Argentine hoki
Last Updated: 2 February 2012
Number of fisheries: 1
Species
Hoki (Macruronus magellanicus)
MSC assessment status
The conformity assessment Body, OIA, has announced the withdrawl of Lic. Miguel A. Rey Sosa from the assessment team for the Argentine Hoki fishery.There will be no impacts on the assessment as his expertise will be fulfilled by the remaining members of the assessment team.
All persons wishing to comment on this revision is invited to contact Laura Laco by 5pm GMT, 12 February 2012.
Please refer to the assessment downloads section for further information including variation request and response.
Fishery location
South West Atlantic, within the Argentine Territorial waters (FAO statistical area 41)
Fishing method
Industrial bottom trawl net and Industrial semi-pelagic trawl net.
Fishery management
Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries and Fisheries dependencies (Sub-secretariat of Fisheries and Aquaculture), and the Federal Fisheries Council (CFP)
Commercial market
Products derived from these fisheries are not widely distributed in Argentina whjere there is little consumption of Hoki, Most of the production is exported. A few supermarkets offer a sub-product called kanikama in the local market. Some fishing vessels produce surimi on board which is mostly sold in Japan; although a local sirimi processing plant in Puerto Deseado produces crab imitation.
Assessment timeline
The assessment process is scheduled for completion around January 2012. Please see the download section for a detailed assessment timeline.
The target eligibility date for these fisheries is the 1st March 2010.
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
The 2008 landings of hoki was 110,267 mt.
