Supermarket Survey Evaluation 2011 Please return a completed copy of this questionnaire by 1st vember 2011. Any questionnaires returned after this date will not be analysed and the retailer will be marked as Did not respond on subsequent media outputs. Name of retailer: Date completed: Email: The questionnaire will be analysed and returned with your score and a breakdown of the scoring by the end of vember. Telephone: Completed Questionnaire to be returned to the Fisheries Officer: Online: David.Parker@mcsuk.org Post : FAO: David Parker, Marine Conservation Society, Unit 3, Wolf Business Park, Alton Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5NB. Telephone: 01989 566017 Policy Please answer the following questions based upon your company s seafood policy. If you have no bespoke seafood policy, please refer to your suppliers sourcing policy. 1.1 General 1.11 Does your company have a specific seafood policy? (If yes, please provide a copy for information only. If no, go straight to section 2) 1.12 Does your company s seafood policy ensure traceability and identification of all seafood products from point of capture or farm origin to sale? 1.13 Does your company have a specific set of guidelines for sourcing farmed and/ or wild caught seafood within your seafood policy or as a standalone policy? 1.14 Is your seafood policy publically available? (If yes, please provide details on how and where this is available) 1.15 Is your supply chain independently audited against your seafood policy? 1.16 Do you have a specific member of staff employed to deal partly or wholly with seafood sustainability? 1.17 Does your seafood policy apply to all seafood sold in store (both branded and own brand)?
1.2 Wild Capture 1.21 Bycatch & discards a) Do you have a specific policy in place on bycatch? (If yes, please provide the page reference.) b) Do you actively source from fisheries using technical measures to increase gear selectivity to minimise bycatch? c) Do you actively source from fisheries using technical measures to reduce discards (including gear that selects for mature fish above Minimum Landing Size? d) Do you actively source from fisheries using spatial and temporal measures to minimise bycatch and discards? e) Does your seafood policy require that all fish sourced is above the legal Minimum Landing Size (MLS)? f ) For species with no legal MLS, does your seafood policy stipulate that these fish are sourced at a size associated with sexual maturity? g) Does your seafood policy stipulate that you only source from fisheries that avoid shark bycatch and finning? 1.22 Habitat Damage a) Does your seafood policy include the assessment of seabed impacts in relation to fishing practice used? (If yes, please provide the page reference below.) b) If evidence came out to show that a fishing practice you sourced from was associated with significant damage to the seabed, would you delist associated products? c) Does your seafood policy stipulate that your sources must respect the boundaries of marine protected areas, both national and international (i.e fisheries sourced from do not fish within protected areas?) d) Are there any forms of fishing gear that your seafood policy prohibits? (Please list any below.)
1.23 Management a) Does your seafood policy allow sourcing from unmanaged or data deficient fisheries? (If yes, please list the fisheries below) b) Does your seafood policy include any strict guidelines when sourcing from unmanaged or data deficient fisheries? (If yes, please provide the page reference to this below) c) Does your seafood policy prohibit the sale of fish from stocks assessed by ICES or equivalent (i.e. RFMO s such as ICCAT, DFO in Canada, NOAA in USA etc.) as depleted, below precautionary limits, below Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) or in an overfished state? (If yes, please provide the page reference below) d) Does your seafood policy prohibit the sale of species listed as vulnerable, threatened, endangered, critically endangered or protected on an international list by a governmental or non governmental body? (If yes, please provide the page reference below and indicate whether these species are in a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP)?) e) If a fishery you sourced from started to demonstrate or cause concern regarding unsustainable fishing practices (i.e. depleting a stock or stemming recovery, unacceptable habitat damage or bycatch) would you: 1) Engage in a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP) (If you had sufficient influence) 2) Delist and discontinue supporting unsustainable practice (if you had no/insufficient influence) 3) Continue to source from the fishery f ) Does your seafood policy address the specific issues of Tuna sourcing and mitigation of impacts associated with the commercial fishing of tuna? (If yes, provide the page reference below.)
