Pot/Trap

Overview

Research completed by the National Fishery Institute in the late 1970s identified a potentially harvestable stock of Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon notialis) in Uruguay. Following that, assessments conducted in the middle 1980s within the Uruguayan EEZ estimated a harvestable biomass of nearly 22,000 tons, corresponding to one of the highest biomass levels of geryonid stocks known in the whole global ocean. By 1993 the Deep-sea red crab fishery emerged in the Uruguayan EEZ. A management plan was established in May 2005, based mostly on the biomass dynamics of the stock, including a total allowable catch (TAC).

The limited-entry fishery is executed by two factory vessels in the northern area of the Uruguayan Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), with the catch processed onboard. The catch is processed to produce body-part products known as ‘clusters’ that collectively represent about 64% of crab live weight.

The fishery is executed using baited traps along longlines spaced about 27-30 meters apart. The fishery has historically used traditional wooden traps with slat spacing that allows small crabs to escape. However, the vessel operating in the southern zone has used metal frame traps with stretched-mesh size of 100m, while the vessel operating in the northern zone has always used the traditional wooden traps.

The fishery operates throughout the year, although there has been considerable variation in the seasonal distribution of fishing effort by each vessel. There has also been considerable annual variation in the distribution of fishing efforts by depth and latitude.

The fishery operates under permits issued to each vessel. Annual vessel permits specify a catch allocation that represents the vessel’s share of the total allowable catch (TAC). Each vessel is also limited to 200 fishing days each year. Other fishery regulations are also specified in permits including the prohibition of retaining females, a minimum legal size of 95 mm CW, and a minimum mesh size of 100 mm in conical traps. In 2007 the lat spacing of wooden traps was increased to allow a greater escape of smaller crabs and reduce the percent discarded.

Since 2007 there are also depth restrictions, designed to protect ovigerous females at shallowest depths in northern waters and to protect pre-recruits at greatest depths. Also, the fishery is closed during July-December below 600 m depth, to protect migrating males and females during the winter-spring mating season. Vessels are also required to maintain a vessel monitoring system (VMS) and to comply with requirements to carry observers. 

Landings (converted to live weight) increased from 184 t in 1993 to 4100 t in 2000, decreasing to 1600 t in 2001 and 2002 due to decreased foreign demand, which increased again from 2003 onwards. Landings declined from 2003 to about 300 t in 2015 and there was no fishery in 2016. Landings in recent years have ranged 670-1000 t during 2017-2019.

Recently there was an important change in the fishery, as the fishing permits were acquired by a new company that has chosen to promote the activity through improvements aimed at sustainable management. In this sense, in 2019 it was decided to move towards an MSC certification process. The results of this process evidenced the need for various improvements in the stock assessment process, monitoring, and harvest control rules. In addition, the survey and analysis of the species associated with the fishery, the environment, and the ecosystem must be improved, and it needs improvement in the management and participation processes

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La investigación completada por el Instituto Nacional de Pesca a fines de la década de 1970 identificó una población potencialmente cosechable de cangrejo rojo (Chaceon notialis) en Uruguay. Después de eso, las evaluaciones realizadas a mediados de la década de 1980 dentro de la ZEE uruguaya estimaron una biomasa cosechable de casi 22.000 toneladas, correspondiente a uno de los niveles más altos de biomasa de poblaciones de geriónidos conocidos en todo el océano global. En 1993 surgió una pesquería de cangrejo rojo en la ZEE uruguaya. En mayo de 2005 se estableció un plan de gestión basado principalmente en la dinámica de la biomasa de la población, incluido un total admisible de capturas (TAC).

La pesquería de entrada limitada es ejecutada por dos buques factoría en la zona norte de la Zona Económica Exclusiva (ZEE) del Uruguay, con la captura procesada a bordo. La captura se procesa para producir productos de partes del cuerpo conocidos como "racimos" que en conjunto representan alrededor del 64% del peso vivo del cangrejo.

La pesquería se ejecuta utilizando trampas de cebo a lo largo de palangres espaciados a unos 27-30 metros de distancia. La pesquería ha utilizado históricamente trampas de madera tradicionales con espaciamiento de listones que permite que los cangrejos pequeños escapen. Sin embargo, el buque que opera en la zona sur ha utilizado trampas de estructura metálica con un tamaño de malla estirada de 100 m, el buque que opera en la zona norte siempre ha utilizado las tradicionales trampas de madera.

