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 Kolkhoz Udarnik Pacific Salmon in Karaginsky Gulf, Karaga Bay and Litke Strait Photo by provided by the client: Kolkhoz “Udarnik" LLC, 2021 Announcement Comment Draft Report Conformity Assessment Body UCSL United Certification Systems Limited (CAB) Assessment team Dr. Petr Vasilets, Dr. Mohamed Samy-Kamal Kolkhoz Udarnik LLC – Kolkhoz “Udarnik” Limited Liability Company Fishery client (Russian Federation) Assessment type Initial Assessment Date March 2021 UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: Kolkhoz Udarnik Pacific Salmon in Karaginsky Gulf, Karaga Bay and Litke Strait ACDR 1 Contents 1 Contents ................................................................................................................................ 2 Table of Tables ................................................................................................................................ 5 Table of Figures ............................................................................................................................... 7 2 Glossary .............................................................................................................................. 10 3 Executive summary ............................................................................................................. 12 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 Assessment ............................................................................................................................. 15 5.1.2 Unit (s) of Certification ............................................................................................................................. 16 5.1.3 Scope of assessment in relation to enhanced or introduced fisheries .................................................... 17 5.2 Assessment results overview ...................................................................................................................... 17 5.2.1 Determination, formal conclusion and agreement .................................................................................. 17 5.2.2 Principle level scores............................................................................................................................... 17 5.2.3 Summary of conditions ............................................................................................................................ 18 5.2.4 Recommendations .................................................................................................................................. 18 6 Traceability and eligibility .................................................................................................... 19 6.1 Eligibility date .............................................................................................................................................. 19 6.2 Traceability within the fishery ...................................................................................................................... 19 6.3 Eligibility to enter further chains of custody ................................................................................................. 21 6.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to enter further chains of custody ........ 22 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 Overview of the fishery ............................................................................................................................ 24 7.2.3 Pink Salmon ............................................................................................................................................ 43 7.2.4 Chum Salmon .......................................................................................................................................... 51 7.2.5 Sockeye Salmon ..................................................................................................................................... 58 7.2.6 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data .......................................................................................... 65 7.2.7 Principle 1 Performance Indicator scores and rationales ........................................................................ 66 PI 1.1.1 – Stock status ............................................................................................................................................ 66 PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding ...................................................................................................................................... 69 PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ...................................................................................................................................... 72 PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools ............................................................................................................... 75 PI 1.2.3 – Information and monitoring ..................................................................................................................... 78 PI 1.2.4 – Assessment of stock status .................................................................................................................... 81 PI 1.3.1 – Enhancement outcomes ......................................................................................................................... 85 PI 1.3.2 – Enhancement management .................................................................................................................... 86 MSC FCP 2.2 Template CRV2 Page 2 UCSL UCSL United Certification Systems Limited: Kolkhoz Udarnik Pacific Salmon in Karaginsky Gulf, Karaga Bay and Litke Strait ACDR PI 1.3.3 – Enhancement information ....................................................................................................................... 88 7.2.8 Principle 1 References ............................................................................................................................ 90 7.3 Principle 2 .................................................................................................................................................... 92 7.3.1 Principle 2 background ............................................................................................................................ 92 7.3.2 Principle 2 Performance Indicator scores and rationales: All UoAs ...................................................... 132 PI 2.1.1 – Primary species outcome...................................................................................................................... 132 PI 2.1.2 – Primary species management strategy ................................................................................................ 134 PI 2.1.3 – Primary species information.................................................................................................................. 137 PI 2.2.1 – Secondary species outcome ................................................................................................................. 139 PI 2.2.2 – Secondary species management strategy ............................................................................................ 141 PI 2.2.3 – Secondary species information ............................................................................................................. 143 PI 2.3.1 – ETP species outcome ........................................................................................................................... 145 PI 2.3.2 – ETP species management strategy ...................................................................................................... 147 PI 2.3.3 – ETP species information ....................................................................................................................... 150 PI 2.4.1 – Habitats outcome .................................................................................................................................. 152 PI 2.4.2 – Habitats management 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