Surveillance NORWAY NORTH SEA HERRING 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 1st Surveillance Report Author name Hans J. Lassen, Sandhya Chaudhury Date 12.05.2021 Norway North Sea herring fishery- 1st Surveillance report 12.05.2021 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 North Sea herring fishery- 1st Surveillance report 12.05.2021 3 1 Contents 1 Contents .......................................................................................................... 3 2 Glossary .......................................................................................................... 5 ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ............................................................................. 5 3 Executive summary ......................................................................................... 7 3.1 The assessment process ........................................................................................... 8 3.2 History of the assessment ......................................................................................... 8 3.2.1 Summary of previous assessments ................................................................................ 8 3.2.2 Summary of the second reassessment - 2019 ............................................................... 8 3.2.3 First annual surveillance- Year 2021 ............................................................................... 9 3.3 Summary of surveillance audit findings ................................................................... 10 3.4 Conclusion ............................................................................................................... 10 4 Report details ................................................................................................ 11 4.1 Surveillance information ........................................................................................... 11 4.2 Background .............................................................................................................. 14 4.2.1 Stock Status .................................................................................................................. 14 4.2.2 Harvest Strategy and Harvest Control Rule .................................................................. 14 4.2.3 Stock assessment and Data ......................................................................................... 15 4.2.4 Impact on the ecosystem .............................................................................................. 15 4.2.5 Impact on habitats ......................................................................................................... 15 4.2.6 Changes to the management system ........................................................................... 15 4.2.7 Changes to relevant regulations ................................................................................... 15 4.2.8 Changes to personnel involved in science, management or industry. .......................... 16 4.2.9 Changes that impact Traceability .................................................................................. 16 4.2.10 Status of Inseparable or practically inseparable stock (IPI) .......................................... 16 4.2.11 Enhanced fisheries ........................................................................................................ 16 4.3 Version details ......................................................................................................... 17 5 Results .......................................................................................................... 18 5.1 Surveillance results overview .................................................................................. 18 5.1.1 Summary of conditions .................................................................................................. 18 5.1.2 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ................................................................ 18 5.1.3 Recommendations ........................................................................................................ 19 5.2 Re-scoring Performance Indicators ......................................................................... 20 5.2.1 Evaluation Table for PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools. ................................... 21 5.3 Conditions ................................................................................................................ 23 5.3.1 Closed Conditions ......................................................................................................... 23 5.3.2 Progress against conditions .......................................................................................... 24 5.3.3 New condition ................................................................................................................ 25 5.4 Client Action Plan ..................................................................................................... 26 6 Appendices ................................................................................................... 28 6.1 Evaluation processes and techniques ..................................................................... 28 DNV dnv.com Norway North Sea herring fishery- 1st Surveillance report 12.05.2021 4 6.1.1 Site visits ....................................................................................................................... 28 6.1.2 Stakeholder participation ............................................................................................... 30 6.2 Stakeholder input ..................................................................................................... 30 6.3 Revised surveillance program – delete if not applicable ......................................... 31 6.4 Harmonised fishery assessments ............................................................................ 32 6.5 References ............................................................................................................... 38 6.6 Variation Request & MSC Response ....................................................................... 39 6.7 Vessel list ................................................................................................................. 45 6.8 List of landing sites .................................................................................................. 48 7 Template information and copyright .............................................................. 76 Figure 1 North Sea Herring 4 and 7d. Stock status and stock trends............................................................................. 14 Figure 2 North Sea herring catches by statistical rectangle 2019. ................................................................................. 15 Table 1 General Information ............................................................................................................................................. 7 Table 2 Principle scores – second reassessment 2019 ................................................................................................... 9 Table 3 Principle score changes from 2nd Reassessment to 1st surveillance ................................................................... 9 Table 4 Conclusion ......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Table 5 Surveillance information ..................................................................................................................................... 11 Table 6 IPI determination ................................................................................................................................................ 16 Table 7 Fisheries program documents versions ............................................................................................................. 17 Table 8 Summary of conditions ....................................................................................................................................... 18 Table 9 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ..................................................................................................... 18 Table 10 North Sea Herring. Norwegian catch composition 2020 (t). Source DoF ........................................................ 19 Table 11 Principle level scores after rescoring ............................................................................................................... 20 Table 12 Performance Indicator scores after rescoring .................................................................................................. 20 Table 13 Condition 1 (Both Gears -from PCR of 25.07.2017) ........................................................................................ 23 Table 14 Condition 2 (Both gears) .................................................................................................................................. 25 Table 15 Client Action Plan ............................................................................................................................................