Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Final Report European South Pacific mid water trawl jack mackerel fishery On behalf of Dutch Pelagic BV Prepared by Control Union Pesca Ltd March 2020 Authors: Dr. L. Borges Ms. C. Seip-Markensteijn Mr. A. Karstegl Control Union Pesca Ltd 56 High Street, Lymington Hampshire SO41 9AH United Kingdom Tel: 01590 613007 Fax: 01590 671573 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.cupesca.com QA and QC FR stage Role Initials and date Originator: Cora Seip Reviewer: Beverly O’Kane 03/03/2020 Approver: Charlotte Todd 03/03/2020 Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 1 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................................. 4 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 7 2 AUTHORSHIP AND PEER REVIEWERS ....................................................................................................... 9 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY .............................................................................................................. 12 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and Scope of Certification Sought .......................................... 12 3.1.1 UoA and Proposed Unit of Certification (UoC) ............................................................................... 12 3.1.2 Final UoC(s) ..................................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Catch Data .................................................................................. 13 3.2 Overview of the fishery ......................................................................................................... 13 3.2.1 The Client fishery ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.2.2 History of the fishery and its management .................................................................................... 14 3.2.3 Gear and operation of the fishery .................................................................................................. 15 3.2.4 Fishing areas and seasons ............................................................................................................... 15 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ........................................................................... 15 3.3.1 Life history ...................................................................................................................................... 15 3.3.2 Stock assessment ............................................................................................................................ 16 3.3.3 Stock trends .................................................................................................................................... 19 3.3.4 Reference points ............................................................................................................................. 22 3.3.5 Management .................................................................................................................................. 24 3.3.6 Key Low-Trophic Level Species ....................................................................................................... 25 3.3.7 Primary and Secondary species ...................................................................................................... 26 3.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ................................................................................. 32 3.4.1 Designation of species under Principle 2 ........................................................................................ 32 3.4.2 Endangered, Threatened or Protected (ETP) species ..................................................................... 32 3.4.3 Habitat ............................................................................................................................................ 38 3.4.4 Ecosystem ....................................................................................................................................... 41 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .............................................................. 45 3.5.1 Jurisdiction and overarching management set-up ......................................................................... 45 3.5.2 Management framework ................................................................................................................ 45 3.5.3 Roles and responsibilities ............................................................................................................... 49 3.5.4 Consultation processes ................................................................................................................... 54 3.5.5 Enforcement and compliance ......................................................................................................... 56 3.5.6 Dispute resolution .......................................................................................................................... 59 3.5.7 Review of the management system ............................................................................................... 61 4 EVALUATION PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................... 63 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................................... 63 4.2 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................. 65 4.3 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................. 65 4.3.1 Site Visits and consultations ........................................................................................................... 65 4.3.2 Evaluation Techniques .................................................................................................................... 66 3351R05C Control Union Pesca Ltd 1 MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template FCR v2.0 (8th October 2014) Pesca V1.2 (2nd October 2017) 5 TRACEABILITY .................................................................................................................................... 68 5.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................................... 68 5.2 Traceability within the Fishery .............................................................................................. 68 5.3 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ............................................................................................................................................. 72 6 EVALUATION RESULTS ........................................................................................................................ 73 6.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 73 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores .................................................................................................. 73 6.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................................... 74 6.4 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ............................................................. 74 7 REFERENCES ..................................................................................................................................... 75 APPENDICES ............................................................................................................................................. 82 APPENDIX 1 SCORING TABLES ................................................................................................................ 83 APPENDIX 1.1 PRINCIPLE 1 ...................................................................................................................... 83 Evaluation Table for PI 1.1.1 – Stock status ...................................................................................... 83 Evaluation Table for PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding ............................................................................... 85 Evaluation Table for PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ............................................................................... 87 Evaluation Table for PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools ........................................................ 90 Evaluation Table for PI 1.2.3 – Information and monitoring ............................................................ 92 Evaluation Table for PI 1.2.4 – Assessment of stock status .............................................................. 94 APPENDIX 1.2 PRINCIPLE 2 ...................................................................................................................... 97 Evaluation Table for PI 2.1.1 – Primary species outcome ................................................................. 97 Evaluation Table for PI 2.1.2 – Primary species management strategy ..........................................