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Fishery: Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Pacific Cod (Gadus macrocephalus) Fisheries (4 Fisheries - Trawl, Longline, Jig and Pot)
Status:
The certification body, Moody Marine Ltd., has announced that the BSAI Cod fishery is now entering the information gathering phase of the assessment.
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 over the period 19 – 20 June 2008 in Seattle.
Please refer to the announcement in the downloads section for further details.
This assessment will be fully informed by the assessment of the MSC certified BSAI Alaska (Pacific) Cod fishery.
Last updated: 08 May 2008
Location:
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Fishing Method:
Trawl, Longline, Jig, Pot
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.
The total allowable catch of Pacific cod in the BSAI management area for all gear types in 2007 is 170,720 metric tonnes.
Main Commercial market:
Domestic, Asian and European consumers.
Assessment process:
The assessment process is expected to take 14-20 months. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
Client:
Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Inc
431 W Seventh Avenue
Suite 106
Anchorage
Alaska
AK 99501
Contact: James Browning
Tel: +1 907 276 7315
Email: jbrowning@afdf.org
The following list represents the members of the Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation Inc. that presently form part of the client group:
United Fishermen's Marketing Association, Inc. , Peter Pan Seafoods, Alaska Fresh Seafoods, Inc. Alaska Crab Coalition, Aleutian Spray Fisheries, Inc. Alaska Jig Association, Jubilee Fisheries, Glacier Fish Company, Baranof/Courageous Fisheries, American Seafoods Company, United Catcher Trident Seafoods, Best Use Coalition, Alaska Draggers Association, Alaska Groundfish Data Bank, International Seafoods of Alaska, Pacific Seafood Group (dba Island Seafoods), North Pacific Seafoods (dba Alaska Pacific Seafoods), Ocean Beauty Seafoods, LLC., K-Bay Fisheries Association, Inc., Western Gulf of Alaska Fishermen, Harbor Crown Seafood, Inc., Icicle Seafoods, Inc., Adak Fisheries
In the course of the assessment it is possible that further clients may join the client group.
Certification body:
Moody Marine Ltd
Moody International Certification
28 Fleming Drive
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada B3P1A9
Contact: Paul Knapman
Telephone: +1 902 477 4208
Mobile: +1 902 489 5581
Email: p.knapman@moodyint.com
Or:
Contact: Dr Andrew Hough
Tel (UK): +44 1633 401 092
Mobile (UK): +44 7958 532 129
E-mail: a.hough@moodyint.com |
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Downloads:
Announcement: Assessment Visits - posted 08 May 2008
Announcement: release of draft PI&SGs - posted 18 April 2008
Draft Performance Indicators & Scoring Guidelines - posted 18 April 2008
Announcement: Assessment team confirmed - posted 24 January 2008
Announcement: Assessment team nominees - posted 11 December 2007
Announcement: Fishery entering full assessment - posted 20 November 2007
Assessment timeline -posted 20 November 2007
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