Area 81 (Pacific, Southwest)

Overview

This FIP has entered into the full assessment process for MSC certification and remains active on FisheryProgress, but reporting requirements are reduced. The FIP no longer reports on environmental progress but will confirm its full assessment status at each progress report due date. The FIP will continue meet the social responsibility progress reporting requirements until it achieves MSC certification.

Date Entered Full Assessment: Jan 2023

In Full Assessment Link

The fishery being assessed is the Pacific Tuna Longline Fishery targeting albacore (Thunnus alalunga), bigeye (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) tuna across all regions of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Tuna Longline Fishery aims to meet the rising global demand for tuna in a sustainable manner by assuring catches do not exceed sustainable levels, promoting the ecosystem based approach to fisheries management and strengthening policy and governance systems in the region.

Pacific Tuna Longline Fishery goals:

  • Sustainable Fish Stocks – To ensure tuna and other primary species catches across the Pacific Ocean do not exceed sustainable levels
  • Minimising Environmental Impacts – To promote the ecosystem-based approach to fisheries management
  • Effective Management – To strengthen governance systems in the WCPFC, IATTC and Pacific Tuna Longline fishery.

The fishery being assessed is the Pacific Tuna Longline Fishery targeting albacore (Thunnus alalunga), bigeye (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin (Thunnus albacares) tuna across all regions of the Pacific Ocean.

The Pacific Tuna Longline Fishery aims to meet the rising global demand for tuna in a sustainable manner by assuring catches do not exceed sustainable levels, promoting the ecosystem based approach to fisheries management and strengthening policy and governance systems in the region.

FIP at a Glance

View current status
December 01, 2017
18% 29% 54%
Progress Rating (A) Advanced Progress

Reserved for comprehensive FIPs that have achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within the past 12 months.

(B) Good Progress

A basic FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within 12 months.

(C) Some Recent Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

The ratings are currently derived by SFP from publicly available data on FIP websites, including FisheryProgress.org, and are determined using the following methodology: View PDF
A Advanced Progress
Actions Complete

This pie chart represents completed environmental actions. Non-completed environmental actions may contain completed sub-tasks that are not illustrated here. For more information on environmental action progress visit the Actions Progress tab.
  • Complete
  • Incomplete
Next Update Due FisheryProgress requires a FIP to provide update reports every six months, and two missed reports will render the FIP inactive. If a report is overdue, this date will appear red.
Apr 2024
Target End Date
Dec 2022
Additional Impacts:
TraceabilityEcosystemRoundtable

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Key Traceability Ltd.
Organization Type 
Consultant
Primary Contact 
Tom Evans
Email 
t.evans@keytraceability.com
Phone 
+44 7505122728
Website Name 
Key Traceability
FIP Identification Number The FIP Identification Number is automatically generated by FisheryProgress when a FIP profile is created. While the number itself is not meaningful, they are used by NGOs, academia, and industry to refer to FIPs in a consistent way.
7651

Overview

What is a Completed FIP?

Completed FIPs are those that have independent verification that they have achieved their environmental objectives and/or graduated to MSC full assessment or other program assessment. Completed FIPs no longer report on their environmental performance but may choose to voluntarily report on their social performance.

Date of Completion: Oct 2020

Explanation of Completion: In the original scope of the FIP included three UoAs (BET, SKJ and YFT), however only the YFT entered full MSC assessment. A new FIP was launched to address SKJ and BET.

Completion Link

This profile was completed by achieving certification of 1 tuna species, only including yellowfin tuna, and a new profile will address the other two species.

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Ecuadorian fishing firms created TUNACONS in July 2016 as a joint effort to promote a Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) for purse-seine tuna fisheries. This effort will build a process to achieve Marine Stewardship Council Standard (MSC) certification. Meeting the MSC Standard is widely accepted in global markets with the acknowledgement that a certified fishery’s products come from a sustainable production model.

