SCS Global Services Report MSC 2ND RE-ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT Mexico Baja California Red Rock Lobster Fishery Prepared for: Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera de Baja California, F.C.L. (FEDECOOP) Date of Field Audit: November 17-18, 2015 Report Delivered: October 28, 2016 Prepared by: Dr. Carlos Alvarez Flores, Stock Assessment Consultant, Team Leader/Principle 1 and 3 Expert Ms. Sandra Andraka, Fisheries Consultant, Principle 2 Expert Dr. Sian Morgan, Procedural oversight Ms. Gabriela Anhalzer, Coordination Natural Resources Division +1.510.452.6392 [email protected] 2000 Powell Street, Ste. 600, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA +1.510.452.8000 main | +1.510-452-8001 fax www.SCSGlobalServices.com SCSglobalservices.com Table of Contents MSC 2ND RE-ASSESSMENT FINAL REPORT ................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ..................................................................................................................... i Glossary ................................................................................................................................. 3 1. Executive Summary .......................................................................................................... 6 2. Authorship and Peer Reviewers ...................................................................................... 10 Audit Team .................................................................................................................... 10 Peer Reviewers .............................................................................................................. 11 3. Description of the Fishery ............................................................................................... 13 3.1. Unit(s) of Assessment, Unit of Certification and Scope of Certification ............................ 13 3.2. Overview of the Fishery ............................................................................................ 14 3.3. Principle One: Target Species Background ................................................................... 16 3.4. Principle Two: Ecosystems Background ....................................................................... 32 3.5. Principle Three: Management System Background ....................................................... 55 4. Evaluation Procedure ..................................................................................................... 63 4.1. Harmonised Fishery Assessment .................................................................................... 63 4.2. Previous Assessments .................................................................................................. 65 4.3. Assessment Methodologies .......................................................................................... 67 4.4. Evaluation Processes and Techniques ............................................................................. 67 Site Visits ....................................................................................................................... 67 Stakeholder Consultations and Due Diligence .................................................................... 69 Documentation .............................................................................................................. 70 Scoring Process .............................................................................................................. 71 5. Traceability ................................................................................................................... 73 5.1. Eligibility Date ............................................................................................................. 73 5.2. Traceability within the Fishery ....................................................................................... 73 5.3. Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ................................................................... 76 5.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practically Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ............................................................................................................................ 76 6. Evaluation Results ............................................................................................................ 78 6.1. Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................... 78 6.2. Summary of Scores .................................................................................................. 78 6.3. Summary of Conditions ............................................................................................ 79 6.4 Observations .......................................................................................................... 80 5.4. Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement .......................................................... 82 References ........................................................................................................................... 83 Appendices .......................................................................................................................... 89 Appendix 1.1 Performance Indicator Scores and Rationale ..................................................... 89 Principle 1 ..................................................................................................................... 89 Principle 2 ................................................................................................................... 105 Principle 3 ................................................................................................................... 139 Appendix 1.2 Conditions ................................................................................................... 160 Appendix 2. Peer Review Reports ...................................................................................... 171 Peer Reviewer 1 ........................................................................................................... 171 Peer Reviewer 2 ........................................................................................................... 188 Appendix 3. Stakeholder Submissions ................................................................................ 197 Appendix 4. Surveillance Frequency ................................................................................... 200 Appendix 5. Client Agreement ........................................................................................... 201 Appendix 6. Objections Process ......................................................................................... 202 Appendix 7. Additional Evidence ........................................................................................ 203 Appendix 7.1. List of Non-Target Species ............................................................................ 203 Appendix 7.2 Inspection Record ........................................................................................ 205 Appendix 8. Client Action Plan Support Letter ..................................................................... 211 Glossary AHP Analytical Hierarchy Process ASI Accreditation Services International BAC Biologically Acceptable Catch BCS Baja California Sur Bmin Minimum Biomass BMSY biomass at maximum sustainable yield CAB Certification Assessment Body CC California Current CCC Coastal Countercurrent CCS California Current System CNP Carta Nacional Pesquera (National Fisheries Chart) COBI Comunidad y Biodiversidad CoC Chain of Custody COFEMER Federal Commission for the Regulations Improvement Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas (National Commision of CONANP Natural Protected Areas) Comisión Nacional de Pesca y Acuacultura (National Commission of Fish and CONAPESCA Agriculture) CPUE Catch Per Unit Effort CR Certification Requeriments Centro Regional de Investigación Pesquera (Regional Center for Fisheries CRIP Research) CV Coefficients of variation DAT Default Assessment Tree DOF Diario Oficial (Official Gazette) ENSO El Nino Southern Oscillation ERA Ecological Risk Assessment Version 1-3 (October 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 3 of 213 ESD Ecologically Sustainable Development ETP Endangered, Threatened, or Protected F Fishing rate/catching rate FAM Fisheries Assessment Methodology v2.1 FAO Food and Agriculture Organization [of the United Nations] FCM Fishery Certification Methodology v6.1 Federación Regional de Sociedades Cooperativas de la Industria Pesquera FEDECOOP Baja California, F.C.L FLIM fishing rate at which catchability will be impaired FMP Fishery Management Plan FMSY fishing rate at which catchability is sustainable and at a maximum g Gram (0.001 kg) HCR Harvest Control rule INAPESCA Instituto Nacional de la Pesca (National Fisheries Institute) INE Instituto Nacional de Ecologia (National Ecology Institute) IPI Inseparable or Practically Inseparable IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LGEEPA Ley General del Equilibrio Ecológico y la Protección al Ambiente Ley General de Pesca y Acuacultura Sustentables (General Law for Sustainable LGPAS Fishing and Aquaculture) LRP Limit Reference Point mm Millimeter MSC Marine Stewardship Council MSY Maximum Sustainable Yield MT Metric Ton NGO Non-Governmental Organization nm Nautical mile (1nm = 1.852 km) Version 1-3 (October 2013) | © SCS Global Services Page 4 of 213