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INACTIVE Mexico South Sonora artisanal blue shrimp - gillnet

Overview

FIP Description 

Mexico's shrimp fishery is one of the country's most important fisheries in terms of value. Two fleets (industrial and small-scale) target three main species (Blue, yellowleg, and white) that generate more than 37,000 jobs (SAGARPA, 2013). Sonora is the main producer of shrimp in the country (Anuario 2018).
Both industrial and small-scale fleets target the species along the coastline. The project aims to work with the small-scale producers that target blue shrimp (Litopenaeus stylirostris) using gillnets in the Bahia de Lobos (Lobos bay) located on the southernmost part of the State of Sonora, in the Mexican Pacific. Finally, our project aims to follow the framework of FisheryProgress by monitoring and reporting on MSC environmental indicators, and will also be monitoring and reporting improvements on both social and financial indicators of our producers' partners, as reflected by the implementation of a triple impact workplan. 

How is this FIP Doing?

11% 61% 25% 4%
Basic FIPs may focus their workplans on a subset of the indicators. This shows the proportion of total indicators the FIP is working on.
96%  
This shows the proportion of actions in the workplan that the FIP has completed.
0%
This shows the proportion of actions that are behind schedule, on track,completed, or not yet started.
Behind On Track Complete Future
100% 0% 0% 0%
This shows the proportion of actions specifically addressing red indicators that are behind schedule, on track, completed, or not yet started. This helps users understand the progress the FIP is making on the biggest challenges in the fishery.
Behind On Track Complete Future
100% 0% 0% 0%
FIP Objective(s) 

By the project's target end date of December 2023, the project is aiming to achieve the following:

  • To promote capacity building in close collaboration with fishing cooperatives
  • To strengthen a set of capacities within the producing organizations that include, good fishing and processing practices, as well as administrative skills
  • To strengthen harvest reporting and monitoring systems to improve the availability and accuracy of data on landings, and on retained, and bycatch species.
  • Collaborate with managers to promote the implementation of sustainable management regulations, in the form of a fisheries management plan and all its elements.
  • Include these new cooperatives to join the coverage and practices of the Del Pacifico Shrimp Fair Trade Certification
FIP Type 
Basic
FIP Stage 
Stage 2: FIP Launch
Start and Projected End Dates
May, 2022
December, 2023
Species 
Common Name 
Blue Shrimp
Scientific Name
Litopenaeus stylirostris
Gear Type 
Gillnet
Location
FAO Major Fishing Area
Area 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
Exclusive Economic Zones
Country 
Mexico
Geographic Scope 
Sur de Sonora / South Sonora
Country Flag of Vessel 
Mexico
Estimated Total FIP Landings 
25 metric tons

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Del Pacifico Seafoods
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Ruben Castro
Email 
ruben@delpacificoseafoods.com
Phone 
+526671010730
Website Name 
Del Pacifico Seafoods
Organization Name 
Del Pacifico Seafoods
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Iván Pérez
Email 
carlos.perez@delpacificoseafoods.com
Phone 
+526676458026
Website Name 
Del Pacifico Seafoods
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