Overview
The Kesennuma Distant-water Fishery Cooperative (KDFC) is one of a number of fisheries cooperatives in Japan, with most members residing in Kesennuma City, Miyagi prefecture. The fishery targets blue sharks and swordfish caught by offshore and distant-water longline fisheries (by the names of license issued) by KDFC members within Japan's EEZ and the Western Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC) convention area.
FIP Description
The Kesennuma Distant-water Fishery Cooperative (KDFC) is one of a number of fisheries cooperatives in Japan, with most members residing in Kesennuma City, Miyagi prefecture.
FIP Objective(s)
The objectives of the fishery by 2025 are to:
- Implement a harvest strategy and harvest control rule that is robust and responsive to target stock abundance for blue shark
- Have a fishery that minimizes impacts on ETP species and demonstrates no shark finning is occurring within the UoA
- Demonstrate that the fishery management decision-making process applies the precautionary approach
- Achieve a level of performance consistent with an unconditional pass of the MSC Standard
FIP Type
Comprehensive
FIP Stage
Stage 3: FIP Implementation
Start and Projected End Dates
March 2021
March 2025
Species
Common Name
Blue Shark
Scientific Name
Prionace glauca
Common Name
Swordfish
Scientific Name
Xiphias gladius
Gear Type
Longline
Location
Landings
Estimated Total FIP Landings
6,428 metric tons
Estimated Total Fishery Landings
6,428 metric tons
Landings Date
December 2017
FIP Leads
Organization Name
UMITO Partners Inc.
Organization Type
Consultant
Primary Contact
Shunji Murakami
Website Name
Organization Name
Kesennuma Distant Water Fisheries Cooperative (KDFC)
Organization Type
Industry
Primary Contact
Toshihiro Yoshida
Organization Name
UMITO Partners Inc.
Organization Type
Consultant
Primary Contact
Aiko Yamauchi
Website Name
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.
14956