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US Acadian redfish, pollock, and haddock - trawl (FIP)

Status: Completed

FIP Lead: BackTracker Inc (BI)

Stock Profile Link
Acadian redfish - Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank
Saithe - Gulf of Maine and Georges Bank
Haddock - Georges Bank
Haddock - Gulf of Maine

Comments:

FIP completed. FIP joined MSC certification client group. Fishery was certified in May 2018.

1. FIP Development	Jun 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 7 June 2016 — MSC assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Feb 17	Confirmation of project participants 1 February 2017 — Project participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jan 17	Workplan made public 23 January 2017 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Jun 17	FIP activities undertaken 21 June 2017 — Atlantic Coast Seafood's and Legit Fish Corp have developed a cloud based electronic dealer reporting system which will enable them to report daily instead of weekly. This increase is reporting data speed to NOAA will both allow traceability to the US harvest record in the market but also will improve the speed of compliance and management tools which account for catch of cod , yellow tail flounder and witch flounder. 1 June 2017 — NEFMC Determines options for vessel monitoring NE Groundfish Fishery 1 February 2017 — Evaluation of fishing practices and bycatch levels ongoing
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	—	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	Aug 18	MSC certificate made public 7 August 2018 — American Seafood has been added to the MSC Client Group - confirmed in August 2018. Fishery certified in May 2018.