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| Term | Definition | Document | Last updated |
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| Fluctuation | Variability over time around the target reference point. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| FNA | See: Fins Naturally Attached | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Follow-up audit | An on-site audit to verify the correction of major/ open non-conformities, or to evaluate a subset of audit criteria following an audit, or as determined by the CAB, at the CoC client and/or their subcontractor’s site(s). | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Forced labour | All work or service which is exacted from any person under the menace of any penalty and for which the said person has not offered himself voluntarily (International labour Organisation Forced Labour Convention, 1930: Article 2 paragraph 1). This includes other unethical labour practices recognised under law as forced labour, including debt bondage, human trafficking and other forms of modern slavery. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Generation Time | The average age of a reproductive individual in a given fish stock. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Geographical area (of the fishery) | A demarcated water/aquatic area (where fishing occurs). For example, FAO major fishing area may be used to define the geographical area of the fishery. See also G7.5.6 of the Guidance to the Fisheries Certification Process v2.2. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Green Weight | The weight of a catch prior to processing. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Grey Literature | Information produced on all levels of government, academics, business and industry in electronic and print formats not controlled by commercial publishing i.e., cannot be found easily through conventional channels such as publishers. It is frequently original and usually recent. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Group | For CoC certification, a central office and its associated individual sites that collectively apply for certification against the Group CoC standard. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Guidance | Examples, explanations, illustrations, background and other information to help users understand MSC certification requirements and standards. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Habitat | The chemical and bio-physical environment, including biogenic structures, where fishing takes place. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Habitat Function | The range of services provided to an organism, including, but not limited to, mediating trophic interactions, reproduction, shelter, feeding, and influencing the behaviour of organisms. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Habitat Modified | Production systems that involve the modification of habitats to increase production or favour desirable species (e.g. lobster casitas, fish attracting devices – FADs, mussel ropes or other structures). | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Habitat Structure | The arrangement of physical and biogenic formations that support plant and animal communities. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| HAC | See: Hatch and catch fisheries. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Harvest Control Rule | A set of well-defined pre-agreed rules or actions used for determining a management action in response to changes in indicators of stock status with respect to reference points. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Harvest Strategy | The combination of monitoring, stock assessment, harvest control rules and management actions, which may include an MP or an MP (implicit) and be tested by MSE. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Hatch and catch fisheries | Production systems that involve the introduction of fish and shellfish either as eggs, larvae or juvenile and subsequent recapture (e.g. salmon stocking). | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| HCR | See: Harvest Control Rule. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Highly migratory species or stocks | Marine species whose life cycle includes lengthy migrations, usually through the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of 2 or more countries as well as into international waters. This term is usually used to denote tuna and tuna-like species, marlins, and swordfish. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj |
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