La pesquería opera durante todo el año, aunque ha habido una variación considerable en la distribución estacional del esfuerzo pesquero por cada buque. También ha habido una variación anual considerable en la distribución del esfuerzo pesquero por profundidad y latitud.

La pesquería opera bajo permisos emitidos a cada buque. Los permisos anuales de los buques especifican una asignación de capturas que representa la participación del buque en el total admisible de capturas (TAC). Cada buque también está limitado a 200 días de pesca cada año. Otros reglamentos de pesca también se especifican en los permisos, incluida la prohibición de retener hembras, una talla mínima legal de 95 mm a ras de la mujer y una dimensión mínima de malla de 100 mm en trampas cónicas. En 2007 se aumentó el espacio lat de las trampas de madera para permitir un mayor escape de cangrejos más pequeños y reducir el porcentaje de descartes.

Desde 2007 también hay restricciones de profundidad, diseñadas para proteger a las hembras ovígeras en las profundidades más superficiales en las aguas del norte y para proteger a los pre-reclutas a las mayores profundidades. Además, la pesquería está cerrada durante julio-diciembre por debajo de los 600 m de profundidad, para proteger a los machos y hembras que migran durante la temporada de apareamiento invierno-primavera. Los buques también están obligados a mantener un sistema de vigilancia de buques (VMS) y a cumplir con los requisitos para transportar observadores.

Los desembarques (convertidos en peso vivo) aumentaron de 184 t en 1993 a 4100 t en 2000, disminuyendo a 1600 t en 2001 y 2002 debido a la disminución de la demanda externa, que volvió a aumentar a partir de 2003. Los desembarques disminuyeron de 2003 a unas 300 t en 2015 y no hubo pesca en 2016. Los desembarques en los últimos años han oscilado entre 670 y 1000 t durante 2017-2019.

Recientemente se produjo un cambio importante en la pesquería, ya que los permisos de pesca fueron adquiridos por una nueva empresa que ha optado por impulsar la actividad a través de mejoras dirigidas a la gestión sostenible. En este sentido, durante 2019 se decidió avanzar hacia un proceso de certificación MSC. Los resultados de este proceso evidenciaron la necesidad de varias mejoras en el proceso de evaluación de las poblaciones, el monitoreo y las reglas de control de cosechas. Además, se debe mejorar el estudio y análisis de las especies asociadas a la pesca, el medio ambiente y el ecosistema, y es necesario mejorar los procesos de gestión y participación.

Research completed by the National Fishery Institute in the late 1970s identified a potentially harvestable stock of Deep-sea Red Crab (Chaceon notialis) in Uruguay. Following that, assessments conducted in the middle 1980s within the Uruguayan EEZ estimated a harvestable biomass of nearly 22,000 tons, corresponding to one of the highest biomass levels of geryonid stocks known in the whole global ocean. By 1993 the Deep-sea red crab fishery emerged in the Uruguayan EEZ.

FIP at a Glance

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64% 25% 7% 4%
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  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

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May 2025
Target End Date
Dec 2027

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Cooke Uruguay
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Santiago Diaz
Email 
santiago.diaz@cookeaqua.com
Phone 
+59899955705
Website Name 
Cooke Seafood
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18778

Overview

Perupez, Sakana del Peru, and Redes-Sostenibilidad Pesquera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to design a FIP with the ultimate goal of achieving MSC certifiable status for the common eel (Ophichthus remiger) fishery between the regions from Tumbes to Piura. This FIP has also received the support of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership.

The fishing companies Perupez y Sakana del Peru have access to the fisheries of the Anguilla through smaller-scale fishing permits. They also process and export products to various markets across the globe including Korea, Japan, the United States, Russia, Spain, and Vietnam. These companies promoted the development and establishment of the eel fishing ordinance regulation in the year 2011 with the purpose of establishing fisheries management measures for rational and sustainable exploitation of the eel (Ophichthus remiger) fishing resource, harmonizing the participation of agents involved in the extraction and processing of eel, and contributing to the development of the industry for direct human consumption.

