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Mexico Quintana Roo spiny lobster – casitas/hand-harvest (FIP)

Last Updated: 2019-12-09

Evaluation Start Date: 2017-11-02

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Comunidad y Biodiversidad AC (COBI)

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Caribbean spiny lobster - Western Central Atlantic

Comments:

The FIP previously went inactive on Fishery Progress for missing two consecutive reports, at which time the rating in Fish Source was removed but the FIP was kept active. The FIP is now over 36 months old without having ever reported a stage 4 or 5 result. The FIP is now inactive.

1. FIP Development	Aug 15	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 20 August 2015 — MSC pre-assessment available
2. FIP Launch	Jan 17	Confirmation of project participants 31 January 2017 — Participants' MOU
2. FIP Launch	Nov 17	Workplan made public 2 November 2017 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Apr 19	FIP activities undertaken 25 April 2019 — Agreements made on the last FIP meeting. 25 April 2019 — Sharing results of the Fishing Refuge Zones (monitoring) Network from 2012 to 2018. 1 November 2018 — The analysis of the monitoring of the fishing refuges was undertaken and published 5 April 2018 — A report prepared by ECOSUR on the results obtained from the monitoring of the spiny lobster fishery was published 16 March 2018 — Report setting out objectives to be agreed by all parties to address issues was generated.
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)	—	MSC certificate made public