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(WPSTA) Western and Central Pacific Skipjack and Yellowfin Free School Purse Seine MSC Fishery Assessment Report SCS Global Services Report Western Pacific Sustainable Tuna Alliance (WPSTA) Western and Central Pacific skipjack and yellowfin free school purse seine MSC Fishery Assessment Report Public Certification Report Authors Client Contact Dr. Sian Morgan, Lead Auditor F.C.F. Fishery Co., Ltd Mr. Alexander Morison, Principles 1 & 2 No 8 Min Chuan 2nd Rd, 28th floor Mr. Frank Meere, Principle 3 Kaohsiung, TW Mrs. Jennifer Humberstone, Project Coordinator http://www.fcf.com.tw/ June 18, 2018 SCS Global Services Report Table of Contents Glossary ................................................................................................................................................... 4 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................. 7 Fishery Operations Overview .......................................................................................................... 8 Assessment Overview ..................................................................................................................... 9 Summary of Findings ..................................................................................................................... 10 2. Authorship and Peer Reviewers ........................................................................................................ 12 2.1 Audit Team .................................................................................................................................. 12 2.2 Peer Reviewers ............................................................................................................................ 14 For Independent Peer Reviewers.................................................................................................. 14 3. Description of the Fishery ................................................................................................................. 16 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and Scope of Certification Sought ................................................ 16 3.1.1 UoA and Final Unit of Certification (UoC) (equivalent to proposed) ................................... 16 3.1.2 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Catch Data ....................................................................... 20 3.1.3 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Enhanced Fisheries ..................................................... 21 3.1.4 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) ................. 21 3.2 Overview of the Fishery .............................................................................................................. 21 3.2.1 Location and History of the Fishery ..................................................................................... 21 3.2.2 Organization and User Rights............................................................................................... 23 3.2.3 Description of Fishing Practices: Gear ................................................................................. 25 3.2.4 Areas and Seasons ............................................................................................................... 26 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ................................................................................. 28 3.3.1 Skipjack tuna ........................................................................................................................ 28 3.3.2 Yellowfin tuna ...................................................................................................................... 39 3.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ....................................................................................... 54 3.4.1 Observer Programs .............................................................................................................. 54 3.4.2 Overview of Non-target Catch ............................................................................................. 58 3.4.3 Primary Species .................................................................................................................... 65 3.4.4 Secondary Species ................................................................................................................ 69 3.4.5 Endangered, Threatened and Protected (ETP) Species ....................................................... 73 3.4.6 Habitat Impacts .................................................................................................................... 87 3.4.7 Ecosystem Impacts ............................................................................................................... 89 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .................................................................... 96 3.5.1 Area of Operation and Relevant Jurisdictions ..................................................................... 96 3.5.2 Fishery-Specific Management ............................................................................................ 121 4. Evaluation Procedure ...................................................................................................................... 132 4.1 Harmonized Fishery Assessment .............................................................................................. 132 Version 4-0 (September 2017) | © SCS Global Services | Full Assessment Report MSC v2.0 Page 2 SCS Global Services Report 4.2 Previous assessments ............................................................................................................... 138 4.3 Assessment Methodologies ...................................................................................................... 138 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques ...................................................................................... 138 4.4.1 Site Visits ............................................................................................................................ 138 4.4.2 Consultations ..................................................................................................................... 140 4.4.3 Evaluation Techniques ....................................................................................................... 141 5. Traceability ...................................................................................................................................... 146 5.1 Eligibility Date ........................................................................................................................... 146 5.2 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................................... 149 5.3 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practically Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................................................................................................... 150 6. Evaluation Results ........................................................................................................................... 151 6.1 Principle Level Scores ................................................................................................................ 151 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores ...................................................................................................... 152 6.3 Summary of Conditions ............................................................................................................. 153 6.4 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ................................................................. 155 Appendices .......................................................................................................................................... 163 Appendix 1. Scoring and Rationales ............................................................................................... 163 Principle 1.................................................................................................................................... 164 Principle 2.................................................................................................................................... 196 Principle 3.................................................................................................................................... 238 Appendix 1.2 Risk Based Framework (RBF) Outputs ...................................................................... 279 Appendix 1.3 Conditions ................................................................................................................ 280 Appendix 2 Peer Review Reports ........................................................................................................ 320 Peer Reviewer 1 .............................................................................................................................. 320 Peer Reviewer 2 .............................................................................................................................. 333 Appendix 3 Stakeholder Submissions ................................................................................................. 348 Comments Received Prior to the PCDR Stage ................................................................................ 348 PNAO NOTE TO RELEVANT CABS ON SCORING OF SI 1.2.1a FOR WCPO SKIPJACK FISHERIES ... 348 Comments Received during the PCDR Stage .................................................................................
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