Fishing area: The fishing areas of the eel fleet are located in Tumbes (from Zorritos to the south of Punta Sal) and Piura (to the north and south of Talara and from Paita to the south of Parachique), with extractive activity centered in the province of Sechura-Piura region.

Fishing fleet: The smaller scale fleet dedicated to the catch eel is composed of 18 fishing boats ranging in length from 5.18 meters to 16.72 meters. These fishery boats generally carry an average of 800 traps per boat and have the capacity to receive between 1 and 3 TM of raw material.

Capture method: The common eel is caught whit traps made of gray PVC pipes, measuring about 70 cm in length and 15 cm in diameter. They are closed at each end with a plastic lid that has an opening of about 5 mm between the inlet guides and additional holes at both ends of the trap, which ensure the flow of water through the traps. The cap of the opening is white and clearly visible in the dark waters to attract attention. The traps are filled with bait consisting of anchovies, mackerel and black skipjack or tambourine. The traps are left on the seabed for about 3 hours, then the collection of the traps is started with a hydraulic system that allows lifting the lines of the spinel with the traps. The captured eel is deposited in an isolated cellar containing seawater that keeps the resource alive for further processing in that condition.


 

 

 

Perupez, Sakana del Peru, and Redes-Sostenibilidad Pesquera have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to design a FIP with the ultimate goal of achieving MSC certifiable status for the common eel (Ophichthus remiger) fishery between the regions from Tumbes to Piura. This FIP has also received the support of Sustainable Fisheries Partnership.

FIP at a Glance

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(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

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Apr 2025
Target End Date
Jun 2025

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Perupez S.A.C.
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Dario Magno Alvites Diestra
Email 
alvites@perupez.com
Website Name 
Perupez
Organization Name 
Sakana del Perú S.A.
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Seiki Nakagawa
Email 
s-nakagawa@sakanaperu.com
Website Name 
Sakana del Perú S.A.
Organization Name 
Redes-Sostenibilidad Pesquera
Organization Type 
NGO
Primary Contact 
Jorge de Jesús Grillo Núñez
Email 
jgrillo@redes.pe
Website Name 
Redes-Sostenibilidad Pesquera
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16484

Overview

The white shrimp fishery in Central Java has been engaged in Fishery Improvement Projects since 2017 in collaboration with WWF-Indonesia under the Seafood Savers program. The program is also supported by Diponegoro University (UNDIP) as an academic entity, PUSRISKAN as the scientific authority, and other related stakeholders in the area.

The fishery is located in the Wedung area, Demak, in the Central Java of Indonesia, and part of FMA 712. Fishers in the supply chain use two methods to catch the white shrimp, trammel nets and traps. The fishing areas are next to the village and within 10 miles from the shore.

PT. Cassanatama also encouraged its suppliers to implement responsible and sustainable fishing practices and has written agreements with those suppliers as the proof of their commitments.

The white shrimp fishery in Central Java has been engaged in Fishery Improvement Projects since 2017 in collaboration with WWF-Indonesia under the Seafood Savers program. The program is also supported by Diponegoro University (UNDIP) as an academic entity, PUSRISKAN as the scientific authority, and other related stakeholders in the area.

FIP at a Glance

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50% 36% 11% 4%
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  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

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Jul 2025
Target End Date
Apr 2026

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
PT. Cassanatama Naturindo
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Kandiyas
Email 
fip@cassanatama.com
Phone 
082241004148
Website Name 
PT Cassanatama Naturindo
Organization Name 
Independent Consultant
Organization Type 
Consultant
Primary Contact 
Heri
Email 
heri.heri.0780@gmail.com
Website Name 
PT Cassanatama Naturindo
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15427

Overview

This Comprehensive FIP is led by New Brunswick and Quebec Seafood Processors and Fishermen Associations who are actively involved in pilot and sea trial of new and emerging technologies for the reduction of entanglement of right whales in snow crab fishing gear in cfa 12 and surrounding areas. The North Atlantic right whale (NARW)‘s population has been declining since 2010. NARW mortalities can be caused by ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear, especially in fixed gear such as pots. Since 2015, a higher number of NARW are migrating to the Gulf of St. Lawrence to feed during the summer and fall. Therefore, areas that traditionally posed no or little risk to NARW now must be considered as possible NARW habitat. This FIP will cover improvements to endangered, threatened, and protected (ETP) species impacts in the Gulf of St. Lawrence snow crab fishery to mitigate the risk to NARW and other ETP species, while maintaining a sustainable Canadian seafood industry. This FIP intends to cover all ETP species indicators in the MSC criteria (2.3.1, 2.3.2, 2.3.3).