1.24 Illegal, unregulated, unreported catch (IUU) a) Can you verify that your suppliers understand and abide by EU Regulations 1005/2008 and 1010/2009? b) Do you require the suppliers to keep records of: 1) The beneficial owners of fishing vessels? 2) What flags the fishing vessels are operating under? 3) If the supply chain involves trans-shipment at sea? 4) Catch certificates? c) Does your seafood policy include any measure to be sure that IUU fish does not enter your supply chain beyond EU Regulations 1005/2008 and 1010/2009 (e.g. no go areas associated with IUU?) (If yes, please provide the page reference.) 1.3 Aquaculture 1.31 Please complete the following table for farmed fish production standards by indicating what percentage of species are covered by each standard. (Any blank rows will be counted as no certifications to that standard). Standard Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA) Best Aquaculture Practice (BAP) Bespoke/own standard (Please include details) GlobalGap Species Salmon Trout Prawn Pangasius Tilapia Bass Bream Cod Other (please list) British Retail Consortium (BRC) Code of Good Practice (CoGP) Label Rouge Soil Association Organic Food Fed. Freedom Food ASC Other (Please list) standard
1.32 Do you have a policy in place to ensure traceability and identification of feed for all farmed species, including warm water prawn, to species and fishery level? Partially 1.33 What percentage of feed for farmed fish are: IFFO RS certified MSC certified Unknown/not certified? 1.34 How do you proactively engage in efforts to improve the sustainability of fisheries that supply feed for warm water prawns? (Please describe below.) 1.35 Do you allow the use of the following alternative proteins and oil in your farmed fish diets (tick all that apply) 1) Vegetable proteins (what, leave blank if no limit) 2) Vegetable oils (what, leave blank if no limit) 3) Land Animal Proteins 4) Bloodmeal 5) Cleaned/Reclaimed marine oils 6) GM proteins/oils 7) Innovative ingredients (marine polychaete meal, algal proteins and oils etc) 1.36 If you do not allow the use of alternative proteins and oil in your farmed fish diets would you consider reviewing your policy on these?
2 Seafood sales This applies to all own brand seafood and seafood containing products sold in store with the exception of pet food, health products and fish derivatives (i.e. fish sauce, prawn crackers.) To reiterate, the survey is applicable to chilled, frozen, value added and ambient (including tinned) fish as an ingredient (e.g. salads, sandwiches, ready meals and fish pies.) 2.1 Please fill in the attached pro formas with the details of the farms and fisheries that you source from 2.2 What percentage of the fisheries and farms you have listed in the pro forma (by number) are ranked by MCS as Fish to Eat or green rated (1 & 2 rating - www.fishonline.org)? 2.3 What percentage of the fisheries and farms you have listed in the pro forma (by number) are ranked by MCS as Fish to Avoid or red rated (5 rating - www.fishonline.org)? 2.4 What percentage of the fisheries and farms you have listed in the pro forma (by number) carry a consumer facing eco-label (e.g. MSC or Soil Association)? NB: Eco-label must be shown on pack. 2.5 If you source from any fisheries rated as a Fish to Avoid by MCS, are you engaged in an FIP/AIP within this fishery? (Please provide details in the attached FIP pro forma.) 2.6 Are there any species that your company prohibits the sale of? (If yes, please list common names and scientific names below.) 3 Consumer Information and Labelling MCS will be validating answers to questions on this section in store. 3.1 What point of sale information do you routinely provide for labelling beyond the basic EU regulations? (tick all that apply) 1) Species name (e.g. Gadus morhua) 2) Specific capture or production method (e.g. Gill net, longline, open sea nets) 3) Specific area of capture or production (e.g. rth sea as opposed to NE Atlantic)
3.2 Do you regularly use any phrases or words on packs to describe environmental credentials of seafood such as sustainable or responsible? (If yes, please provide details and context) 3.3 Are in-house staff knowledgable on the issues associated with the capture and farming of fish? 3.4 What materials are provided for staff training? 3.5 Have you engaged in any initiatives to increase consumer awareness of the issues associated with the farming or wild capture of fish? (If yes, please provide further details below) 3.6 Have you engaged in any initiatives to increase the clarity of labelling and seafood provenance to consumers? (If yes, please provide further details below.) 3.7 Do you provide any educational material (related to sustainable seafood) in store for customers? (If yes, please provide further details below.)
4 Information, Project support and Research 4.1 Would your company support a call for 30 marine reserves in line with recommendations from international scientists and government? 4.2 Do you currently or would you consider a partnership with MCS to help forward your sustainable seafood sourcing policy, improve fisheries/farms or promote marine conservation in general? 4.3 Please list all initiatives that your company is supporting to increase the responsible and sustainable production of farmed fish and shellfish, including funding to address issues of environmental concern (sea lice management, feed sustainability, escapes etc.) 4.4 Please list all initiatives that your company is supporting to increase the responsible and sustainable harvest of wild fish, including funding to address issues of environmental concern (bycatch, habitat damage, overfishing, data deficiency) 4.5 Do you support the call for a Global Record of fisheries vessels to provide a comprehensive database of fishing fleets in order to increase transparency and combat IUU fishing? (Contact MCS for more information) 4.6 What are you hoping that the CFP reform will deliver? Finally, thank you. www.mcsuk.org Registered Charity (England and Wales): 1004005 Registered Charity (Scotland): SC037480 085-2011 The Marine Conservation Society very much appreciates the time that you have taken to participate in this survey, and values your response.