Public Comment Draft Report Assessment against MSC Principles and Criteria for: ARGENTINE HOKI BOTTOM AND MID-WATER TRAWL FISHERY IN ARGENTINE SEA (Macruronus magellanicus ) Certificate code: F-OIA-P-0300 14 th July 2017 AUTHORS : Dr. E. M. Morsan (Team Leader), Mr. Italo Campodónico, Lic. Gabriel Sesar and Eng. C. A. Medina Foucher (MSC Program Manager) CLIENTS: San Arawa S.A., Estremar S.A. and Empresa Pesquera de la Patagonia y Antártida S.A. (PESANTAR) PUBLIC COMMENT D RAFT REPOR T (P CDR) Assessment against MSC Principles and Criteria for ARGENTINE HOKI IN ARGENTINE SEA (Macruronus magellanicus ) 14th July 2017 CLIENTS: San Arawa S.A. Contact: Eduardo González Lemmi Address: Av. Perito Moreno 2552, (9410) Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Prov., Argentina Tel: (+54 223) 495 4789 Empresa Pesquera de La Patagonia y Antártida S.A. (PESANTAR) Contact: Fabian Carrasco Address: Av. Perito Moreno 3360, (9410) Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Prov., Argentina Tel: (+54 11) 5368 2800 Estremar S.A. Contact: Alan Mackern Address: Rivadavia 130 Floor 3 Of. 309, (9410) Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Prov., Argentina Tel: (+54 11) 5218 0178 CERTIFICATION BODY: Organización Internacional Agropecuaria S.A. (OIA) Address: Av. Santa Fe 830, Acassuso (B1641ABN), Buenos Aires, Argentina Tel/Fax: (+54) 11 4793-4340 [email protected] | www.oia.com.ar Document: AH – Public Comment Draft Report ……………………… …………………………………………… 2 Date of issue: 14th July 2017 Contents. Glossary. .................................................................................................................................................. 5 1. Executive summary. ........................................................................................................................ 6 2. Authorship and peer reviewers. ...................................................................................................... 9 3. Description of the Fishery. ............................................................................................................ 12 3.1 Unit(s) of Assessment (UoA) and scope of certification sought ............................................ 12 3.1.1 UoA and proposed Unit of Certification (UoC) ............................................................. 12 3.1.2 Final UoC(s) ................................................................................................................... 13 3.1.3 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ................................................................. 14 3.1.4 Scope of assessment in relation to enhanced fisheries ................................................ 15 3.1.5 Scope of Assessment in Relation to Introduced Species Based Fisheries (ISBF) .......... 15 3.2 Overview of the fishery ......................................................................................................... 15 3.2.1 Background of the fishery ............................................................................................. 15 3.3 Principle One: Target Species Background ............................................................................ 18 3.4 Principle two: ecosystem background ................................................................................... 22 3.4.1 Primary species ............................................................................................................. 26 3.4.2 Secondary species ......................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 ETP species .................................................................................................................... 31 3.4.4 Habitat ........................................................................................................................... 41 3.4.5 Ecosystem ...................................................................................................................... 45 3.5 Principle Three: Management System Background .............................................................. 47 3.5.1 Fishery area of operation ............................................................................................. 47 3.5.2 Consultation and decision-making processes .............................................................. 51 3.5.3 Objectives for the fishery ............................................................................................. 52 3.5.4 Monitoring, control and surveillance and enforcement .............................................. 54 4. Evaluation Procedure. ................................................................................................................... 57 4.1 Harmonised fishery assessment ............................................................................................ 57 4.2 Previous assessments ............................................................................................................ 57 4.3 Assessment methodologies ................................................................................................... 64 4.4 Evaluation Processes and Techniques ................................................................................... 64 4.4.1 Site visits ....................................................................................................................... 64 4.4.2 Consultations ................................................................................................................ 65 4.4.3 Evaluation techniques ................................................................................................... 66 5. Traceability. ................................................................................................................................... 67 Document: AH – Public Comment Draft Report ……………………… …………………………………………… 3 Date of issue: 14th July 2017 5.1 Eligibility date ........................................................................................................................ 67 5.2 Traceability within the fishery ............................................................................................... 67 5.3 Eligibility to Enter Further Chains of Custody ........................................................................ 70 5.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ............................................................................................................................................... 70 6. Evaluation Results. ............................................................................................................................ 71 6.1 Principle Level Scores ............................................................................................................ 71 6.2 Summary of PI Level Scores ................................................................................................... 71 6.3 Summary of Conditions ......................................................................................................... 72 6.4 Recommendations ................................................................................................................. 72 6.5 Determination, Formal Conclusion and Agreement ............................................................. 72 6.6 Changes in the fishery prior to and since Pre-Assessment ................................................... 73 7. References. .................................................................................................................................... 74 Appendices. ........................................................................................................................................... 78 Appendix 1. Scoring and Rationales .............................................................................................. 78 Appendix 1.1 Performance Indicator Scores and Rationale .................................................. 78 Appendix 1.2 Conditions...................................................................................................... 129 Appendix 2. Peer review reports ................................................................................................. 144 Appendix 3. Stakeholder submissions ......................................................................................... 179 Appendix 4. Surveillance Frequency ........................................................................................... 182 Appendix 5. Objections Process .................................................................................................. 183 Document: AH – Public Comment Draft Report ……………………… …………………………………………… 4 Date of issue: 14th July 2017 Glossary. BRo Virginal Reproductive Biomass CFP Consejo Federal Pesquero CoC Chain of Custody DNPP Dirección Nacional de Planificacion Pesquera ETPs Endangered, Threatened, Protected species FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCRv2.0 Fisheries Certification Requirements v2.0 IBMPAS Instituto de Biología Marina y Pesquera Almte. Storni IFOP Instituto de Fomento Pesquero INIDEP Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo Pesquero IPI Inseparable or Practically Inseparable ISBF Introduced Species Based Fisheries ITQs Individual Transferable Quotas LRP Limit Reference Point MINCyT Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva MSC Marine Stewardship Council NGOs Non-Gobernemental Organization OIA Organización Internacional Agropecuaria OSC Organizaciones de la Sociedad Civil PDR Preliminary Draft Report RBF Risk