Chionoecetes opilio CANADA | Gulf of St. Lawrence | Pot /Trap Gear

This Comprehensive FIP is led by New Brunswick and Quebec Seafood Processors and Fishermen Associations who are actively involved in pilot and sea trial of new and emerging technologies for the reduction of entanglement of right whales in snow crab fishing gear in cfa 12 and surrounding areas. The North Atlantic right whale (NARW)‘s population has been declining since 2010. NARW mortalities can be caused by ship strikes and entanglement in fishing gear, especially in fixed gear such as pots. Since 2015, a higher number of NARW are migrating to the Gulf of St.

FIP at a Glance

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January 01, 2020
7% 93%
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  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

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A Advanced Progress
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Jul 2025
Target End Date
Jul 2026
Additional Impacts:
Traceability

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
MKM GLOBAL
Organization Type 
Consultant
Primary Contact 
Katherine Morissette
Email 
info@globalmkm.com
Phone 
5147011303
Website Name 
gosaf.ca
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15389

Overview

This FIP includes the commercial pot fishery used to capture Dungeness crab along the Oregon coast.  An MSC pre-assessment completed in 2018 concluded that the coastwide Dungeness crab stock is in healthy condition and the three-S input controls (season, size and sex limits) appear to be appropriate for the stock. Oregon has developed a limit reference point and the ability to take management actions based on that limit. However, the Dungeness crab stock includes coastal waters off California and Washington and those states do not have biologically meaningful reference points. The pre-assessment concluded that the fishery could proceed to full assessment, but would have a much greater likelihood of success if Oregon worked in collaboration with one or more of the other coastal states toward common harvest control rules and reference points to effectively control exploitation of the stock if necessary. Oregon has been in discussions with Washington about preparing to enter MSC assessment (including developing reference points and management strategies). There seems to be some interest in doing so but no immediate actions are being taken in Washington or California. As Oregon continues to work with the other states, they are interested in continuing to make improvements where they can through a Basic FIP. 

This FIP includes the commercial pot fishery used to capture Dungeness crab along the Oregon coast.  An MSC pre-assessment completed in 2018 concluded that the coastwide Dungeness crab stock is in healthy condition and the three-S input controls (season, size and sex limits) appear to be appropriate for the stock. Oregon has developed a limit reference point and the ability to take management actions based on that limit. However, the Dungeness crab stock includes coastal waters off California and Washington and those states do not have biologically meaningful reference points.

FIP at a Glance

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(B) Good Progress

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(C) Some Recent Progress
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  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

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B Good Progress
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Feb 2025
Target End Date
Aug 2025

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
ForSea Solutions LLC
Organization Type 
Consultant
Primary Contact 
Natasha Novikova
Email 
natasha@forseasolutions.com
Phone 
+19713319612
Website Name 
ForSea Solutions
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14029

Overview

The national-level Indonesia Snapper Grouper FIP led by ADI will merge three site-level basic snapper-grouper FIPs (Aru, Makassar Strait, and Java Sea) and is aiming to develop solutions for snapper and grouper fishery management and other issues that can only be addressed effectively at the national level and thus will support the work of existing FIPs.

This FIP will be a comprehensive FIP and will address the objectives originally outlined in three basic FIPs as well as additional issues identified in the MSC Pre-Assessment produced by The Nature Conservancy to support the TNC Indonesia deepwater groundfish - dropline, longline, trap and gillnet FIP.   The ADI-led Indonesia Snapper Grouper FIP is aligned and a complementary effort to the TNC-led snapper grouper FIP.

This FIP will focus on six snapper species (Lutjanus malabaricus, L. eryphtropterus, L. sebae, Pristipmoides multidens, P. typus and Pinjalo pinjalo) and 10 grouper species caught in Indonesian Waters (WPPs) using bottom longline, drop line, trap and gillnet.

 

The national-level Indonesia Snapper Grouper FIP led by ADI will merge three site-level basic snapper-grouper FIPs (Aru, Makassar Strait, and Java Sea) and is aiming to develop solutions for snapper and grouper fishery management and other issues that can only be addressed effectively at the national level and thus will support the work of existing FIPs.

