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| Term | Definition | Document | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|
| History of the Fishery | A description of the general history of the fishery, including initial development of the fishery and significant changes within the history of the fishery. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| HM | See: Habitat modified. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| HMS | See: Highly Migratory Species or Stocks. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| IAF | International Accreditation Forum | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Implemented Successfully | There is objective evidence that the fishery is following the practice(s) required by the measure or strategy, and that some expected consequences of that measure(s) are seen in the performance of the fishery. It is not necessary to have evidence that the measure or strategy has resulted in benefits to the component being modified. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Incident | An incident is a reported observation or concern with the potential to impact the credibility or integrity of the certification scheme or program. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Independent observation | An objective method of observing catches and other direct effects of a fishery, on an ongoing basis, that is expected to produce information with a high level of trueness. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Inform | Provide information to a party, keeping a record of having provided the information. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Informative | Supplemental information such as recommendations, tutorials, commentary, background, and history which is not a requirement. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Initial audit | For CoC audits: refers to all audits prior to issuing a new CoC certificate. This includes re-certification audits unless otherwise stated within the CoC Certification Requirements and CoC Standard. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Input/output reconciliation | For CoC clients: a calculation of the conversion rate between volumes purchased and sold, and between inputs and output volumes into each processing step (where relevant). This may be between 2 time periods, in relation to 1 batch, or in relation to 1 batch within a defined time period. The purpose of the input/output reconciliation is to demonstrate that certified outputs are not greater than the inputs, except as related to added ingredients, and that the conversion rates are accurate and justifiable. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Inseparable or practicably inseparable | Where a non-target catch is practicably indistinguishable during normal fishing operations (i.e. the catch is from a stock of the same species or a closely related species) or, if distinguishable, it is not commercially feasible to separate non-target catch from the target catch due to the practical operation of the fishery that would require significant modification to existing harvesting and processing methods. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Intellectual Property Rights | Any and all rights to copyright, topography, databases, designs, patents, trade or service marks, know-how and all other intellectual property, any and all proprietary or other rights (whether or not any of the same are registered or able to be registered, and including any applications or rights to apply for registration of any of the same) which may exist anywhere and in any form worldwide. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Interested Party | Any person or group concerned with or directly affected by a standard – used synonymously in this procedure with the term ‘stakeholder’. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Interim Certification | The issuance of a temporary CoC certificate in advance of an on-site audit by a CAB. The issuance follows permission being sought by the CAB and granted by the MSC, provided that the risk is low and manageable. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Internal Audit | The mechanism of verifying a site’s compliance with internal requirements and MSC CoC requirements. This may include onsite audits, remote paperwork reviews, or other means, and will be appropriate to the size and nature of the site. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| International Standard | A standard that is adopted by an international standardising/standards organisation and made available to the public. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| Introduced Species Based Fishery | Any fishery which catches a target fin or shellfish species that was intentionally or accidentally transported and released by human activity into an aquatic environment beyond its natural distribution range. NOTE: Does not include species that are “introduced” into a location due to an expansion in their natural geographic range. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| IPI | Inseparable or practicably inseparable | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj | |
| ISBF | See: Introduced Species Based Fishery. | CoC; CoCCR; FCP; FS; GCR; Obj |
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