WESTERN AUSTRALIAN FISHERIES THE MSC JOURNEY SINCE 2012

MSC Global MSC Assessment activity

Western Australia - Fisheries Bioregions North 17 Fisheries 46 UoCs 1 426 PIs Gascoyne 7 Fisheries 14 UoCs PIs 434 West Coast 13 Fisheries 28 UoCs 868 PIs South Coast 13Fisheries 28 UoCs 868 PIs

Pre-assessment timeline Gascoyne pre-assessment completed South and West pre-assessments completed ‘Statewide’ pre-assessment underway 2013 Sept2013 Feb 2014 Feb 2015 Aug 2015 Sept 2015 MSC sole ‘wild fishery’ TPC standard North pre-assessment completed ASC sole aquaculture TPC standard

Full assessment timeline Exmouth and Shark Bay prawn certified Peel Harvey Commercial crab and sea mullet full assessment begins West Coast deep sea crustacean full assessment begins Sept2014 March 2015 March 2015 March 2015 August 2015 October 2015 Peel Harvey Recreational crab full assessment begins Exmouth and Shark Bay prawn full assessment begins Pearl oyster Full assessment begins

Full assessment timeline Kimberley trap fishery full assessment begins Gascoyne Demersal full assessment begins Apr 2016 June 2016 June 2016 June 2016 June 2016 Pilbara trap fishery full assessment begins Abalone full assessment begins Peel Harvey Crab Certified

Certification program performance Crustacean (96%) Western Rock lobster Exmouth prawns Shark Bay prawns West Coast deep-sea crab Peel Harvey Estuary Blue swimmer crab GVP Total 62 % Molluscs (34%) Silver lipped pearl oyster Abalone Tonnage Total 34 % Finfish (22 %) Peel Harvey Estuary sea mullet Kimberley/Pilbara trap Gascoyne demersal scalefish

Fisheries in Full Assessment Silver lipped pearl oyster 14 Licences GVP $ 5,000,000 Pilbara trap 6 licences GVP $2,732,500 Kimberley trap 11 licences GVP $ 8,220,000 WA Deep sea crustacean 7 licences GVP $ 2,400,000 Peel Harvey Estuary Blue swimmer Crab - Commercial 10 licences GVP $ 575,000 Blue swimmer crab – Recreational No. Fishers ? Sea Mullet - Commercial 11 licences GVP $ 145,000 Abalone 25,000 ITQ units GVP $9,950,000

But we are not alone UK Inshore Ireland Inshore Danish My First Template But we are not alone UK Inshore Ireland Inshore Danish Pre- and Full assessments Californian Inshore Project Mediterranean Japanese Inshore WA Pre- and Full assessments Assessments beginning or proposed (Pre-Assessments) NZ Deepwater Pre- and Full assessments Pre-Assessments only – complete Pre-Assessments complete, Full Assessments underway

Comparison of ‘statewide’ assessments – Full assessment goals STATEWIDE PROGRAM Western Australian Danish MSC NZ Deepwater START 2013 2010 2001 PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS Objective: full assessment for all commercial species Government funded All fisheries pre-assessed Voluntary full assessment Full FM agency support Mainly industry funded Limited FM agency support Objective: Certify tier one species Largely Industry funded Some FM agency support UOCS PRE-ASSESSED >110 UoCs (50 fisheries) 79 UoCs (31 stocks) 34 UoCs (9 fisheries/ 26 stocks FULL ASSESSMENT COMPLETED 3 fisheries ( 5 stocks) 11 fisheries (16 stocks) 2/3rds of Danish eating fish certified 4 fisheries (19 stocks) IN FULL ASSESSMENT 7 fisheries 3 fisheries 4 fisheries

2015 certification vs 2000 certification Multiple fisheries - benefit of scale 2015 SUCCESS FACTORS Full Government commitment Domestic market focus 2015 Federal recognition Fishers/processors/ marketers commitment 2015 2015

Photograph Jorge Hauser Thank You Thank you Photograph by Jorge Hauser