SCS Global Services Report Yalu Estuary Manila Clam Fishery MSC Fishery Assessment Report Announcement Comment Draft Report Authors Client Contact Dr. Rob Blyth-Skyrme—Lead & Taihong Food Co. Ltd. Principle 2 1, Wenyuan Road Dr. Mikio Moriyasu—Principle 1 Economic Development Zone, Dr. Jocelyn Drugan—Principle 3 Donghong City, Liaoning Province, China [email protected] +86-0415-3338888 January 7, 2019 2000 Powell Street, Ste. 600, Emeryville, CA 94608 USA +1.510.452.8000 main | +1.510.452.8001 fax www.SCSglobalServices.com SCS Global Services Report Table of Contents 1 Glossary ....................................................................................................................................................... 7 3 Executive Summary ..................................................................................................................................... 8 4 Report Details ............................................................................................................................................ 11 4.1 Authorship and peer review details ............................................................................................... 11 4.2 Version details ................................................................................................................................ 12 5 Units of Assessment and Certification, and results overview ................................................................... 13 5.1 Unit of Assessment (UoA) and Unit of Certification (UoC) ............................................................ 13 5.1.1 Fishery Operations Overview ............................................................................................ 13 5.1.2 Unit of Assessment ............................................................................................................ 17 5.1.3 Unit of Certification ........................................................................................................... 22 5.2 Assessment results overview ......................................................................................................... 23 5.2.1 Determination, formal conclusion and agreement ........................................................... 23 5.2.2 Principle level scores................................................................................................................... 23 5.2.3 Summary of conditions ............................................................................................................... 23 5.2.4 Recommendations ...................................................................................................................... 23 6. Evaluation Results ............................................................................................................................................. 24 6.1 Eligibility date ................................................................................................................................. 24 6.2 Traceability within the fishery ........................................................................................................ 24 6.3 Eligibility to enter further chains of custody .................................................................................. 25 6.4 Eligibility of Inseparable or Practicably Inseparable (IPI) stock(s) to Enter Further Chains of Custody ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 7 References ................................................................................................................................................. 27 8 Scoring ....................................................................................................................................................... 32 8.1 Summary of Performance Indicator level scores ........................................................................... 32 8.2 Principle 1 ....................................................................................................................................... 34 8.2.1.1 Life history information – Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum) .............................. 34 8.2.1.2 Status of stocks ............................................................................................................. 36 8.2.1.3 Seasonal Operation of the Fishery ............................................................................... 36 8.2.1.4 Catch profiles ................................................................................................................ 37 8.2.1.5 Total Allowable Catch (TAC) and catch data ................................................................ 38 8.3 Principle 1 Performance Indicator scores and rationales .............................................................. 40 PI 1.1.1 – Stock Status .......................................................................................................................... 40 PI 1.1.2 – Stock rebuilding ................................................................................................................... 44 PI 1.1.3 – Genetics outcome ................................................................................................................ 45 PI 1.2.1 – Harvest strategy ................................................................................................................... 49 PI 1.2.2 – Harvest control rules and tools ............................................................................................ 53 PI 1.2.3 – Information and monitoring ................................................................................................ 56 PI 1.2.4 – Assessment of stock status .................................................................................................. 59 PI 1.2.5 – Genetics management ......................................................................................................... 61 SCS Version 2-1 (June 2019) | © SCS Global Services | Full Assessment Report MSC V2.1 Page 2 of 157 SCS Global Services Report PI 1.2.6 – Genetics information ........................................................................................................... 64 8.4 Principle 2 ....................................................................................................................................... 67 8.4.1 Principle 2 background ...................................................................................................... 67 8.4.1.1 Overview: Putian element ............................................................................................ 67 8.4.1.2 Overview: Donggang element ...................................................................................... 69 8.4.1.3 Primary, Secondary and ETP Species ............................................................................ 70 8.4.1.4 Habitats ........................................................................................................................ 73 8.4.1.5 Ecosystem Impacts ....................................................................................................... 74 8.4.1.6 Translocation ................................................................................................................ 75 8.5 Principle 2 Performance Indicator scores and rationales .............................................................. 76 PI 2.1.1 – Primary species outcome ..................................................................................................... 76 PI 2.1.2 – Primary species management strategy ................................................................................ 78 PI 2.1.3 – Primary species information ................................................................................................ 80 PI 2.2.1 – Secondary species outcome................................................................................................. 82 PI 2.2.2 – Secondary species management strategy ........................................................................... 84 PI 2.2.3 – Secondary species information ............................................................................................ 87 PI 2.3.1 – ETP species outcome ........................................................................................................... 89 PI 2.3.2 – ETP species management strategy ...................................................................................... 91 PI 2.3.3 – ETP species information ....................................................................................................... 94 PI 2.4.1 – Habitats outcome ................................................................................................................ 96 PI 2.4.2 – Habitats management strategy ........................................................................................... 98 PI 2.4.3 – Habitats information .......................................................................................................... 101 PI 2.5.1 – Ecosystem outcome ........................................................................................................... 103 PI 2.5.2 – Ecosystem management strategy ...................................................................................... 105 PI 2.5.3 – Ecosystem information .....................................................................................................