SGS Product & Process Certification - Marine Stewardship Council

Expert knowledge and the information available on landings form a sound basis for the conclusion that there are no by catch species in this
fishery and that all species caught are retained (when above the minimum landing size). The information is appropriate with the scale and the
intensity of the fishery (1-80) and sufficient to estimate outcome status with respect to biologically based limits (2-80).
Information about the catches in this fishery and the fishing techniques of the VBHL members is adequate to support a partial strategy to manage
main by catch species.
The fishing operations of the client members are monitored by the VBHL. Sufficient data continue to be collected to detect any increase in risk to
main by catch species (e.g. due to changes in the outcome indicator scores or the operation of the fishery or the effectiveness of the strategy) (4-
80).
Recommendation: that monitoring of by catch data is conducted in sufficient detail to assess any mortality of potential by catch species.
Score:
80
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