Common Name
Yellowfin Tuna
Scientific Name
Thunnus albacares
Overview
FIP Description
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 45 Purse Seine vessels, that represent 17% 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, INP National Fishery Institute and EPESPO Fishery School of the EPO
TUNACONS MEMBERS
- NEGOCIOS INDUSTRIALES REAL NIRSA S.A.
- GRUPO JADRAN
- EUROFISH
- SERVIGRUP
- TRIMARINE
How is this FIP Doing?
| 32% | 68% |
This shows the proportion of actions in the workplan that the FIP has completed.
| 80% |
This shows the proportion of actions that are behind schedule, on track,completed, or not yet started.
| Behind | On Track | Complete | Future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20% | 0% | 80% | 0% |
FIP Objective(s)
By 2020, this FIP aims to:
- Develop sustainable fish stocks guidelines during our certification process
- Achieve an effective management for the fishery
- Minimize environmental impacts from our vessels
- Achieve MSC certification
FIP Type
Comprehensive
FIP Stage
Stage 4: Improvements in Fishing Practices or Fishery Management
Start and Projected End Dates
July, 2016
October, 2020
Species
Common Name
Bigeye Tuna
Scientific Name
Thunnus obesus
Common Name
Skipjack Tuna
Scientific Name
Katsuwonus pelamis
Gear Type
Location
Estimated Total FIP Landings
113568 metric tons
FIP Leads
Organization Name
TUNACONS - Tuna Conservation Group
Organization Type
Industry
Primary Contact
Ing. Guillermo Morán V.
Email
Phone
+593984881516 gmoran@tunacons.org, gamv@gmail.com
Website Name