Hokkaido Fall chum salmon Set Net
Last Updated: 13 March 2012
Number of fisheries: 1
Species
Common: Chum Salmon
Species: Oncorhynchus keta
MSC assessment status
The certification body Scientific Certification Systems, Inc. (SCS), has announced its intention to make modifications to the MSC’s default Assessment Tree (including Performance Indicators and Scoring Guideposts) for the evaluation of the fishery against the MSC Principles and Criteria.
The default Assessment Tree is defined in the MSC Fisheries Assessment Methodology (FAM), available for download here.
The certification body, Certification Systems, Inc. (SCS), has announced that the 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 April 16, 17, and 18, 2012 in Sapporo and Monbetsu, Kitami prefecture located on Hokkaido, Japan.
Any stakeholder with information on this fishery that should be considered in the assessment, or who wishes to meet with SCS should contact Adrienne Vincent, as soon as possible.
For further information please view the assessment downloads.
Fishery location
The coastal zone of the county of Kitami on Hokkaido Island, Japan. The fishery extends 3,050 m from shore but is prohibited within 100 m of any river mouth.
Fishing method
Set net
Fishery management
The fishery is managed by the government of Hokkaido in conjunction the North Pacific Anadromous Fish Commission (NPAFC). Harvest control is based on escapement projections using the Constant Escapement Strategy. Commercial and recreational fishing for chum is prohibited in freshwater systems as well as in the open ocean.
Commercial market
Food processors of Hokkaido. Mainly sell to processors of Kitami area.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is expected to take 14 months, with one on-site meeting, and is scheduled for completion around 01/2013. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for this fishery is January 2013.
The MSC ecolabel can only be applied to product from certified fisheries. The MSC program does allow, in certain circumstances and within strict traceability requirements, the MSC ecolabel to be applied following certification to product caught before the actual date of certification. The target eligibility date therefore represents the date from which products may become eligible to carry the MSC ecolabel, however they cannot be sold until and if the fishery is certified. The actual eligibility date will be determined if the fishery is certified to the MSC standard.
To find out more about when fish from this fishery may be sold with the MSC ecolabel, please follow this link (http://www.msc.org/get-certified/supply-chain/eligibility-dates).
Tonnage of the fishery
16,668,182 fish in 2010
