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Fishery: Australian Mackerel Icefish Fishery (Champsocephalus gunnari)
Status:
The certification body, Scientific Certification Inc (SCS), has announced that the Australian Mackerel Icefish Fishery will shortly be undergoing an annual surveillance audit. During the audit, SCS will be speaking with representatives of the fishery, fishery management bodies and other stakeholders of the fishery. Meetings will be carried out over the period 25 March - 4 April 2008 in Perth, Australia.
Please refer to the downloads section for further information.
Last updated: 07 March 2008
Location:
The Australian Mackerel Icefish fishery is caught off the coasts of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The area extends from 13 nautical miles offshore to the edge of the 200 nautical mile Australian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around the islands.
Management:
It is under the direct management of the Australian Fisheries Management Authority (AFMA). The fishery lies in Statistical Division 58.5.2 of the area of application of the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living resources (CCAMLR), which has a strong influence over the management of the fishery. The area within 13 nautical miles of the islands is protected from fishing. Out to 12 nautical miles, the area is listed on the World Heritage List and forms part of the Heard Island Wilderness Reserve. Within the Australian EEZ there is also the largest no-take Marine Protected Area in the World, comprising over 16% of the entire EEZ, with no fishing for icefish permitted within the Marine Park. In 2002/2003, the Total Allowable Catch for the fishery was 2,980 tonnes.
Assessment process:
The assessment began in August 2003 and the certification was awarded on 31 March 2006.
Client:
Austral Fisheries Pty Ltd
Contact: David Carter
PO Box 280
6915 Mt Hawthorn
Western Australia
AUSTRALIA
Tel.+61 08 9202 2444
Fax.+61 08 9443 7750
E-mail: dcarter@newfish.com.au
Certification body:
Scientific Certification System Inc (SCS)
2200 Powell Street
Suite 725
Emeryville,
CA 94608
U.S.A.
Tel: +1 650 969 1366
Fax: +1 650 969 4731
Contact: Dr Chet Chaffee
Email: chaffe3@attglobal.net
Website: www.scscertified.com
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Downloads:
Stakeholder Notification: Surveillance Audit - posted 07 March 2008
Surveillance Report No. 1 - posted 6 November 2007
Notice: Annual Surveillance - posted 30 May 2007
Certificate of achievement - posted 19 April 2006
Public Certification Report - posted 19 April 2006
SCS advisory: Final certification recommendation - posted 22 September 2005
Final report with amendments - posted 23 September 2005
Final Report -
Deadline for receipt of statements of
of intent to object 29 July 2005 - posted 08 July 2005
Draft Final Report-
deadline for comments 12 May 2005
Call for comments on selection of peer reviewers: deadline 18 February 2005
Public and peer review process for the draft assessment report - 13 January 2005
SCS Advisory - Performance Indicators - 25 November 2003
Draft Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts - November 2003
SCS Advisory - Assessment team finalised - 8 October 2003
SCS Advisory - Assessment Team meetings - 30 September 2003
SCS Advisory Scientific Evaluation Team - 19 September 2003
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