Key Whitefish FIP Updates
Key Whitefish FIP Updates
Interna4onal Boston Seafood Show March 2012 www.sustainablefish.org
Session Overview
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
• Addi4onal improvement needs • Status of Whitefish FIPs • Buyer perspec4ve on whitefish FIPs • Ques4ons and discussion
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Improvement Needs in MSC-‐C Fisheries l
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
FIPs/improvements should be carried out in fisheries un4l they can reach the level of an uncondi4onal pass if applied to the MSC standards. Nearly all fisheries ini4ally cer4fied to the MSC standards have condi4ons (i.e., improvement needs) 4ed to them. FIPs provided a structured and transparent way to close out MSC condi4ons. Example: Barents Sea cod/haddock
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Atlan=c Cod Findings l
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Many fisheries below minimum biomass levels, or the levels at which good recruitment is expected. Recovery experiences and available data indicate all these fisheries could rebuild if managed appropriately. No fishery above minimum requirements for all management quality scores has low biomass or too high fishing mortality: i.e., if you apply basic management best prac4ces, they will work.
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NW Cod Improvement Priori=es l
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
St Pierre Bank (3Ps): currently best available Canadian / US source. Ensure beUer health con4nues, and stock recovers towards target levels. Newfoundland (2J3KL): S4ll at historically low levels, but some early signs of rebuilding. Ensure recovery con4nues and leads back to full health. Requires government support to catch sector to maintain offshore moratorium / keep F low, un4l SSB recovers or strong year classes recruit to the fishery. Same for other historically smaller Canadian and US stocks
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Condi=ons for Reopening/Sourcing
Ini4ate/join FIP to look at appropriate condi4ons for resuming fishing
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Biomass should be above levels needed for healthy breeding and new recruitment Maybe, if a huge yearclass is confirmed, fishery can responsibly reopen at a lower biomass level
If a fishery reopens before rebuilding above minimum levels, avoid sourcing un4l rebuilding is more advanced 6
Biomass and Limits Fishery name
Atlantic cod -‐ Georges Bank (NAFO 5Z) Atlantic cod -‐ Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod -‐ N Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 3Pn, 4RS) [ Atlantic cod -‐ N Labrador (NAFO 2G, H)
Atlantic cod -‐ N Scotian Shelf (NAFO 4Vs, W) Atlantic cod -‐ Newfoundland (NAFO 2J, 3KL) Atlantic cod -‐ S Grand Bank (NAFO 3N, O) Atlantic cod -‐ S Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 4T, Vn) Atlantic cod -‐ S Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (NAFO 4X, 5Yb)
Atlantic cod -‐ St. Pierre Bank (NAFO 3Ps)
Biomass estimate (in 1000 tonnes)
Year
Biomass Limit Reference Point (in 1000 tonnes)
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Limit Reference Point: Official or Unofficial?
17.67
2007
74.04
33.88
2007
29.12
Unofficial, half of Btarget (SFP) Unofficial, half of Btarget (SFP)
32
2009
140
Official
0.78
2006
None
13.08
2007
RK50=23.94, BH50=33.67
29
2007
>300
NA Unofficial (based on a q-‐ corrected Research Vessel data -‐ FS) Unofficial (Rivard and Rice 2003)
12.73
2010
60
Official
28.24
2009
80
Official
2008
25, also set as target
Official
2010
13 and 36, set as Brecovery
Official
9 Ratio of 1.07 above limit
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Newfoundland and St. Pierre Bank FIP Work
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Gulf of Maine FIP Work
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Ques=ons/Discussion
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Interna4onal Boston Seafood Show March 2012 www.sustainablefish.org
Session Overview
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
• Addi4onal improvement needs • Status of Whitefish FIPs • Buyer perspec4ve on whitefish FIPs • Ques4ons and discussion
2
Improvement Needs in MSC-‐C Fisheries l
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
FIPs/improvements should be carried out in fisheries un4l they can reach the level of an uncondi4onal pass if applied to the MSC standards. Nearly all fisheries ini4ally cer4fied to the MSC standards have condi4ons (i.e., improvement needs) 4ed to them. FIPs provided a structured and transparent way to close out MSC condi4ons. Example: Barents Sea cod/haddock
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Atlan=c Cod Findings l
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Many fisheries below minimum biomass levels, or the levels at which good recruitment is expected. Recovery experiences and available data indicate all these fisheries could rebuild if managed appropriately. No fishery above minimum requirements for all management quality scores has low biomass or too high fishing mortality: i.e., if you apply basic management best prac4ces, they will work.
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NW Cod Improvement Priori=es l
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
St Pierre Bank (3Ps): currently best available Canadian / US source. Ensure beUer health con4nues, and stock recovers towards target levels. Newfoundland (2J3KL): S4ll at historically low levels, but some early signs of rebuilding. Ensure recovery con4nues and leads back to full health. Requires government support to catch sector to maintain offshore moratorium / keep F low, un4l SSB recovers or strong year classes recruit to the fishery. Same for other historically smaller Canadian and US stocks
5
Condi=ons for Reopening/Sourcing
Ini4ate/join FIP to look at appropriate condi4ons for resuming fishing
• • •
•
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Biomass should be above levels needed for healthy breeding and new recruitment Maybe, if a huge yearclass is confirmed, fishery can responsibly reopen at a lower biomass level
If a fishery reopens before rebuilding above minimum levels, avoid sourcing un4l rebuilding is more advanced 6
Biomass and Limits Fishery name
Atlantic cod -‐ Georges Bank (NAFO 5Z) Atlantic cod -‐ Gulf of Maine Atlantic cod -‐ N Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 3Pn, 4RS) [ Atlantic cod -‐ N Labrador (NAFO 2G, H)
Atlantic cod -‐ N Scotian Shelf (NAFO 4Vs, W) Atlantic cod -‐ Newfoundland (NAFO 2J, 3KL) Atlantic cod -‐ S Grand Bank (NAFO 3N, O) Atlantic cod -‐ S Gulf of St. Lawrence (NAFO 4T, Vn) Atlantic cod -‐ S Scotian Shelf and Bay of Fundy (NAFO 4X, 5Yb)
Atlantic cod -‐ St. Pierre Bank (NAFO 3Ps)
Biomass estimate (in 1000 tonnes)
Year
Biomass Limit Reference Point (in 1000 tonnes)
Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Limit Reference Point: Official or Unofficial?
17.67
2007
74.04
33.88
2007
29.12
Unofficial, half of Btarget (SFP) Unofficial, half of Btarget (SFP)
32
2009
140
Official
0.78
2006
None
13.08
2007
RK50=23.94, BH50=33.67
29
2007
>300
NA Unofficial (based on a q-‐ corrected Research Vessel data -‐ FS) Unofficial (Rivard and Rice 2003)
12.73
2010
60
Official
28.24
2009
80
Official
2008
25, also set as target
Official
2010
13 and 36, set as Brecovery
Official
9 Ratio of 1.07 above limit
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Newfoundland and St. Pierre Bank FIP Work
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Gulf of Maine FIP Work
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Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
Ques=ons/Discussion
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