Marine Stewardship Council fisheries assessments UCSL United Certification Systems Limited Office 003, Pamelva Court, 1 Anastasi Shoukri Street, 3035, Limassol, Cyprus Mobile phone: +7-960-242-4845 Email: [email protected] KZB-herring Western Bering Sea andWebsite: East https://ucsl.eu/ Kamchatka Pacific cod bottom longline Photo provided by Client from website: https://norebo.ru (© NOREBO Holding JSC, 2019) Announcement Comment Draft Report Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) UCSL United Certification Systems Limited Assessment team Dr. Geir Hønneland, Dr. Giuseppe Scarcella, Mr. Tim Huntington Fishery client KZB-herring JSC (Russian Federation) Assessment type Initial Assessment Date April 2021 MSC FCP 2.2 Template CRV2 Page 1 UCSL UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: KZB-herring WBS and EK Pacific cod bottom longline ACDR Contents Contents ............................................................................................................................................................................ 3 Table of Tables.................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Table of Figures ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2 Glossary ..................................................................................................................................................................... 8 List of symbols and reference points ................................................................................................................................ 9 3 Executive summary .................................................................................................................................................. 10 4 Report details ........................................................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 Authorship and peer review details .................................................................................................................. 13 4.2 Version details .................................................................................................................................................. 14 5 Unit(s) of Assessment and Unit(s) of Certification and results overview ................................................................. 15 5.1 Unit(s) of Assessment and Unit(s) of Certification ............................................................................................ 15 5.1.1 Unit(s) of Certification ................................................................................................................................ 15 5.1.2 Unit(s) of Assessment ............................................................................................................................... 16 5.2 Assessment results overview ........................................................................................................................... 18 5.2.1 Determination, formal conclusion and agreement ..................................................................................... 18 5.2.2 Principle level scores ................................................................................................................................. 18 5.2.3 Summary of conditions .............................................................................................................................. 18 5.2.4 Recommendations..................................................................................................................................... 19 6 Traceability and eligibility ......................................................................................................................................... 20 6.1 Eligibility date .................................................................................................................................................... 20 6.2 Traceability within the fishery ........................................................................................................................... 20 6.3 Eligibility to enter further chains of custody ...................................................................................................... 21 7 Scoring ..................................................................................................................................................................... 23 7.1 Summary of Performance Indicator level scores .............................................................................................. 23 7.2 Principle 1 ......................................................................................................................................................... 24 7.2.1 Principle 1 background .............................................................................................................................. 24 7.2.2 Catch profiles ............................................................................................................................................. 43 7.2.3 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ............................................................................................ 43 7.2.4 Principle 1 Performance Indicator scores and rationales .......................................................................... 44 PI 1.1.1 – Stock status – Pacific cod ....................................................................................................................... 44 PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding ....................................................................................................................................... 47 PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ...................................................................................................................................... 48 PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools ................................................................................................................ 51 PI 1.2.3 – Information and monitoring ...................................................................................................................... 53 PI 1.2.4 – Assessment of stock status ..................................................................................................................... 55 7.2.5 Principle 1 references ................................................................................................................................ 57 7.3 Principle 2 ......................................................................................................................................................... 58 7.3.1 Principle 2 background .............................................................................................................................. 58 7.3.2 Catch composition and related MSC components .................................................................................... 61 7.3.3 Target species ........................................................................................................................................... 62 7.3.4 Primary Species ........................................................................................................................................ 62 MSC FCP 2.2 Template CRV2 Page 2 UCSL UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: KZB-herring WBS and EK Pacific cod bottom longline ACDR 7.3.5 Secondary Species.................................................................................................................................... 73 7.3.6 Endangered, Threatened and Protected Species ..................................................................................... 75 7.3.7 Habitats ..................................................................................................................................................... 81 7.3.8 Data collected by independent observers at the fishing vessels .............................................................. 85 7.3.9 Cumulative impacts ................................................................................................................................... 87 7.3.10 Principle 2 Performance Indicator scores and rationales .......................................................................... 88 PI 2.1.1 – Primary species outcome ........................................................................................................................ 88 PI 2.1.2 – Primary species management strategy ................................................................................................... 94 PI 2.1.3 – Primary species information .................................................................................................................... 97 PI 2.2.1 – Secondary species outcome ................................................................................................................. 101 PI 2.2.2 – Secondary species management strategy ............................................................................................ 105 PI 2.2.3 – Secondary species information ............................................................................................................. 110 PI 2.3.1 – ETP species outcome 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