Pre-assessment published 

Participants confirmed 

Updated 2020-2024 workplan

Workplan published 

The FIP has conducted an analysis of fishery monitoring activities between December 2023- May 2024; the predominant recorded catch was yellowtail at 67% and the goldspotted sandbass at 30% of the total catch. 

The FIP held their annual meeting in April 2024 where participants discussed environmental and social improvements, the renewal of the environmental work plan expiring in December 2024, and the transfer of leadership from COBI.

The three fishing cooperatives participating in the FIP have established parameters for governance to aid surveillance and compliance efforts. 

The FIP is in the process of developing a governance system for the three fishing organizations that comprise it; an oversight committee responsible for the implementation of workplan activities is in the process of being established

The FIP continues to collect and analyze logbook data; the results of the analysis demonstrate that 92.57% of the total catch corresponds to the target species of the FIP.

The FIP held a meeting with CRIAP to present fishing projects that are being carried out in Sonora and to discuss collaboration between COBI and INAPESCA. 

The FIP has submitted a draft manuscript on the interaction of impacts of the handline and trap fishery on the habitat for publication.

Finfish fishery population analysis carried out; goldspotted sand bass (30.64%), yellowtail amberjack (27.28%) and ocean whitefish (13.93%) were identified as the major species in the catch and 89.20% of the catch corresponds to the five target species of the FIP.

A spatial analysis was conducted to identify potential gear impacts to the fishery; the analysis results determined low ecosystem impact and no interactions with vulnerable habitats are occurring

PSA conducted to estimate the vulnerability of fish, elasmobranch and invertebrate species of commercial interest; the susceptibility among all the evaluated species (531) was high for 47 invertebrates (9%), 37 bony fishes (7%), and seven elasmobranches (1%).

Stock assessment has been conducted; a draft version has been made available

Logbook analysis performed on the catch percentage of the FIP's main 5 species caught with handline gear.

Collaboration agreement between COBI and Inapesca made available; COBI shares the information on the fishing and biological monitoring, carried out by the fishers, with the Institute

A infographic its presented with all results from the logbooks implementation in the Yellowtail fishery.

Fishing logbook analysis completed

Morphometric data of yellowtial was obtained from implementation efforts of fishing logbooks in the northwest of México.

Inforgraphic chart was made with information of 2016-2017 the fishing logbooks data.

Follow-up meeting on workplan tracking held 

Meeting with fishermen to carry the log books 

First meeting with INAPESCA to review the logbook data 

Increase to PI 2.1.2; Three-year audit conducted. NOM-003-SAG-PESC-2018 establishes the volume of the fishery’s total catch, minimum size limits, a monitoring system to determine the BAC, and guidelines to regulate fishery operations.

Increase in MSC PI score - 1.2.3. Information collected by fishermen is currently used in the  species stock assessment 

BMT score 3.1.2 increase; The fisheries law (LGPAS) explicitly describes the roles and responsibilities of most of the agencies (CONAPESCA, INAPESCA, local authorities) and stakeholders involved the in fisheries management system and establishes the form of coordination with other Federal, State, and municipal entities

BMT score 2.2.2 increase; The handline finfish use a highly selective gear with no main secondary species and very low catch rates of the minor secondary species

BMT score 2.2.3 increase; The catch data (quantitative information) show that there are no main secondary species and that the catch of minor secondary species is very low

BMT score 2.3.2 increase; There is no evidence of capture of ETP species within the fishery

BMT score 2.3.3 increase; While there are ETP species that overlap with the UoA, there is no evidence that the UoA has interactions with them

BMT score 2.4.2 increase; The handline fishery operating in Guaymas has not been considered to pose a risk of serious or irreversible harm to habitat types

BMT score 2.1.3 increase; The information for market squid, the Overfishing Limit (OFL) and Allowable Biological Catch (ABC) are both set at the fishing mortality that results in a threshold level of egg escapement of at least 30% 

Increase to PI 2.1.1; Three-year audit conducted. The nature of the fishing gear has a limited impact on non-target species and impacted bait species are likely not being overfished.

BMT score 2.3.1 increase;  There is a high degree of certainty UoA does not cause significant detrimental indirect effects of the fishery on ETP species.

BMT score 2.5.1 increase; It is unlikely that the finfish fishery with handlines will modify the structure and function of the ecosystem, causing serious or irreversible damage

BMT score 2.2.1 increase; There is no formal stock assessment for any of the minor secondary species but there is no evidence that the UoA does not hinder their recovery and rebuilding.