FIP at a Glance

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32% 14% 54%
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(C) Some Recent Progress
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  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

The ratings are currently derived by SFP from publicly available data on FIP websites, including FisheryProgress.org, and are determined using the following methodology: View PDF
A Advanced Progress
Actions Complete

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  • Incomplete
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Feb 2025
Target End Date
Jun 2025

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Indonesian Demersal Association (ADI)
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
M. Novi Saputra
Email 
info@demersal.or.id
Phone 
+62-31-99540949
Website Name 
Indonesian Demersal Association
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.
13955

Overview

The Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Lobster Pot FIP was initially started by Quin Sea Fisheries Limited of St. John’s, NL and has since been adopted for implementation and financial management by the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) of Newfoundland and Labrador, also of St. John’s, NL. ASP is an association comprised of numerous lobster buyers, live traders, and producers.  ASP is also intricately involved in production and marketing of several other commercial species within the province.

Interested ASP member companies, as FIP participants, will collaborate with the regulator, Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO), to align and improve the fishery’s management and science with the ultimate objective of achieving Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) fishery sustainability certification.

The FIP intends to address all fishing practices in the legally permitted pot fishery for American lobster (Homarus americanus) in Lobster Fishing Areas 3 - 14, which operates in the waters surrounding the island of Newfoundland, completely within Canadian EEZ waters.

The fishery dates back to the 1870s and is localized and happens from small open boats during an 8-10 week spring fishing season. Traps are set close to shore, at depths generally less than 20 m. Fishing effort is controlled through restrictive licensing and daily trap limits. Regulations prohibit the harvest of undersized (i.e. <82.5 mm carapace length) and ovigerous animals. In addition, there is a voluntary practice called v-notching, which involves cutting a shallow mark in the tail fan of an ovigerous female. The mark is retained for at least 2-3 molts and notched females cannot be retained in the fishery. The practice thus serves to protect proven spawners even when they are not carrying eggs externally. The number of licenses is currently around 2,450 and trap limits range from 100 to 300 depending on the Lobster Fishing Area (DFO 2016).

The Canada Newfoundland and Labrador Lobster Pot FIP was initially started by Quin Sea Fisheries Limited of St. John’s, NL and has since been adopted for implementation and financial management by the Association of Seafood Producers (ASP) of Newfoundland and Labrador, also of St. John’s, NL. ASP is an association comprised of numerous lobster buyers, live traders, and producers.  ASP is also intricately involved in production and marketing of several other commercial species within the province.

FIP at a Glance

View current status
March 01, 2020
39% 57% 4%
Progress Rating (A) Advanced Progress

Reserved for comprehensive FIPs that have achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within the past 12 months.

(B) Good Progress

A basic FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within 12 months.

(C) Some Recent Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

The ratings are currently derived by SFP from publicly available data on FIP websites, including FisheryProgress.org, and are determined using the following methodology: View PDF
C Some Recent Progress
Actions Complete

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  • Complete
  • Incomplete
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Jul 2025
Target End Date
Apr 2027

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Association of Seafood Producers
Organization Type 
Other
Primary Contact 
Renae Butler
Email 
rbutler@seafoodproducers.org
Phone 
709-726-3730
Website Name 
Association of Seafood Producers
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.
13400

Overview

The Mexican Baja California red lobster (also known as California spiny lobster) FIP is being implemented to obtain MSC Fisheries Standard certification. The interest in implementing this FIP arose from the project Fish for Good of the MSC, the results of which identified the potential for the red lobster fishery on the west coast of Baja California, Mexico to enter into a fishery improvement process. As part of the initial stages of this FIP, the fishery is also entering the MSC's ITM (In Transition to MSC Certification) program..

The target stock extends from the U.S.-Mexico border to Cedros Island along the west coast of Baja California. The southern stock is already in an MSC certified fishery, so there is a possibility that both stocks could in the future be the same Unit of Certification (UoC). The fleet is formed by licensed and registered fishermen in Baja California, who operate small boats with wire traps, organized in fishing cooperatives..

The FIP stakeholders are these fishing cooperatives, the federal and state governments, an independent consultant and an NGO. These stakeholders developed a work plan to meet the MSC pre-assessment improvement recommendations to achieve sustainable fishing status by the end of 2027.

