Fisheries Department 6 Redheughs Rigg South Gyle Edinburgh, EH12 9DQ T: 0131 335 6662 E: [email protected] MSC SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES CERTIFICATION Falkland Islands Toothfish 2nd Re-Assessment Public Comment Draft Report June 2018 Certificate Code F-ACO-0033 Prepared for: Consolidated Fisheries Ltd. Prepared by: Acoura Marine Authors: Jim Andrews, John Nichols and Andy Hough Acoura Marine Public Comment Draft Report Falkland Islands Toothfish Longline Fishery Assessment Data Sheet CAB details Acoura Marine Ltd Address 6 Redheughs Rigg Edinburgh EH12 9DQ Phone/Fax 0131 335 6662 Email [email protected] Contact name(s) Louise Allan Client details Consolidated Fisheries Ltd Address PO Box 383 Stanley Falkland Islands FIQQ 1ZZ Phone/Fax +500 22277 Email [email protected] Contact name(s) Janet Robertson Assessment Team Team Leader & P3 Assessor Jim Andrews P1 Assessor John Nichols P2 Assessor Andy Hough Copyright © 2018 by Acoura Marine All rights reserved. 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Page 2 of 271 Acoura Marine Full Assessment Template per MSC V2.0 02/12/2015 Acoura Marine Public Comment Draft Report Falkland Islands Toothfish Longline Fishery Contents 1 Glossary ...................................................................................................................... 10 2 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................... 11 3 Authorship and Peer Reviewers ................................................................................... 14 Assessment Team ................................................................................................ 14 RBF Training.................................................................................................. 16 Peer Reviewers .................................................................................................... 16 4 Description of the Fishery ............................................................................................ 18 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and Unit(s) of Certification ....................................... 18 Unit of Assessment ........................................................................................ 18 Unit of Certification......................................................................................... 18 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and Catch Data ................................................ 18 Scope of fishery .................................................................................................... 19 5 Overview of the fishery ................................................................................................. 20 Background........................................................................................................... 20 Geographic & seasonal extent ....................................................................... 20 History of the fishery ...................................................................................... 20 Principle One: Target Species Background ........................................................... 25 Fishery Resource: .......................................................................................... 25 Harvest Strategy ............................................................................................ 27 Harvest Control Rules .................................................................................... 29 Information and Monitoring and Stock Assessment........................................ 30 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ................................................................. 36 Retained Species ........................................................................................... 36 Bycatch Species ............................................................................................ 38 Interactions with Endangered, Threatened and Protected Species ................ 44 Interactions with marine habitats .................................................................... 45 Ecosystem interactions .................................................................................. 49 Principle Three: Management System Background............................................... 51 Management Background and Legal Framework ........................................... 51 Consultation, roles and responsibilities .......................................................... 54 Long-term management objectives ................................................................ 58 Incentives for sustainable fishing ................................................................... 58 Fishery-specific objectives ............................................................................. 58 Decision making processes ........................................................................... 60 Compliance and enforcement ........................................................................ 61 Research Planning ........................................................................................ 75 Monitoring and Evaluation of Management Performance ............................... 76 6 Evaluation Procedure ................................................................................................... 77 Page 3 of 271 Acoura Marine Full Assessment Template per MSC V2.0 02/12/2015 Acoura Marine Public Comment Draft Report Falkland Islands Toothfish Longline Fishery Harmonised Fishery Assessment .......................................................................... 77 Previous assessments .......................................................................................... 79 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................. 81 Evaluation Processes and Techniques ................................................................. 82 Site Visits ....................................................................................................... 82 Consultations ................................................................................................. 82 Evaluation Techniques ................................................................................... 83 Risk Based Framework (RBF) Use ................................................................ 83 Scoring elements ........................................................................................... 85 7 Traceability .................................................................................................................. 87 Eligibility Date ....................................................................................................... 87 Traceability within the Fishery ............................................................................... 87 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................ 89 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................................................................... 90 8 Evaluation Results ....................................................................................................... 91 Principle Level Scores .......................................................................................... 91 Summary of Scores .............................................................................................. 91 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................... 91 Recommendations ................................................................................................ 91 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ............................................... 92 9 References .................................................................................................................. 94 10 Appendix 1: Scoring & Rationales ............................................................................ 98 MSC Principles & Criteria ...................................................................................... 98 Principle 1 ........................................................................................................... 101 PI1.1.1 Evaluation Table .............................................................................. 101 PI 1.1.2 Evaluation Table ............................................................................. 103 PI 1.1.3 Evaluation Table ............................................................................. 105 PI 1.2.1 Evaluation Table ............................................................................. 107 PI 1.2.2 Evaluation Table ............................................................................. 111 PI 1.2.3 Evaluation Table ............................................................................. 113 PI 1.2.4 Evaluation Table ............................................................................. 116 Principle 2 ........................................................................................................... 119 Evaluation Table for PI 2.1.1 ........................................................................ 119 Evaluation Table for PI 2.1.2 .......................................................................