Report of the expert consultation on the development of international guidelines for the ecolabelling of fish and fishery products from inland capture fisheries, Rome, 23-26 May 2006 PDF
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FAOFisheriesReportNo.804 FIPP/R804|En) ISOM0429-9337 Reportofthe EXPERTCONSULTATIONONTHEDEVELOPMENTOF INTERNATIONALGUIDELINESFORTHEECOLABELLINGOFFISH ANDFISHERYPRODUCTSFROMINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIES Rome,23-26May2006 Copyrightedmaterial CopiesofFAOpublicationscanberequestedfrom: SalesandMarketingGroup VialcdellcTermediCaracalla 00153Rome,Italy E-mail:[email protected] Fax:(+39)0657053360 Copyrightedmaterial FAOFisheriesReportNo.804 FIPP/R804(En) Reportofthe EXPERTCONSULTATIONONTHEDEVELOPMENTOFINTERNATIONALGUIDELINESFORTHE ECOLABELLINGOFFISHANDFISHERYPRODUCTSFROMINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIES Rome,23-26May2006 FOODANDAGRICULTUREORGANIZATIONOFTHEUNITEDNATIONS Rome,2006 Copyrightedmaterial TtohphiiesnidioennsfiowrghmnaaatttisiooonnesvpeerromdpoulncotytehddeoapnnaodrtttihomfeplptyrheestehFneotoaetdxipoarnensodfsimAoganrtiecorfuilatlaunriyen Odaburoetguvhaneondrliaioztrpiaimeteseis,no.ntorsotfactoutnshceeofrUnanininytgecdotuhnNetartydie,olnitsmerirticatotoinroyc,nerciontfiynogirtstahrfereoanltoeirgearolsfiootrrs ISBN92-5-105584-X AeppRiBmlsdeeareluirrapplcrmmnrriaiicotogtsshdohhiss,utiociiscbnoIootiaprnnntileyfeosordsneriofhrmgrrowovahofiuettmotldim@th.doafhontateuRebohrtDereei.ipvoanwrirlraooscgiiddnotiodupnt-nycrec,trtneohiisFmigosspAmhneeeOtirdr,namcfnihiVotdsoairoslamldldiatieetohpsirnedsuoseernloCmpllhpipoeirnrseToatoefhtdev.seiuimocdnEntaeclerodeofepcfdoytirrmtraiCrahougateentrhesihatracocilsraaeohPilluouzlolrbeiardlcnd,eioetrst0hwshh0ii.ieis1tsnrh5igAonc3puffoputPoRfmlorliomlymaciemanacrtetyyaci.icoioaknpaInnnrtlspaiodlorwpyrofluoSdoerruwrudprpcbigsopttyeusotfdcereeo.htsn-r ©FAO2006 Copyrightedmaterial PREPARATIONOFTHISDOCUMENT ThisistheReportoftheExpertConsultationontheDevelopmentofInternationalGuidelinesforthe Etoco2l6abMelalyin2g0o0f6.FiTshheanEdxpFeirstheCroynPsruoltdautcitosnfwroamsIcnolnavnednCeadptbuyreFFAisOheartietsh,eherledquienstRoomfet,heIttawlye,ntfyr-osmix2t3h sientsesrinoantioofnatlheguCiodmelmiintetsebeeopnreFpisahreerdiebsy(FCOAFOI)o(nRtohmee,ec7ol-a1b1elMlianrgchof20fi0s5h).anCdOFfiIshreerycopmrmodeuncdtesdftrhoamt inlandfisheries. Distribution: Listofparticipants AllFAOMembers FAOFisheriesDepartment FAORegionalFisheryOfficers This On* 5LP7-G39-APTC Copyrightedmaterial FAO. ReportoftheExpertConsultationontheDevelopmentofInternationalGuidelinesfortheEcolabelling ofFishandFisheryProductsfromInlandCaptureFisheries.Rome,23-26May2006. FAOFisheriesReport.No.804.Rome,FAO.2006.30p. ABSTRACT TFfihAsehOertiwpeesrn.etpTya-hrseeixEitxnhpteesrrentsastCiiooonnnsauollftgtauhtieidoCenloimwnmaeisstctooennevtoehenneFedicsobhlyearbFieelAslOi(nRgtoomoafed,vfii7ss-eh1oa1nnMdthaifrsicsthhase2kr.0y0p5r)odruecctosmmferonmdeidnltahnadt TheExpertConsultationtookasitsmainworkingdocumenttheGuidelinesfortheEcolabellingof FishandFisheryProductsfromMarineCaptureFisheriesadoptedbythetwenty-sixthsessionofthe CommitteeonFisheriesandpublishedbyFAOin2005.TheConsultationmadevariousadditionsand amendmentstothisdocumentforittobesuitableforinlandcapturefisheries.Manyofthese amendmentsderivedfromincludingculture-basedandenhancedfisheriesintothedefinitionofinland