The red lobster FIP is being implemented to obtain MSC sustainable fisheries certification. The interest in implementing this FIP arose from the MSC's Fish for Good project, the results of which identified the potential of the red lobster fishery on the west coast of Baja California, Mexico to enter into a fishery improvement process. As part of the initial stages of this FIP, the fishery is also entering the MSC's ITM (In Transition to MSC certification) program.

The target stock runs from the U.S.-Mexico border to Cedros Island along the west coast of Baja California. The stock located to the south corresponds to the fishery is already certified to the MSC standard, so there is a possibility that both stocks could in the future be the same Unit of Certification (UoC). The fleet has licensed and registered fishermen in Baja California, operating small boats with wire traps, organized in fishing cooperatives..

The FIP participants are these fishing cooperatives, federal and state governments, an independent consultant and CSOs. Who developed a work plan to meet the recommendations for improvements as a result of the MSC pre-assessment, to achieve a sustainable fishery status by the end of 2027.

  El FIP de langosta roja de Baja California (también conocida como langosta espinosa de California) de México se está implementando para obtener la certificación del MSC Fisheries Standard. El interés de implementar este FIP surgió a partir del proyecto Fish for Good del MSC, cuyos resultados identificaron el potencial de la pesquería de langosta roja en la costa oeste de Baja California, México para entrar en un proceso de mejora pesquera. Como parte de las etapas iniciales de este FIP, la pesquería también está ingresando al programa ITM (En Transición a la Certificación MSC) del MSC.

La población objetivo se extiende desde la frontera entre EE. UU. y México hasta la isla de Cedros a lo largo de la costa occidental de Baja California. El stock del sur ya se encuentra en una pesquería certificada por el MSC, por lo que existe la posibilidad de que ambos stocks puedan ser en el futuro la misma Unidad de Certificación (UoC). La flota está formada por pescadores autorizados y registrados en Baja California, que operan embarcaciones menores con trampas de alambre, organizados en cooperativas pesqueras.

Los actores de la FIP son estas cooperativas pesqueras, los gobiernos federal y estatal, un consultor independiente y una ONG. Estas partes interesadas desarrollaron un plan de trabajo para cumplir con las recomendaciones de mejora de la evaluación previa del MSC para lograr un estado de pesca sostenible para fines de 2027.

El FIP de langosta roja está siendo implementado para obtener la certificación para pesquerías sostenibles del MSC. El interés de implementar este FIP surgió del proyecto denominado Fish for Good del MSC, en cuyos resultados se identificó el potencial de la pesquería de langosta roja en la costa occidental de Baja California, México para entrar en un proceso de mejora pesquera. Como parte de las etapas iniciales de este FIP, la pesquería además está entrando en el programa ITM (In Transition to MSC certifcation) del MSC.

El stock objetivo va desde la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México hasta Isla de Cedros a lo largo de la costa occidental de Baja California. El stock ubicado al sur corresponde a la pesquería ya está certificado con el estándar del MSC, por lo que existe la posibilidad de que ambos stocks puedan ser en el futuro la misma Unidad de Certificación (UoC). La flota cuenta con pescadores autorizados y registrados en Baja California, operando embarcaciones pequeñas con trampas de alambre, organizados en cooperativas pesqueras.

Los participantes del FIP son estas cooperativas pesqueras, gobiernos federal y estatal, un consultor independiente y OSC. Quienes desarrollaron un plan de trabajo para cumplir con las recomendaciones de mejoras como resultado de la preevaluación del MSC, para lograr un estado de pesquería sostenible para fines de 2027.

The Mexican Baja California red lobster (also known as California spiny lobster) FIP is being implemented to obtain MSC Fisheries Standard certification.

FIP at a Glance

View current status
January 01, 2020
54% 43% 4%
Progress Rating (A) Advanced Progress

Reserved for comprehensive FIPs that have achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within the past 12 months.

(B) Good Progress

A basic FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within 12 months.

