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Morocco sardine - pelagic trawl and seine / Maroc sardine - chalut pélagique et senne (FIP)

Last Updated: 2021-08-09

Evaluation Start Date: 2014-12-01

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Lovering Foods (LF), Jo Gascoigne (JG), Ministère de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche Maritime (MPM)

Stock Profile Link
European pilchard - NW Africa southern
European pilchard - NW Africa central

Comments:

The FIP has been made inactive for failing to meet reporting requirements.

1. FIP Development	Sep 15	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 September 2015 — Update evaluation reports - Summary of sustainability evaluation for fishery 29 October 2014 — Sustainability evaluation in relation to the MSC standard
2. FIP Launch	Apr 15	Confirmation of project participants 17 April 2015 — FIP MoU updated - updated version of 2015 agreement 17 April 2015 — FIP MoU updated - updated version of 2014 agreement 1 November 2014 — First FIP participant agreement
2. FIP Launch	Jan 19	Workplan made public 25 January 2019 — 2019 workplan 12 December 2017 — Workplan for 2018 (version not yet approved by Comite de Pilotage) 1 February 2016 — Annual workplan 2016-2017 public available 1 December 2014 — Overall work plan with activities, timeframe and status available
3. FIP Implementation	Oct 19	FIP activities undertaken 1 October 2019 — A technical review of the stock assessment was completed by Dr Robin Cooke 25 July 2019 — The 13th Morocco sardine meeting was held 1 July 2019 — A Marine Stewardship Council meeting was held in January on LTL requirements 1 June 2019 — A Marine Stewardship Council meeting was held in June to discuss the potential certification of this fishery 1 July 2018 — An EcoPath model has been prepared, adjusted and calibrated for 2010 and 2014 data for the South stock, and for 2012 for the North stock, to conduct the Key LTL Analysis. 1 September 2016 — FIP participants participating in consultations on management plans and rebuilding of stocks 18 April 2016 — 2016 Workplan with activities completed to date. 1 November 2015 — Evaluate if sardines are key LTL in this ecosystem 1 January 2015 — Collect data from Moroccan vessels on discards and ETP interactions 1 January 2015 — Analysis of existing observer data 1 January 2015 — Data collection programme 1 January 2015 — Put in place harvest control rules which are responsive to the state of all small pelagic stocks 1 January 2015 — Put in place harvest control rules for each target stock which are responsive to the state of the stock
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Aug 18	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 August 2018 — The catch limit set for seiners and RSW trawlers 31 July 2018 — Increase in PI scores 2.1.2, 2.2.2, 2.3.2 and 2.3.3 reported 11 May 2017 — Data from the data collection programme published: discard rates are minimal (<<5%) for both gear types and interactions with ETP species are rarely observed. 1 September 2015 — Data collection system in place – data being collected from selected vessels 1 January 2015 — Management plan for stocks A+B finalised and publicly available.
5. Improvements on the Water	Jan 20	Verifiable improvement on the water 29 January 2020 — Increase in BMT score 1.1.1. -- the analysis with the Bescapement approach had showed good results on biomass status and once incorporated into management means that MSC’s key LTL requirements will be met 13 February 2019 — increase in MSC PI score 2.1.1 1 June 2018 — Increase in PI scores 2.3.1. and 2.2.1 in 2018 - secondary species are identified and the interaction with ETP species is negligible
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public