capturefisheries.Amendmentsconcernedmostlythesectionsaddressingmanagementsystems, “stocksunderconsideration”,ecosystemconsiderationsandmethodologicalaspects.Aquaculturewas excludedfromthescopeoftheguidelines. TheExpertConsultationrecognizedthatmostoftheprovisionsonproceduralandinstitutionalaspects ofstandardsetting,accreditationandcertificationappliedequallytobothmarineandinlandcapture fisheries.However,thereweresomeinstanceswherethespecificcharacteristicsofinlandcapture fisheriesincludingculture-basedandenhancedfisheriesneededtobereflected.Casesinpointwere theadditionofhatcherymanagersamongtheinterestedpartiesinstandardsettingortheinclusionof theproductionofstockingmaterialinthecertificationofafishery. Copyrightedmaterial V CONTENTS Page OPENINGQFTHEMEETINGANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION INTRODUCTIONOFTHEBACKGROUND.OBJECTIVESANDEXPECTED OUTCOMEOFTHEEXPERTCONSULTATION 1 DEFINITIONOFINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIESFORTHEPURPOSEOF ECOLABELLING L SCOPE,PRINCIPLES,GENERALCONSIDERATIONS.ANDMINIMUM SUBSTANTIVEREQUIREMENTSANDCRITERIAFORTHEECOLABELLING OFFISHANnFISHERYPRODUCTSFROMINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIES PROCEDURALANDINSTITIITIONALASPFCTSFORTHF.Emi.ARELI.INGOF FISHANDFISHERYPRODUCTSFROMINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIES A ADOPTIONOFTHEREPORT 4 APPENDIXES A Agenda 5 B Listofparticipants 6 C Listofdocuments 8 D OpeningstatementbyMrIchiroNomura,AssistantDirector-General, FAOFisheriesDepartment 9 F ProposedGuidelinesfortheecolabellingoffishandfisheryproducts frominlandcapturefisheries 11 Copyrightedmaterial 1 OPENINGOFTHEMEETINGANDARRANGEMENTSFORTHESESSION TheExpertConsultationontheDevelopmentofInternationalGuidelinesfortheEcolabellingofFish and Fishery Products from Inland Capture Fisheries was held in Rome, Italy, from 23to26May2006. ThelistofexpertsandotherparticipantsinthemeetingisshowninAppendixB.Thedocuments whichwerebeforetheExpertConsultationarelistedinAppendixC. ThemeetingwascalledtoorderbyMrIchiroNomura,AssistantDirector-General,Fisheries Department,whodeliveredtheopeningstatement. Thetextofhisstatementisreproducedin AppendixD. MsNancyGitongawaselectedasChairperson. TheagendashowninAppendixAwasadoptedbytheExpertConsultation. INTRODUCTIONOFTHEBACKGROUND,OBJECTIVESANDEXPECTEDOUTCOME OFTHEEXPERTCONSULTATION TheSecretariatexplainedthat,whenadoptingguidelinesfortheecolabellingoffishandfishery p(rMoadrucchts2f0r0o5m)mraerqiuneestceadpttuhraetfFisAheOrieasl,sotheprtewpeanrtey-gsuiixdtehlisneesssiofnorofthteheeCcoolmambieltltienegoonfFfiisshheraineds(fCiOshFeIr)y productsfrominlandfisheries.TheExpertConsultationwasconvenedforthispurposeandits outcomemaybefurtherconsideredbyatechnicalconsultationsubjecttoguidanceonthismatterby thetwenty-seventhsessionofCOFI,tobeheldinRome,from5to9March2007. InintroducingthecontentsoftheMarinefisheriesecolabellingguidelines,theSecretariatprovided backgroundinformationontheconsiderationsthathaveguidedthenegotiationsinthedevelopmentof theseguidelinesandidentifiedareasthatwerelikelytorequirespecialattentionbytheexperts including,interalia,theneedtodefineinlandfisheries. TheExpertConsultationproceededtomodifytheMarineCaptureFisheriesEcolabellingGuidelines' tomakethemapplicabletoinlandcapturefisheries.TheproposedGuidelinesfortheEcolabellingof FishandFisheryProductsfromInlandCaptureFisheriesareshowninAppendixE. DEFINITIONOFINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIESFORTHEPURPOSEOF