Overview
Prospective FIPs intend to meet the requirements for active FIPs within one year. These projects are posted on FisheryProgress to help users identify opportunities to support developing FIPs and prevent the start of duplicate FIPs. Prospective FIPs are not yet demonstrating progress toward sustainability.
"True Blue Crab" or Callinectes sapidus is an invasive species to the country of Brazil. It first appeared two decades ago in and around the coastal lagoons of Brazil. The brackish waters of these lagoons provided the perfect home for this species and over time their population has grown. Now with a stable population, ecosystem, and reproductive cycle these crabs are here to stay and are flourishing. They have become a much appreciated resource by locals and a commercial fishery is just now developing which is the perfect time to bring a FIP into the works to ensure this fishery develops properly to protect this special resource. This FIP is for blue crabs caught using traps method with large fleets of 1-2 man small boats that set, bait, and collect the crab traps.
"True Blue Crab" or Callinectes sapidus is an invasive species to the country of Brazil. It first appeared two decades ago in and around the coastal lagoons of Brazil.
