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Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) (FIP)

Status: Completed

FIP Lead: TUNACONS (T)

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Bigeye tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean
Yellowfin tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean
Skipjack tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean

Comments:

Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) fishery- certified as of July 7th 2022.

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1. FIP Development	Feb 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 February 2016 — MSC pre-assesment
2. FIP Launch	Jan 17	Confirmation of project participants 2 January 2017 — MoU of participants
2. FIP Launch	Aug 16	Workplan made public 1 August 2016 — Workplan
3. FIP Implementation	Nov 18	FIP activities undertaken 1 November 2018 — Tunacons launched a contest to develop EcoFADs 24 August 2018 — The FIP promotes assessment and the OROP is responsible for carrying them out annually. 1 August 2018 — Proposal of a Plan of Action for the Management of Fleet Capacity in the IATTC. 1 December 2017 — Consultant hired to prepare the National Strategy, the National Action Plan and the Research Plan for industrial tuna fishing in coordination with the authority. 1 September 2016 — FIP is making progress on a number of tasks. 1 September 2016 — Plan to monitor and manage the small tuna fleet 1 September 2016 — Increase the information and assess stock status of non-target species. 1 September 2016 — Specific harvest control strategies 1 September 2016 — BET and YFT juvenile bycatch reduction 1 September 2016 — Uncertainty reduction in YFT and BET stock assessments
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jan 19	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 17 January 2019 — Increase in MSC PI scores: , 3.2.3 - see 2nd MSC analysis 1 November 2018 — The Traceability provision established by the Ecuadorian Authority is in force and in compliance. 14 May 2018 — Annual stock assesments of tunas conducted by IATTC 1 December 2017 — C-17-02 Approved the delivery of the satellite information of the FADs Project SATLINK in FIP Reform in the regulation of the fishing law 1 December 2017 — Introduction of on-board observers in the small vessel fleet 1 December 2017 — Ecuador has an Action Plan for sharks. Regulates, monitors and controls all shark catches in industrial and craft fleets. Fishing Authority can prepare a report on the degree of compliance with shark catch regulations in the country. 24 July 2017 — Adoption of Resolution C-17-O2 at the IATTC specifying measures under which purse-seines are to operate in coming season 1 July 2016 — Ministerial agreement of MAGAP that accepts all the regulations approved by the IATTC 1 July 2016 — Precautionary management of YFT and BET stocks 1 July 2016 — Harvest control rules and tools. 1 July 2016 — Proposal of new conservation and management measures - The proposal has just been approved with new conservation measures for 2017 taking in consideration Ecuador's proposal to use catch limits for bigeye and yellowfin tuna in FADs
5. Improvements on the Water	Sep 20	Verifiable improvement on the water 24 September 2020 — FIP entered into MSC full assessment in September 2020
6. MSC certification (optional)	Jul 22	MSC certificate made public 7 July 2022 — Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) fishery- certified as of July 7th 2022.