ECOLABELLING Inrecognitionofthefactthatasignificantportionofproductionfrominlandwatersisderivedfrom culture-basedandenhancedfisheries,theExpertConsultationincludedthesefisherieswithinthe definitionofinlandcapturefisheries.Ecolabellingofthesefisherieswouldhelpprotectaquatic biodiversityandpromotemarketaccesstoinlandcapturefisheryproducts. TheExpertConsultationagreedtothefollowingdefinitionsandincludedthemasparagraphs21b,21c and19binthesectiononTermsanddefinitions. 'FAO.2005.GuidelinesfortheEcolabellingofFishandFisheryProductsfiomMarineCaptureFisheries. DirectivespourI'etiquetageecologiquedupoissonetdesproduitsdespechesdecapturemarines.Directrices paraelecoetiquetadodepescadoyproductospesquerosdelapescadecapturamarina.Rome,FAO.90p. Copyrightedmaterial 2 Inlandcapturefisheries:Theremovaloffishandotheraquaticorganismsfromnaturalorenhanced inlandfisheries,butexcludingaquaculture. Culture-basedfisheries:Capturefisherieswhicharemaintainedsolelybystockingwithmaterial originatingfromaquacultureinstallations. Enhancedfisheries:Fisheriesthatarcsupportedbyactivitiesaimedatsupplementingorsustainingthe recruitmentofoneormoreaquaticorganismsandraisingthetotalproductionortheproductionof selectedelementsofafisherybeyondalevelwhichissustainablebynaturalprocesses.Itmayentail stockingwithmaterialoriginatingfromaquacultureinstallations. SCOPE,PRINCIPLES,GENERALCONSIDERATIONS,ANDMINIMUMSUBSTANTIVE REQUIREMENTSANDCRITERIAFORTHEECOLABELLINGOFFISHANDFISHERY PRODUCTSFROMINLANDCAPTUREFISHERIES Scope Whiletheguidelinesforinlandcapturefisheriesincludeanumberofaspectsofusingculturedfish, theirscopeisnotintendedtorepresentguidelinesforecolabellingfishandfisheryproductsfrom aquaculture. Principles Paragraph2.1containsreferencestothe1982UnitedNationsConventionontheLawoftheSea(the 1982Convention),andthe1995AgreementfortheImplementationoftheProvisionsoftheUnited NMaatniaognesmCeonntveonftiStornadodnlitnhgeFLisahwSotofctkhseaSnedaHoifgh1l0yDMeigcreamtboerryF1i9s8h2Srteolcaktsing(thtoet1h9e95CoUnsNerFviasthioSntoacnkds Agreement).Theseinternationalinstrumentsdonotapplytoinlandwaterbodies,however,they containprovisionsofrelevanceforthemanagementofinlandcapturefisheries.Therefore,referenceto theseinstrumentswasretainedinparagraph2.Ibis. tPoarianglraanpdhc2a.p1tuwraesfmisohdeirfieise,dntaomceolnytaitnheex1p9li9c5itFrAefOerCenocdeetoofinCteornndauticotnaflorinRsetsrpuomennstisbldeireFcisthleyrrieesl,evatnhte 1993ConventiononBiodiversityandthe1971(2005)RamsarConvention. Generalconsiderations Paragraph5wasmodifiedbecause,slrictusensus,RegionalFisheriesManagementOrganizations (FiRsFheMrOises)OdroganneitzaetxiisotnfaonrdintlhaendMceakpotunrgeRfiisvheerrieCso.mImtiwsassionnotweedrtehatn,otfoRrFinMsOtasnceb,utthreegLiaoknealVifcitsohreiray bodies.Therefore,theExpertConsultationagreedtoadoptthroughoutthetextoftheguidelinesthe widertermofregionalfisherybody(RFB)whichappliedtobothRFMOsaswellastobodieshaving purelyadvisoryfunctions(paragraphs5and27). Minimumsubstantiverequirementsandcriteria TheExpertConsultationagreedonanumberofamendmentsinthesectionsaddressingmanagement systems, “stocksunderconsideration”,ecosystemconsiderationsandmethodologicalaspectsbecause inlandcapturefisheriesofteninvolveenhancementandculture-basedinterventions(paragraphs28- 32). Copyrightedmaterial 2 3 