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Fishery: Gulf of Alaska (GoA) Flatfish Fisheries:
Flathead sole (Hippoglossoides elassodon),
Arrowtooth flounder (Atheresthes stomias),
Rex sole (Glyptocephalus zachirus),
Northern rock sole (Lepidopsetta polyxystra) and
Southern rock sole (L. bilineata)
Status:
The certification body, Moody Marine, has announced the release of the final Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts (PI&SGs) that will be used to evaluate the GoA Flatfish fishery against the MSC Principles and Criteria.
Please refer to the announcement in the downloads section for further information.
Last updated: 09 May 2008
Location:
Gulf of Alaska
Fishing Method:
Otter trawl
Management:
The fisheries are managed primarily by the National Marine Fisheries Service and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council, in association with various other management agencies including the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the US State Department, the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission, the US Coast Guard and the state fishery management agencies of Alaska, Washington and Oregon.
Objectives for the management of the fisheries are outlined in the Fishery Management Plans for the relevant areas. The current management of the fisheries includes a broad range of regulations designed to maintain the productivity of the stocks, provide for statistically reasonable catch quotas, set time, area and gear restrictions and set limits on the harvest level of the mature spawning stock. Other regulations are in place to minimise bycatch of target and non-target species and limit impact on the traditional fisheries of the region. Observer programmes are in place.
Main Commercial market:
Domestic, Asian and European consumers.
Assessment process:
The assessment process is expected to take 12-14 months. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
Client:
Best Use Coalition
c/o Groundfish Forum
4241 21st Ave West
Suite 200
Seattle, Washington
USA 98199
Contact: John Gauvin
Tel: +1 206 660 0359
Email: gauvin@seanet.com
Certification body:
Moody Marine Ltd
Moody International Certification
28 Fleming Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3P1A9
Contact: Mr Paul Knapman
Tel/Fax: +1 902 489 5581
Email: p.knapman@moodyint.com
Or:
Contact: Dr Andrew Hough
Tel (UK): +44 1633 401 092
E-mail: a.hough@moodyint.com |
Downloads:
Final Performance Indicators & Scoring Guideposts (PI&SGs) - posted 9 May 2008
Annoucement: Site Visit - posted 16 April 2008
Announcement: call for comment on draft PI&SGs - posted 4 April 2008
Draft Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts (PI&SGs) - posted 4 April 2008
Announcement: Assessment team confirmed - posted 24 January 2008
Announcement: Assessment team nominees - posted 11 December 2007
Announcement: Fishery entering full assessment - posted 09 October 2007
Assessment timeline - posted 09 October 2007
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