TUNACONS involves 58 Purse Seine vessels, that represent almost 20% of the fleet operating in the area. The FIP is managed by the Tuna Conservation Group (TUNACONS) together with WWF Ecuador and with the support of the Ecuadorian Ministry of aquaculture and fishing, National Fishery Institute, and EPESPO Fishery School of the EPO

TUNACONS MEMBERS AND VESSELS

  • NEGOCIOS INDUSTRIALES REAL NIRSA S.A.
  1. Drennec.
  2. Elizabeth F.
  3. El Márquez.
  4. Gabriela A.
  5. Gloria A.
  6. María del Mar A.
  7. Milagros A.
  8. Milena A.
  9. Rafa A ..
  10. Ricky A.
  11. Roberto A.
  12. Rosa F.
  13. Via Simoun.
  • GRUPO JADRAN
  1. Reina De La Paz
  2. Diva Maria.
  3. Ljubica.
  4. Juan Pablo II
  • EUROFISH
  1. Rocio – Pesquera Rocio SA
  2. Doña Roge – Pesquera Doña Roge SA
  3. Doña Maruja – Pesquera DoñaMaruja SA
  4. Don Bartolo – Pesquera Don Bartolo SA
  5. Don Igilio– ELVAYKA.
  6. Chiara – ELVAYKA.
  7. Giuletta – ELVAYKA.
  8. Jo Linda – ELVAYKA.
  9. Don Antonio – ELVAYKA
  10. Alina – Transmarina.
  11. Alessia – ELVAYKA.
  12. Adriana – Eurofish.
  13. Miranda – Transmarina.
  • SERVIGRUP
  1. Claudia L.
  2. Domenica L.
  3. Fiorella L.
  4. Malula.
  5. Rossana L.
  6. Panchito L.
  7. Yolanda L.
  • TRIMARINE
  1. Cape Breton.
  2. Cape Cod.
  3. Cape Elizabeth III.
  4. Cape Ferrat.
  5. Cape Finisterre.
  6. Cape May.
  7. Ferrigno Boy
  8. Cape Blanco
  9. Barbara H.

New Members :

  • Marbelize S.A. – PESDEL S.A.
  1. Betty Elizabeth
  2. Fortica
  3. Lizi
  4. Martina C.
  5. Milenka C.
  6. Yelisava
  • MANACRIPEX - GRUPO BUEHS
  1. SOUTHERN QUEEN
  2. CAP. TINO B.
  3. CAP. DANNY B.
  4. BERNARDITA B.
  5. EL CONDE
  6. CAP. BERNY B.
  • PACIFICTUNA 
  1. Antonio H.
  2. Doña Tula

This profile was completed by achieving certification of 1 tuna species, only including yellowfin tuna, and a new profile will address the other two species.

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FIP at a Glance

View current status
July 01, 2016
7% 43% 50%
Progress Rating (A) Advanced Progress

Reserved for comprehensive FIPs that have achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within the past 12 months.

(B) Good Progress

A basic FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within 12 months.

(C) Some Recent Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

The ratings are currently derived by SFP from publicly available data on FIP websites, including FisheryProgress.org, and are determined using the following methodology: View PDF
Not yet available
Actions Complete

This pie chart represents completed environmental actions. Non-completed environmental actions may contain completed sub-tasks that are not illustrated here. For more information on environmental action progress visit the Actions Progress tab.
  • Complete
  • Incomplete
Target End Date
Oct 2020

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
TUNACONS - Tuna Conservation Group
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Ing. Guillermo Morán V.
Email 
info@tunacons.orG
Phone 
+593984881516 gmoran@tunacons.org, gamv@gmail.com
Website Name 
TUNACONS.ORG
FIP Identification Number The FIP Identification Number is automatically generated by FisheryProgress when a FIP profile is created. While the number itself is not meaningful, they are used by NGOs, academia, and industry to refer to FIPs in a consistent way.
4176

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