FishSource - Golden king crab - Western Kamchatka

Resource

Fishery:

Russia Western Kamchatka

Russian Federation

Pots

Last updated on 4 December 2015

SUMMARY

IDENTIFICATION

SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)

Lithodes aequispinus

SPECIES NAME(s)

Golden king crab

In lack of a clear stock structure of golden king crab in the Russian region 5 management units are considered (MARF 2015): East Sakhalin, North Kurils, South Kurils, N Sea of Okhotsk and Western Kamchatka.

ANALYSIS

No related analysis

FISHSOURCE SCORES

Management Quality:

Management Strategy:

NOT YET SCORED

Managers Compliance:

NOT YET SCORED

Fishers Compliance:

NOT YET SCORED

Stock Health:

Current
Health:

NOT YET SCORED

Future Health:

NOT YET SCORED

RECOMMENDATIONS

RETAILERS & SUPPLY CHAIN

Ensure that regulators and the CCA regularly undertake and publish official estimates of IUU crab fishing (catch and effort) and trade levels (volumes and value), and evaluate the performance of bilateral agreements between Russia and its trade partners on the eradication of IUU crab fishing and trade.
Press the government to implement standardized crab stock assessment methodologies and investigate implementation of a precautionary approach to crab fisheries management based on Biological Reference Points (BRPs) and Harvest Control Rules (HCRs).
Work to enhance public availability of crab stock assessments, and fisheries management data and decisions.
Ensure that the current FIP continues to make progress, expand to include additional species and management areas, and maximize the scope of planned MSC full assessment.

FIPS

Russian Far East Crab:

Stage 5, Progress Rating B

CERTIFICATIONS

No related MSC fisheries

Fisheries

Within FishSource, the term "fishery" is used to indicate each unique combination of a flag country with a fishing gear, operating within a particular management unit, upon a resource. That resource may have a known biological stock structure and/or may be assessed at another level for practical or jurisdictional reasons. A fishery is the finest scale of resolution captured in FishSource profiles, as it is generally the scale at which sustainability can most fairly and practically be evaluated.

MANAGEMENT UNIT	FLAG COUNTRY	FISHING GEAR
Russia Western Kamchatka	Russian Federation	Pots

Fisheries

Analysis

OVERVIEW

RECOMMENDATIONS

Last updated on 26 June 2018

Recommendations to Retailers & Supply Chain

Ensure that regulators and the CCA regularly undertake and publish official estimates of IUU crab fishing (catch and effort) and trade levels (volumes and value), and evaluate the performance of bilateral agreements between Russia and its trade partners on the eradication of IUU crab fishing and trade.
Press the government to implement standardized crab stock assessment methodologies and investigate implementation of a precautionary approach to crab fisheries management based on Biological Reference Points (BRPs) and Harvest Control Rules (HCRs).
Work to enhance public availability of crab stock assessments, and fisheries management data and decisions.
Ensure that the current FIP continues to make progress, expand to include additional species and management areas, and maximize the scope of planned MSC full assessment.

1.STOCK STATUS

2.MANAGEMENT QUALITY

3.ENVIRONMENT AND BIODIVERSITY

FishSource Scores

MANAGEMENT QUALITY

STOCK HEALTH:

No data available

FishSource Scores

Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs)

SELECT FIP

Access FIP Public Report

Progress Rating: B

Evaluation Start Date: 1 Jun 2012

Type: Basic

Comments:

Progress rating remains B. Last stage 3 and 4 achievements within the last 12 months

1. FIP Development	Dec 15	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 December 2015 — Sustainability information of the fisheries is available in correspondent Fishsource profiles 8 October 2014 — MSC pre-assessment report for specific units: Red king crab - West Kamchatka Red King crab - Kamchatka Curlis Blue King Crab - West Kamchatka Tanner crab - Petropavlovsk-Komandor 1 March 2011 — Fish source profile published
2. FIP Launch	Mar 12	Confirmation of project participants 27 March 2012 — Confirmation of FIP participants with MoU
2. FIP Launch	Apr 14	Workplan made public 1 April 2014 — Workplan 2014-2015 is available with work description and milestones 1 June 2012 — An internal workplan 2012-2013 was developed and completed
3. FIP Implementation	Jan 18	FIP activities undertaken 1 January 2018 — Review of crab mortaliies in targets fishery and by catch underway 1 January 2018 — Prepartation with the regulatory body, well-document and validated information on IUU fishing 1 January 2018 — Preparations of materials for full certification underway 1 December 2017 — identification of sources of IUU (small amount left) continued 1 July 2017 — FIP plans to contract VRINO to work on Principle 2 issues 1 June 2017 — CCA continues to work with government on additional measures to address IUU fishing - make compulsory that fisheries logbook format included recording of a number of the fisheries license (permit) issue to the vessel 30 November 2016 — MSC Pre-assessment completed for specific units under FIP 1 February 2016 — CCA initiated pre-certification assessment of fisheries for red king crab, blue king crab, and tanner snow crab in West Kamchatka and Kamchatka-Kurils subzones. 1 August 2014 — Suppliers are engaging regulators
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jan 18	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 January 2018 — Systematic collection and analysis of fisheries impact data undertaken based on the data collected by the observers on CCA vessels 1 June 2017 — Additional measure to improve reporting and deter falsification of catch reports approved by the Fisheries Agency – fisheries logbook format included recording of a number of the fisheries license (permit) issue to the vessel made compulsory by the FIsheries Agency 31 March 2016 — Standard regulation rules for crab and craboid harvesting for 2016-18 developed 10 March 2016 — New rules adopted for governing fishing of crabs 1 March 2016 — Annual TAC Recommendations/public hearings - Fisheries Agency conducted open discussions of the scientific recommendations for the TAC for 2017. 1 October 2015 — Collection of data on board CCA vessels 11 September 2015 — NPOA-IUU sighed with Korea, Japan, China, USA and VNIRO 1 January 2015 — Demarcation of fishing areas for queen and tanner snow crabs in the West Bering Sea zone and Karaginsky subzone was introduced in order to protect their stocks from overfishing. 31 December 2014 — West Bering Sea snow crabs fishery closed area 1 December 2014 — Bilateral North Pacific IUU agreements implemented (South Korea, Japan, China) 1 October 2014 — Levels of IUU crab catches and trade reduced (WWF report) 1 January 2014 — Minimum crab catch per vessel 1 January 2014 — Russia adopted NPOA IUU. Article 2 of the Plan formally accepts the definition of IUU activities as defined in the FAO International Plan of Actions to Prevent, Deter, and Eliminate IUU Fishing. Article 3 of the Plan lists 17 principal measures 1 February 2013 — Prohibition of crab traps for fish harvest 1 July 2012 — Levels of IUU crab catches and trade reduced (GAIN report)
5. Improvements on the Water	Jan 17	Verifiable improvement on the water 1 January 2017 — Current levels of RFE IUU crab fusing and trade have been significantly reduced in recent years, mainly due to implementation of bilateral agreements with South Korea, Japan and China 1 March 2016 — Improved crab stock status (March 2016)
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public

Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs)

Certifications

Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

No related MSC certifications

Certifications

Sources

Credits

Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation. Order on October 7, 2015; N 465. Approval of the total allowable catch; aquatic biological resources in inland sea waters of the Russian Federation and the Russian territorial sea, on the Russian continental shelf and the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation, in the Azov and Caspian Sea for 2016 (in Russian; accessed online December 25, 2015) http://base.consultant.ru/cons/cgi/online.cgi?req=doc;base=LAW;n=187365;fld=134;dst=1000000001,0;rnd=0.009773221798241138

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