Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Public Comment Draft Report SARPC Kerguelen and Crozet toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) fishery On behalf of SARPC Prepared by Control Union Pesca Ltd October 2018 Authors: Sophie des Clers Robin Cook Henry Ernst 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 Contents CONTENTS .................................................................................................................................................. 1 GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................................. 4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 6 RESUME EXECUTIF ....................................................................................................................................... 9 1 AUTHORSHIP AND PEER REVIEWERS ..................................................................................................... 12 1.1 Assessment Team ................................................................................................................. 12 1.2 Peer Reviewers...................................................................................................................... 13 2 DESCRIPTION OF THE FISHERY .............................................................................................................. 14 2.1 Units of Assessment (UoAs) and Scope of Certification ....................................................... 14 2.1.1 Final Units of Certification (UoCs) ................................................................................................... 15 2.1.2 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Catch Data .................................................................................. 15 2.2 Overview of the fishery ......................................................................................................... 17 2.2.1 Fishing areas and seasons ............................................................................................................... 17 2.2.2 Vessels, fishing gear and operation of the fishery .......................................................................... 18 2.2.3 Other fisheries in Kerguelen and Crozet French EEZ and associated CCAMLR areas ..................... 20 2.3 Principle One: Target Species ............................................................................................... 21 2.3.1 Target species overview ................................................................................................................. 21 2.3.2 Information sources and data collection ........................................................................................ 21 2.3.3 Depredation .................................................................................................................................... 23 2.3.4 Stock assessment ............................................................................................................................ 24 2.3.5 Stock trends .................................................................................................................................... 26 2.3.6 Reference points ............................................................................................................................. 28 2.3.7 Harvest strategy .............................................................................................................................. 28 2.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem...................................................................................................... 30 2.4.1 Principle 2 definitions ..................................................................................................................... 30 2.4.2 Information on non-target species ................................................................................................. 31 2.4.3 Catch of non-target species ............................................................................................................ 32 2.4.4 Bait .................................................................................................................................................. 34 2.4.5 Designation of species under Principle 2 ........................................................................................ 35 2.4.6 Primary species ............................................................................................................................... 37 2.4.7 Secondary species ........................................................................................................................... 38 2.4.8 ETP species ...................................................................................................................................... 41 2.4.9 Habitats ........................................................................................................................................... 44 2.4.10 Ecosystem impacts.......................................................................................................................... 46 2.5 Principle Three: Management System .................................................................................. 48 2.5.1 Jurisdictions .................................................................................................................................... 50 2.5.2 Legal basis and management system ............................................................................................. 50 2.5.3 Objectives ....................................................................................................................................... 51 2.5.4 Management plans ......................................................................................................................... 53 2.5.5 Stakeholders and consultation processes ....................................................................................... 53 2.5.6 Disputes and resolution mechanisms ............................................................................................. 54 2.5.7 Fisheries surveillance and enforcement ......................................................................................... 55 2.5.8 Evaluation and review of the management system ....................................................................... 56 3191R05A Control Union Pesca Ltd 1 MSC Full Assessment Reporting Template FCR v2.0 (8th October 2014) Pesca V1.2 (2nd October 2017) 3 EVALUATION PROCEDURE ................................................................................................................... 57 3.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................................... 57 3.2 Previous certification assessments ....................................................................................... 57 3.2.1 UoA1 - Kerguelen ............................................................................................................................ 57 3.2.2 UoA2 - Crozet .................................................................................................................................. 59 3.2.3 Previous scoring both UoAs ............................................................................................................ 62 3.3 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................. 63 3.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................. 63 3.4.1 Site Visits ......................................................................................................................................... 63 3.4.2 Evaluation Techniques .................................................................................................................... 65 4 TRACEABILITY .................................................................................................................................... 67 4.1 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................................... 67 4.2 Traceability within the Fishery .............................................................................................. 67 4.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ....................................................................... 69 5 EVALUATION RESULTS ........................................................................................................................ 71 5.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 71 5.2 Summary of PI Level Scores .................................................................................................. 71 5.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................................... 72 5.4 Recommendations ................................................................................................................ 73 5.5 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ............................................................. 73 6 REFERENCES 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