SCS Global Services Report AUSTRALIAN WESTERN ROCK LOBSTER FISHERY MSC FULL-ASSESSMENT REPORT Western Rock Lobster Council P.O. Box 1605, Fremantle, WA 6959 John McMath wrlc.com.au DATE OF FIELD AUDIT 19th July 2016 Public Comment Draft Report: 3rd March 2017 st Final report: 1 May 2017 PCR: 24th May 2017 Prepared by: Dr. Sabine Daume, Team Leader, P2 Expert Mr. Alexander (Sandy) Morison, P1 Expert Dr. Stephen Leporati, P2 Expert Mr. Peter Trott, P3 Expert Sustainable Seafood Program – Australia and NZ Victoria, 3068 Australia +61 497943304 [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 Glossary of Acronyms ................................................................................................................................... 2 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... 4 2. Authorship and Peer Reviewers ............................................................................................................ 5 2.1 Assessment Team ........................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 Peer Reviewers ................................................................................................................................ 8 3. Description of the Fishery ..................................................................................................................... 9 3.1 Unit(s) of Certification and scope of certification sought ......................................................... 9 3.1.1 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Enhanced Fisheries ...................................................... 9 3.2 Overview of the fishery ........................................................................................................... 10 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ............................................................................. 10 Western Rock Lobster ......................................................................................................................... 10 3.4 Principle Two: Ecosystem Background ................................................................................... 28 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background ................................................................ 37 4. Evaluation Procedure .......................................................................................................................... 70 4.1 Harmonised Fishery Assessment ............................................................................................ 70 4.2 Previous assessments ............................................................................................................. 70 4.3 Assessment Methodologies .................................................................................................... 71 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques .................................................................................... 73 4.4.1 Site Visits ............................................................................................................................. 73 4.4.2 Evaluation Techniques ........................................................................................................ 75 5. Traceability .......................................................................................................................................... 78 5.1 Eligibility Date ......................................................................................................................... 78 5.2 Traceability within the Fishery ................................................................................................ 78 5.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ......................................................................... 80 6. Evaluation Results ............................................................................................................................... 81 6.1 Principle Level Scores .............................................................................................................. 81 6.2 Summary of Scores ................................................................................................................. 81 6.3 Summary of Conditions ........................................................................................................... 82 6.4 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ............................................................... 82 7. References .......................................................................................................................................... 83 Appendix 1. Scoring and Rationales ............................................................................................................ 89 Procedure for Scoring and Rationales................................................................................................. 89 Version 2-0 (May 2016) | © SCS Global Services Appendix 1.1 Performance Indicator Scores and Rationale ................................................................... 90 Principle 1............................................................................................................................................ 90 PI 1.1.1 ................................................................................................................................................ 90 PI 1.1.2 ................................................................................................................................................ 92 PI 1.1.3 ................................................................................................................................................ 94 PI 1.2.1 ................................................................................................................................................ 95 PI 1.2.2 ................................................................................................................................................ 97 PI 1.2.3 .............................................................................................................................................. 100 PI 1.2.4 .............................................................................................................................................. 102 Principle 2.......................................................................................................................................... 105 PI 2.1.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 105 PI 2.1.2 .............................................................................................................................................. 108 PI 2.1.3 .............................................................................................................................................. 112 PI 2.2.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 115 PI 2.2.2 .............................................................................................................................................. 117 PI 2.2.3 .............................................................................................................................................. 119 PI 2.3.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 121 PI 2.3.2 .............................................................................................................................................. 123 PI 2.3.3 .............................................................................................................................................. 125 PI 2.4.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 127 PI 2.4.2 .............................................................................................................................................. 128 PI 2.4.3 .............................................................................................................................................. 129 PI 2.5.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 131 PI 2.5.2 .............................................................................................................................................. 132 Principle 3.......................................................................................................................................... 137 PI 3.1.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 137 PI 3.1.2 .............................................................................................................................................. 141 PI 3.1.3 .............................................................................................................................................. 146 PI 3.1.4 .............................................................................................................................................