(C) Some Recent Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

The ratings are currently derived by SFP from publicly available data on FIP websites, including FisheryProgress.org, and are determined using the following methodology: View PDF
A Advanced Progress
Actions Complete

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  • Complete
  • Incomplete
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Jun 2025
Target End Date
Dec 2027
Additional Impacts:
TraceabilityOther

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Pronatura Noroeste A.C.
Organization Type 
NGO
Primary Contact 
Laura Ibarra
Email 
libarra@pronatura-noroeste.org
Phone 
+52 646 128 2459
Website Name 
Pronatura Noroeste
Organization Name 
CONAPESCA
Organization Type 
Other
Primary Contact 
Tania Nassar
Email 
tania.nassar@conapesca.gob.mx
Website Name 
CONAPESCA
Organization Name 
Pronatura Noroeste A.C.
Organization Type 
NGO
Primary Contact 
Humberto Alonso
Email 
halonso@pronatura-noroeste.org
Website Name 
http://pronatura-noroeste.org/
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.
12856

Overview

The small-scale and artisanal lobster fisheries of Belize began in the mid-to-late 1950s, with species harvested mainly for export to the United States. Today, the fisheries sector contributes significantly to the economy of Belize, ranking 5th in export earnings in 2015. Spiny lobster and queen conch are the most productive capture fisheries, with more than 90 percent of catch exported to the U.S. The Belize spiny lobster stock is part of a larger target stock that ranges from North Carolina to Brazil including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Caribbean. 

Fishermen harvest lobster and conch from the shallow waters of the barrier reef and offshore atolls using two types of vessels: small wooden sailboats and fiberglass skiffs. Sailboat fishers often fish for six to ten days and carry approximately eight dugout canoes and up to ten fishers, who free-dive and collect conch and lobster by hand using a hook stick. Fishers using skiffs are at sea for varying periods of time, usually two to three days and at times up to a week. Skiff fishers generally use traps or shades (casitas) to attract lobster and harvest using either hand, hook stick, noose/lasso or jamo net. The fleet pursuing the stock that will be part of the FIP is defined as fishers legally licensed by the Belize Fisheries Department and are members of the National Fishermen Cooperative or Northen Fishing Cooperative in Belize. 

 National Fishermen Cooperative and Northern Cooperative are the two largest fishing cooperatives in Belize, representing approximately 80 percent of Belize’s 2700+ commercial fishers combined.  These Co-ops and two private companies are currently the only entities allowed to export lobster, with an average of 500,000 lbs of lobster tails are exported annually. According to Belizean law, the fishing cooperatives are required to sell 5% of their lobster to local markets. The rest is exported, mainly to the U.S. 

The small-scale and artisanal lobster fisheries of Belize began in the mid-to-late 1950s, with species harvested mainly for export to the United States. Today, the fisheries sector contributes significantly to the economy of Belize, ranking 5th in export earnings in 2015. Spiny lobster and queen conch are the most productive capture fisheries, with more than 90 percent of catch exported to the U.S. The Belize spiny lobster stock is part of a larger target stock that ranges from North Carolina to Brazil including Bermuda, the Gulf of Mexico, West Indies and Caribbean. 

FIP at a Glance

View current status
November 01, 2019
14% 36% 50%
Progress Rating (A) Advanced Progress

Reserved for comprehensive FIPs that have achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within the past 12 months.

(B) Good Progress

A basic FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result within 12 months.

(C) Some Recent Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months that has never achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result but has reported a Stage 3 activity within the first 12 months.
(D) Some Past Progress
  • A FIP that has achieved a Stage 4 or 5 result in more than 12 (but less than 24) months BUT has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old AND a Stage 3 activity has been reported within six months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.
(E) Negligible Progress
  • A FIP for which the most recent Stage 4 or 5 result is more than 24 (but less than 36) months old, with no Stage 3 activity reported in the last six months.
  • A FIP younger than 12 months with no Stage 3 activity reported within 12 months.
  • A FIP 12-36 months old that has never reported a Stage 4 or 5 result AND has not reported a Stage 3 activity within the past six months.

