s Arctic Command AMOVA Analysis of molecular variance BBTA Barents and White Sea Territorial Administration CAB Conformity Assessment Body CBD Convention on Biological Diversity CFP (EU) Common Fisheries Policy CITES Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species CL Carapace length CMS Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals COE Catch on entry COX Catch on exit CPUE Catch per unit effort DCF European Union Data Collection Framework DNV GL Det Norske Veritas GL DoF Directorate of Fisheries, Norway DTU Aqua Danish Technical University Aquatic Sciences Department EEZ Exclusive Economic Zone EFCA European Fisheries Control Agency ERS Electronic Reporting System ESAM Extension of single-species assessment Model ETP Endangered, threatened and protected species FAM Fisheries Assessment Methodology FAO Food and Agriculture Organisation (of the United Nations) FCR Fisheries Certification Requirements FPZ (Svalbard) Fishery Protection Zone FSB Russian Federal Security Service FVE Faroe Islands Ministry of Fisheries and Fisheries Inspection GFLK Greenland Fishery License Control Authority GINR Greenland Institute of Natural Resources GLM Generalised Linear Model HCR Harvest Control Rule ICES International Council for the Exploration of the Sea IMR Institute of Marine Research, Norway IUCN International Union for the Conservation of Nature JNRFC Joint Norway Russia Fisheries Commission MCS Monitoring Control and Surveillance MFHA Greenland Ministry of Fisheries, Hunting and Agriculture MLS Minimum Landing Size MPA Marine Protected Area MRM Minimum Realistic Model MSC Marine Stewardship Council NAFO Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation NAMMCO North Atlantic Marine Mammal Organisation NEA North East Arctic NEAFC North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission NGO Non-Governmental Organisation NIPAG NAFO/ICES Pandalus Assessment Group DNV GL – Report No. 2018-005, Rev. 00 – www.dnvgl.com MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template V2.1 – issued 8 April 2015 Template approval date: Page 4 OSPAR Oslo Paris Commission for protection of the marine environment in NE Atlantic PI Performance Indicator PINRO Russian Research Institute PISG Performance Indicator Scoring Guidepost PSCF Port State Control Form RAPDSI Random amplified polymorphic DNA SSB Scoring issue TAC Spawning stock biomass Total Allowable Catch UoA Unit of Assessment UoC Unit of Certification VME Vulnerable Marine Ecosystem VMS Vessel Monitoring System WWF World Wide Fund for Nature STOCK ASSESSMENT REFERENCE POINTS Blim Minimum biomass below which recruitment is expected to be impaired or the stock dynamics are unknown. Bmsy Biomass corresponding to the maximum sustainable yield (biological reference point); the peak value on a domed yield-per- recruit curve. Btrigger Value of spawning stock biomass (SSB) that triggers a specific management action. F Instantaneous rate of fishing mortality. Flim Fishing mortality rate that is expected to be associated with stock ‘collapse’ if maintained over a longer time (precautionary reference point). Fmsy F giving maximum sustainable yield (biological reference point). K Carrying Capacity MSY Maximum Sustainable Yield PA Precautionary Approach DNV GL – Report No. 2018-005, Rev. 00 – www.dnvgl.com MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template V2.1 – issued 8 April 2015 Template approval date: Page 5 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This report provides information on the reassessment of the Faroe Islands North East Arctic cold water prawn fishery against the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Fisheries Standard. The assessment was carried out using MSC Fisheries Certification Requirements and Guidance v2.0. For the assessment, the default