Enhancedfisheriesmayinvolveanumberoftechniques,someofwhicharepermanentornearlyso, e.g.speciesintroductionsandhabitatmodification,andsomeofwhichcouldbetemporary.Insome cases,thesustainabilityofthetargetspeciescoulddependonthemaintenanceoftheenhancements. However,theharvestofthetargetspeciesinenhancedfisherieswouldstillbemanagedtoconserve naturalproductioncomponentsofthe“stockunderconsideration”andtominimizeadverseimpactson theecosystem,e.g.protectbiodiversityofaquaticecosystemsandhabitats,minimizebycatchand discards,andusenon-destructivefishingmethods(seeparagraphs29-31). Inthespecialcaseofculture-basedfisheries,wherethefisheryissolelymaintainedbystockingfrom aquaculturefacilities,sustainabilityofthetargetspecieswouldnotbethefocusofanecolabelling programme. Thesustainabilityoftheculture-basedfisherywouldrelateprimarilytotheoptimal productionoftheculturedfishinthenaturalecosystemandtoensurethisproductionismanagedina mannertoconservebiodiversityandecosystemfunctions. Unitofcertification(paragraph251:Thelastsentenceofthisdefinitionhadasignificantbearingon theExpertConsultation'sconclusionthatgeographicboundariesofinlandfisheriesdidnotneedtobe defined.Asfishstockscontributingtoriver,lakeandreservoirfisheriesmayalso,insomecases,be caughtinestuarineandmarineareas,theconsiderationofimpactsofallfisheriesutilizingastockor stocksacrosstheirentireareaofdistribution,includingalllifestages,isanimportantelementof assessingthestateofthe"stockunderconsideration”. VHaolwiedvietyr,ofthienrfeoramractiporno:bAlcecmusrainteobitnafionrimnagtiionnfoirsmeastsieonntiaolnfmoranecyoloafbetlhleinwgorolfd’inslainndlacnadptfuirsheerfiiessh.erTiehse. ExpertConsultationfeltthevalidityofboth“bestscientificevidence”andtraditionalknowledge shouldbeobjectivelyvalidated(paragraphs2.10,29.2,29.3).TheExpertConsultation,furthermore, consideredthatthismayalsobegenerallyapplicabletomarinecapturefisheriesand,therefore, recommendedthisamendmenttobedoneinthemarinecapturefisheriesecolabellingguidelines (showninsquarebracketsinAppendixE). Fitnessforsurvival(paragraph30bhThequalityofstockingmaterialforenhancedorculture-based fisheriesfundamentallyrelatestotraitsnecessaryforsurvivalinthewildunderdifferentand sometimesharshenvironmentalconditions,butnottotraitsrelevanttoaquaculture(e.g.fastgrowth andlateageatmaturity).Forthesereasons,rearingconditionsforculture-basedstockingmaterial shoulddifferfromthoseforaquacultureandincludetimelyacclimatizationtotheenvironmental conditionsprevalentinthewild. Forclarityintheinterpretationoftheminimumsubstantiverequirementsandcriteria,theExpert ConsultationagreedtoincludethefollowingdefinitionsforStocking,Introducedspecies(alien species),andTranslocations(transfers)intothesectiononTermsanddefinitions(paragraphs2Id, 23b,24b). Introducedspeciesfalienspecies2!:Speciesorracesthatarcintentionallyoraccidentallytransported andreleasedbyhumansintoanenvironmentoutsidetheirnaturalrange. Sspteoccikeisngal:rReeafdeyresxitsotsthferormepoenaeteedxtienrjneaclttioonit.offishintoanecosysteminwhichapopulationofthat Translocations(transfers):Movementofindividualsofaspeciesorpopulation,intentionallyor accidentallytransportedandreleasedwithintheirnaturalrange. 2FFiAPseOht.re,ryT1.9E9n(8ch.da.4n)6.c3eIpmn.elnantds.fisDhhearkyae,nhBaanncgelmaedensths,.7P-a1pe1rsApprrielse1n9t9e7d.aFtAthOeFFiAshOe/riDeFsITDecEhxnpiecratlCPoanpseurl.taNtoi.on37o4n.IRnolmaend, 3Article8(h)oftheConventiononBiodiversity Copyrightedmaterial
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