Surveillance NORWAY SANDEEL, POUT AND NORTH SEA SPRAT FISHERIES Marine Stewardship Council fisheries assessments Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) DNV Business Assurance Assessment team Hans J. Lassen & Sandhya Chaudhury Fishery client Norges Fiskarlag (Norwegian Fishermen's Association) Assessment Type 3rd Surveillance Report Author name Hans J. Lassen & Sandhya Chaudhury Date 03.05.2021 Norway sandeel, pout and North Sea sprat fisheries: 3rd surveillance report – 03.05.2021 2 Introduction Covid 19 derogation 27.03.2020 The surveillance report timeline is subject to a 6-month extension in accordance with Covid-19 Derogation 27 March 2020 DNV dnv.com Norway sandeel, pout and North Sea sprat fisheries: 3rd surveillance report – 03.05.2021 3 1 Contents 1 Contents .......................................................................................................... 3 2 Glossary .......................................................................................................... 5 3 Executive summary ......................................................................................... 7 3.1 The assessment process ........................................................................................... 8 3.2 History of the assessment ......................................................................................... 8 3.2.1 Summary of the original assessment .............................................................................. 8 3.2.2 First annual surveillance- 2019 ....................................................................................... 9 3.2.3 Expedited audit – 2019 ................................................................................................... 9 3.2.4 Second annual surveillance – 2019-2020 ....................................................................... 9 3.2.5 Expedited audit – 2020 ................................................................................................. 10 3.2.6 Third annual surveillance – 2021 .................................................................................. 10 3.3 Summary of surveillance audit findings ................................................................... 10 3.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 11 4 Report details ................................................................................................ 12 4.1 Surveillance information ........................................................................................... 12 4.2 Background .............................................................................................................. 17 4.2.1 Stock Status .................................................................................................................. 17 4.2.2 Harvest Strategy and Harvest Control Rule .................................................................. 22 4.2.3 Stock assessment and Data ......................................................................................... 23 4.2.4 Impact on the ecosystem .............................................................................................. 23 4.2.5 Impact on habitats ......................................................................................................... 23 4.2.6 Changes to the management system ........................................................................... 24 4.2.7 Changes to relevant regulations ................................................................................... 25 4.2.8 Changes to personnel involved in science, management or industry. .......................... 25 4.2.9 Changes that impact Traceability .................................................................................. 25 4.2.10 Status of Inseparable or practically inseparable stock (IPI) .......................................... 25 4.2.11 Enhanced fisheries (if relevant) ..................................................................................... 26 4.3 Version details ......................................................................................................... 27 5 Results .......................................................................................................... 28 5.1 Surveillance results overview .................................................................................. 28 5.1.1 Summary of conditions .................................................................................................. 28 5.1.2 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ................................................................ 29 5.1.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 32 5.2 Re-scoring Performance Indicators ......................................................................... 33 5.3 Conditions ................................................................................................................ 33 5.3.1 Closed Conditions ......................................................................................................... 33 5.3.2 Progress against conditions .......................................................................................... 33 5.4 Client Action Plan ..................................................................................................... 39 6 Appendices ................................................................................................... 41 6.1 Evaluation processes and techniques ..................................................................... 41 DNV dnv.com Norway sandeel, pout and North Sea sprat fisheries: 3rd surveillance report – 03.05.2021 4 6.1.1 Site visits ....................................................................................................................... 41 6.1.2 Stakeholder participation ............................................................................................... 43 6.2 Stakeholder input ..................................................................................................... 43 6.3 Revised surveillance program ................................................................................. 44 6.4 Harmonised fishery assessments ............................................................................ 45 6.5 References ............................................................................................................... 47 6.6 Variation Request & MSC response ........................................................................ 48 6.7 Vessel list ................................................................................................................. 54 6.8 List of landing sites .................................................................................................. 55 7 Template information and copyright .............................................................. 84 Figure 1 Sandeel areas in the North Sea. Source ICES (2021) advice on sandeel ....................................................... 17 Figure 2 Sandeel in Divisions 4.b-c, Sandeel area 1r. Stock trends. .............................................................................. 18 Figure 3 Sandeel in Divisions 4.a-b and Subdivision 20. Sandeel area 3r. Source ICES (2021) Sandeel advice ......... 19 Figure 4 Sandeel in 4.a-b. Sandeel area 4. Stock trends. Source ICES (2021) Advice on North Sea sandeel ............. 20 Figure 5 Norway pout in Subarea 4 and Division 3.a. Stock trend and stock status. ..................................................... 21 Figure 6 Sprat in Subarea 4 and Division 3.a. Source ICES (2020) Advice on North Sea Sprat ................................... 22 Figure 7 VMEs and Effort distribution for bottom trawls ................................................................................................. 24 Table 1 General Information ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Table 2 Principle scores – initial assessment ................................................................................................................... 8 Table 3 Changes in Principle scores at 2020 expedited audit ........................................................................................ 10 Table 4 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 5 Surveillance information ..................................................................................................................................... 12 Table 6 Overview of Inspections in 2020. Source DoF ................................................................................................... 24 Table 7 IPI determination ................................................................................................................................................ 26 Table 8 IPI status ............................................................................................................................................................ 26 Table 9 Fisheries program documents versions ............................................................................................................. 27 Table 10 Summary of conditions....................................................................................................................................