The ratings are currently derived by SFP from publicly available data on FIP websites, including FisheryProgress.org, and are determined using the following methodology: View PDF
C Some Recent Progress
Actions Complete

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  • Complete
  • Incomplete
Next Update Due FisheryProgress requires a FIP to provide update reports every six months, and two missed reports will render the FIP inactive. If a report is overdue, this date will appear red.
Apr 2025
Target End Date
Nov 2030

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
The Nature Conservancy Belize
Organization Type 
NGO
Primary Contact 
Jane Salazar
Email 
jane.salazar@tnc.org
Phone 
+5016110715
Website Name 
The Nature Conservancy
Organization Name 
National Fishermen's Producers Cooperative Society Ltd.
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Elmer Rodriguez
Email 
elmer_rodriguez@live.com
Website Name 
National Fishermen's Producers Cooperative Society Ltd.
Organization Name 
Northern Fishermen Cooperative Society Ltd
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Bobby Usher
Email 
norficoop@btl.net
Phone 
+501 227-8039
Website Name 
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Northern-Fishermens-Cooperative-Society-LTD/58997…
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.
12487

Overview

The blue crab resource supports North Carolina’s second most valuable commercial fishery. Average North Carolina hard crab landings since 1994 are 40 million pounds with an average dockside value of $28 million annually (NCDMF 2013), consistently ranking North Carolina in the top four blue crab harvesting states in the US. Coastal Heritage Seafood is a commercial buyer and processor of North Carolina blue crab, accounting for approximately 15% of the fishery production each year. It is their interest to pursue a comprehensive FIP with the goal of MSC certification.

Measured against the MSC standard, the fishery in its current state scores well in two of three principles surrounding management and impacts on the surrounding environment/other species. The fishery boasts an excellent state management system that collects both fishery dependent and independent data, as well as a robust fishery management plan with a harvest strategy. The fishery also demonstrates an exceptionally clean catch, with 99% of the catch being hard shell crab. The remaining 1% of the catch include blue crabs known as soft shell, peelers, and non-target species includes at least ten different finfish species and occasionally a diamondback terrapin, a species of concern (and the primary driver behind Monterey Bay Seafood Watch red Avoid rating).

However, the MSC principle focusing on target stock status and harvest strategy is the current weak point of the fishery when measured against the MSC standard, as at the time of pre-assessment based on 2015 stock statistics, the stock appears to be depleted as both the adult and recruits have fallen below the state’s levels of 75% abundance and production since 2012The current state management protocol does not include traditional reference points for the determination of overfishing or being overfished, nor does it provide the opportunity to evaluate the potential effectiveness of a management action that may potentially improve stock abundance. Because there is no independent observer program for the NC blue crab pot fishery, there are no recent data that can be used to characterize catch composition, including documenting interactions with species of concern.

At present time, the North Carolina blue crab pot fishery does not meet MSC standards with respect to the abundance of the target species, and because of the lack of an analytical model for stock assessment, it is impossible to evaluate the effectiveness of management measures to rebuild the stock.

The NC DMF has completed, with effective peer review, an analytical model for stock assessment that will allow for the following: better understanding of blue crab population dynamics in NC waters, the development of reference points, the evaluation of current stock status and fishing mortality against those reference points, and the evaluation of potential stock rebuilding strategies, if needed. In addition, NC Division of Marine Fisheries is planning to develop and implement a harvest strategy in accordance with the new assessment model.

The fishery does not completely meet the MSC standards for commitment to the principles to and implementation of the precautionary approach (PA). Developed by the FAO (e.g., FAO Code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries) in 1995, the PA seeks to protect fishery resources from fishing practices which might put their long-term viability in jeopardy. As adopted in the MSC standard, the PA means being cautious when information is uncertain, unreliable or inadequate and that the absence of adequate scientific information shall not be used as a reason for postponing or failing to take conservation and management measures. The pre-assessment identified that the North Carolina management system did not explicitly incorporate the elements of the PA into the fishery management policy. Upon review for this FIP, the FIP team determined that decision making for the blue crab fishery did not demonstrate evidence of using the PA.

The blue crab resource supports North Carolina’s second most valuable commercial fishery. Average North Carolina hard crab landings since 1994 are 40 million pounds with an average dockside value of $28 million annually (NCDMF 2013), consistently ranking North Carolina in the top four blue crab harvesting states in the US. Coastal Heritage Seafood is a commercial buyer and processor of North Carolina blue crab, accounting for approximately 15% of the fishery production each year. It is their interest to pursue a comprehensive FIP with the goal of MSC certification.

FIP Leads

Organization Name 
Coastal Heritage Seafood
Organization Type 
Industry
Primary Contact 
Tara Carawan
Email 
tcarawan76@yahoo.com
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.
8500

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