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Fishery: Gulf of California, Mexico – Sardine Fishery (Sardinops caeruleus)
Status:
The certification body, SCS, has announced the release of the final Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts (PI&SGs) that will be used to evaluate the Gulf of California, Mexico Sardine Fishery against the MSC Principles and Criteria.
SCS has also announced an extension to the timeframe for stakeholders to make comment of the fishery management. The primary objective of this stage is to collect information on the fishery and in particular to speak to representatives of the fishery, fishery management bodies and other stakeholders of the fishery. Meetings will be carried out 15 January 2008 in Ensenada, Mexico.
Any stakeholder with information on this fishery that should be considered in the assessment, or who wishes to meet with SCS should contact Chet Chaffee no later than 5pm GMT, 11 February 2008.
Please refer to the downloads section for further information.
Last Updated: 10 January 2008
Location:
Gulf of California, Mexico.
Fishing Method:
Purse Seine.
Management:
The sardine fishery is regulated and managed by the federal government of Mexico. It was one of the first Mexican fisheries to be regulated with NOMs (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas), otherwise known as Mexican Official Standards. These are particular instruments of legislation that deal with aspects such as regulating mesh sizes, types of fishing gear and spatial restrictions. NOMs involve the participation of stakeholders, NGOs and other interest groups in committees whose conduct is regulated by the Federal Metrology and Normalization Law (Ley Federal de Metrología y Normalización). Although the Fisheries regulatory agency (at present CONAPESCA) is the one that makes the final decision (and bears full responsibility for it) this process is further enhanced by stakeholder participation.
The sardine fishery is subject to administrative measures that include the use of boat permits and controls on the type and number of boats allowed to operate in specified areas. Technical standards and regulations also apply and include closed seasons, minimum sizes and closed areas to protect juveniles and spawning biomass.
Main commercial market:
About 85% of the total production is used for reduction to fishmeal and mostly used for animal feeds. Sardines are also packed in cans for sale into domestic and foreign markets.
Assessment details:
The assessment process will begin in November 2006 and is expected to take 8-12 months.
Client:
Camara Nacional de la Industria Pesquera,
Delegacion Sonora
Calle 21 y 22 Núm. 75 Altos, Desp. 2
Edificio Luebbert, Col. Centro
85400 Guaymas, Son.
Mexico
Tel: +52 (622) 22 205 22
Contact: Mr Leon Tissot Plant
Certification Body:
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:
Announcement: Final Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts - posted 10 January 2008
Announcement: Continuing Stakeholder Consultation - posted 10 January 2008
Announcement: site visits and stakeholder consultation - posted 14 November 2007
Announcement: Draft Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts - comments due by 15 August 2007
Announcement: fishery entering full assessment - posted 06 Oct 2006
Estimated timeline for assessment - posted 10 Oct 2006 |
