Fisheries sustainability survey questions - 2017

Section 1

Implementation of the Fishery Decision-Making Framework Incorporating the Precautionary Approach

Some of these questions are used to report on indicators in the Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators report and the Federal Sustainable Development Strategy. These questions are designed to evaluate the implementation of the Fishery Decision-Making Framework Incorporating the Precautionary Approach.

1 – Stock Reference Points

1.1 - Is there a Upper Stock Reference? (point dividing the cautious and the healthy zones)

1.2 - How was the USR developed?

Non-peer review process
Scientific peer review process

1.3 - What is the USR (open text entry; value and unit of measurement, if possible)
1.4 - Is there a Limit Reference Point? (represents the stock status below which serious harm is occurring to the stock)

1.5 - How was the LRP developed?

Non-peer review process
Scientific peer review process

1.6 - What is the LRP? If the LRP wasn’t developed through a Scientific Peer-Review Process, provide a rationale. (open text entry; value and unit of measurement, if possible)
1.7 - If the stock is a marine mammal, does it have a Potential Biological Removal?

1.8 - How many marine mammals are removed and for what purposes? (open text entry)

2 – Stock Status

2.1 - What is the current stock status zone for this stock?:

Critical Zone
Cautious Zone
Healthy Zone
Uncertain

Selecting “Uncertain” does not mean that that status of the stock is unknown. DFO has sufficient information to manage the fisheries on these stocks.

2.2 - How was the stock status zone determined? (Provide a rationale on the method used)

Scientific peer review process
Expert judgement

2.3 - Provide the rationale for using Expert Judgement/Scientific Peer Review Process (open text entry)
2.4 - (Where the stock status is Uncertain) Since the stock status zone for this stock is uncertain, select an option:

Serious harm likely
Serious harm possible
Serious harm unlikely
N/A – automatically selected if you are able to assign a PA stock status zone

3 – Removal References

3.1 - Has a removal reference been identified for when the stock is in the:

Critical Zone
Cautious Zone
Healthy Zone

3.2 - (Where a removal reference is present) Enter the value and unit of measurement for the Critical Zone removal reference. (open text entry)
3.3 - When listed as Uncertain, is there a removal reference for this stock?
3.4 - (where a removal reference is present with an Uncertain status) Enter the value and unit of measurement for the Critical Zone removal reference. (open text entry)

4 – Harvest Decision Rules

4.1 - For this stock, harvest decision rules that aim to control exploitation:

Have not been developed
Have been developed, but not implemented or evaluated
Have been developed, implemented but not evaluated
Have been developed, implemented and evaluated

4.2 - Please provide the details (or a link to the details) of the harvest decision rules.

5 – Harvest Rate

5.1 - What was the fishing harvest rate or harvest level in relation to the removal reference for the zone that the stock currently occupies (in 2017)?:

Harvest rate at or below removal reference
Harvest rate above removal reference
No removal reference

5.2 - (If no removal reference is in place) Was the stock harvested within approved rates/levels?

The stock is harvested within approved levels
The stock is harvested not within approved levels

6 – Rebuilding Plan

6.1 - If this stock is in the Critical zone, or serious harm is possible, or serious harm is likely, is there a rebuilding plan in place?:

Yes
Under Development
No

6.2 - (If the Rebuilding Plan is Under Development) When is the expected due date for the completion of the Rebuilding Plan?

7 – Moratorium
Is the directed commercial fishery(ies) on this stock currently under moratorium?

7.1 - Is the directed commercial fishery(ies) on this stock currently under moratorium?
7.2 - (If Yes) Provide a short description of the nature of the moratorium. (open text entry)
7.3 - Is the stock caught incidentally in other fisheries as bycatch?

Section 2

The status of fishery management plans

These questions assess the status of integrated fishery management plans and other fishery plans. (e.g. Conservation harvesting plans or other plans)
8 - Integrated Fisheries Management Plans

8.1 - Is this stock part of an integrated fisheries management plan (IFMP)?

8.2 - In the absence of an IFMP, is there a harvest plan in place for this stock (i.e., Conservation harvesting plans, fishing plans within an IFMP, or fishing plans not associated with an IFMP)?

8.3 - Is there an annual process to review the performance of the IFMP or harvest plan, including assessing the effectiveness of the management measures?

Implementation of the Policy for Managing Bycatch:

These questions are designed to evaluate the implementation of the Policy for Managing Bycatch. It is possible that fisheries on the tracked stocks can have one, both or neither retained or non-retained bycatch.

9 – Bycatch

9.1a - Is there retained, non-directed bycatch in this fishery(ies)?
9.2a - Has the risk of fishery(ies) to the following categories of bycatch been evaluated for retained, non-directed species?
9.3a - Are there bycatch management measures in place to address the risk identified for Retained, non-directed species?
9.4a - Please provide a rationale for selecting that measures are in place when the risk has not been evaluated for Retained, non-directed Species
9.5a - Has an assessment of the bycatch management measures determined that the measures are working to achieve their objectives for the Retained, non-directed species of bycatch?

9.1b - Is there non-retained, non-directed bycatch in this fishery(ies)?
9.2b - Has the risk of fishery(ies) to the following categories of bycatch been evaluated for Non-retained, non-directed species?
9.3b - Are there bycatch management measures in place to address the risk identified for Non-retained, non-directed species?
9.4b - Please provide a rationale for selecting that measures are in place when the risk has not been evaluated for Non-retained, non-directed Species
9.5b - Has an assessment of the bycatch management measures determined that the measures are working to achieve their objectives for the Non-retained, non-directed species of bycatch?

Species at Risk Management:

These questions are designed to evaluate the integration of recovery objective mitigation measures into fisheries management plans for stocks that interact with Species at Risk Act (SARA) listed species. To be used for 5 year reporting of recovery documents.

10 - Species at Risk

10.1 - Do fisheries for this stock interact with one or more SARA-listed species?

Yes
No
Not Reported

"Interact" means intercept in gear or a likelihood of intercepting SARA-listed species.

10.2 - Are mitigation measures in place (in the IFMP, license conditions, or other management plans) to reduce or avoid harm, mortality, or harassment of SARA-listed species that are normally, or have at times been intercepted in the fishery(ies) on this stock?

Yes
Partially
No

10.3 - Select which of the following mitigation measures are in place:

Separator grates
Altered mesh sizes of nets
Single line mooring
Hook Size alteration
Fishery closures of seasons where interactions would be most likely to occur
Fishery closure of areas where interactions would be most likely to occur
Other (Open text answer)

General Comments (<100 words)

This section, found at the end of the survey, is intended for further explanations for a given stock, clarifications of how the survey is applied to multiple fisheries for the same stock, elaborate on how questions were answered for aggregate stocks, etc.

Date modified:: 2019-06-13

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