INACTIVE Japan Hiroshima Pacific oyster - rope grown

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Reason for Inactivity
  • Other
  • FIP withdrew from the MSC certification process and confirmed it did not plan to reactivate.
  • Overview

    The unique topography, tidal currents and water temperatures in the marine areas of Hiroshima Prefecture make it an ideal location for oyster farming and fishing. The region accounts for two thirds of Japan’s oyster production, or 20,000 tonnes annually, some of which supplies the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU), Japan’s largest consumer organization comprised of 29 million members. Since the oyster fisheries’ establishment in 1962, those involved in the oyster fisheries have always focused on quality and safety, but oyster companies now also want to ensure their oysters are produced and seen as eco-friendly.

    The Hiroshima Pacific Oyster FIP will work to ensure environmental sustainability of participating FIP companies. Towards this goal, the FIP fishing companies worked with Seafood Legacy and Ocean Outcomes in 2019 to assess their environmental impacts on the marine environment and then developed a workplan to mitigate those impacts going forward. These include monitoring fishery impacts on benthic habitats; decreasing fishery interactions with endangered species, such as loggerhead turtles and the Indo-Pacific finless porpoise; transitioning fishery management to precautionary and science-based strategies; and routine project participant progress meetings.

    FIP Description 

    The unique topography, tidal currents and water temperatures in the marine areas of Hiroshima Prefecture make it an ideal location for oyster farming and fishing.

    FIP Objective(s) 

    Achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification by 2022

    FIP Type 
    Comprehensive
    FIP Stage 
    Stage 5: Improvements on the Water
    Start and Projected End Dates
    January 2020
    February 2021
    Species 
    Common Name 
    Pacific Oysters
    Scientific Name
    Crassostrea gigas
    Gear Type 
    Rope Grown
    Location
    FAO Major Fishing Area
    Area 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
    Exclusive Economic Zones
    Country 
    Japan
    Geographic Scope 
    Hiroshima
    Landings
    Estimated Total FIP Landings 
    860 metric tons
    Estimated Total Fishery Landings 
    20,000 metric tons
    Landings Date 
    December 2019
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    FIP Leads

    Organization Name 
    UMITO Partners Inc.
    Organization Type 
    Consultant
    Primary Contact 
    Shunji Murakami
    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.
    12754