Document: MSC Pre-Assessment Reporting Template page 59
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Likely Scoring Level passpass with
conditionfail
NO PASS
Component Bycatch Species
PI 2.2.1 Outcome
Status The fishery does not pose a risk of serious or irreversible harm to the bycatch species or species
groups and does not hinder recovery of depleted bycatch species or species groups.
Scoring issues SG60
SG80 SG100
a. Bycatch species stock
status Main bycatch species are
likely to be within biologically based limits.
If not, go to scoring issue b below
Main bycatch species are highly likely to be within
biologically based limits If not, go to scoring issue b
below There is a high degree of
certainty that bycatch species are within biologically based
limits.
b. Recovery and rebuilding
If main bycatch species are outside biologically based
limits there are mitigation measures in place that are
expected to ensure that the fishery does not hinder
recovery and rebuilding. If main bycatch species are
outside biologically based limits there is a partial
strategy of demonstrably effective mitigation measures
in place such that the fishery does not hinder recovery and
rebuilding.
c. Measures if poorly
understood If the status is poorly
known there are measures or practices in place that
are expected to result in the fishery not causing the
bycatch species to be outside biologically based
limits or hindering recovery.
JustificationRationale
Trap: There are no known non commercial species caught as bycatch in the blue swimming crab trap fishery. Fishing vessel owners and small scale fishers stated that Indian mackerels and small pelagic species are used as
baitfish. These species would have to be assessed, applying RBF, based on the impact on these fisheries by the target method purse seine on Indian mackerel and encircling net on coastal pelagic species.
Gillnet: All species caught are retained, as such this fishery would score the default 100 Athiyut, pers com, 2011.
TRAP RBF required?
Likely Scoring Level passpass with
conditionfail
NO PASS GILLNET
Document: MSC Pre-Assessment Reporting Template page 60
Date of issue: 15
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August 2011 © Marine Stewardship Council, 2011
RBF required?
Likely Scoring Level
passpass with conditionfail
PASS BY DEFUALT
Component Bycatch Species
PI 2.2.2 Management
Strategy There is a strategy in place for managing bycatch that is designed to ensure the fishery
does not pose a risk of serious or irreversible harm to bycatch populations.
Scoring issues SG60
SG80 SG100
a. Management strategy in
