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Mexico Pacific Ocean shrimp - bottom trawl (FIP)

Last Updated: 2022-02-01

Evaluation Start Date: 2017-10-15

Type: Basic

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Meridian Products (MP), Promarex SA De CV (PSDC), Pesca Responsable y Comercio Justo (PRCJ), Ocean Garden Products (OGP)

Stock Profile Link
Blue shrimp - Sonora
Yellowleg shrimp - Gulf of Tehuantepec
Blue shrimp - Upper Gulf of California
Blue shrimp - Sinaloa-Nayarit
Yellowleg shrimp - Sinaloa-Nayarit
Yellowleg shrimp - Sonora
Yellowleg shrimp - Upper Gulf of California
Whiteleg shrimp - Gulf of Tehuantepec
Whiteleg shrimp - Sinaloa-Nayarit

Comments:

FIP no longer in MSC full assessment and the FIP is no long active (pers comm). FIP status is now inactive.

1. FIP Development	Oct 18	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 29 October 2018 — 2013 pre-assessment Transition from v1.3 to v2.0 of MSC Fisheries Standard 1 November 2013 — MSC Pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Oct 17	Confirmation of project participants 10 October 2017 — FIP participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jun 18	Workplan made public 11 June 2018 — Updated Mexican Pacific shrimp - bottom trawl 2017-2020 Workplan 15 October 2017 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Mar 20	FIP activities undertaken 1 March 2020 — Stock assessment made publicly available by INAPESCA 20 December 2019 — Draft report of the first stock assessment 1 February 2019 — To date all the producing companies supplying the FIP participants (around 600 vessels) have signed the letter of warranty while the processors signature is in progress since the audit related process in in development. 29 June 2018 — June/2018, Ocean Garden Products hosted a meeting to discuss fishery-related conservation challenges occurring in Mexico where participation of other FIP participants, NGOs, the NMFS, CONAPESCA and SEMARNAT attended. 30 March 2018 — A meeting with the fisheries authorities during the Seafood Expo North America 2018 was scheduled and conducted, where FIP participants started the conversations regarding the need for robust, updated and transparent stocks assessments. INAPESCA made the commitment to conduct new stocks assessments before the start of 2018 season 16 March 2018 — A meeting with the fisheries authorities during the Seafood Expo North America 2018 was scheduled and conducted. 17 December 2017 — FIP working to define common topics to discuss with the fishing authoritis to start the stock assessment process 1 January 2017 — Summary report of the FIP's observer program for the 2017-2018 season
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Sep 19	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 20 September 2019 — Mexican Shrimp Council adopted the commitment to implement a legal verification system applied to all imports to the U.S; The system was developed and tested between the 2019-2020 season and has been adopted as part of the FIP's code of conduct 31 August 2017 — Evidence of increasing transparency in decision-making process in the publication of the rules for 2017 1 September 2016 — The fishery regulation amendment dates from 2013 and started to be under full implementation in September 2016 - The Regulation include mandatory use of TEDs, BRDS, minimum mesh sizes, maximum gear size, includes the Vessel Monitoring System for 100% of the fleet and restricted areas for bottom-trawling
5. Improvements on the Water	Feb 16	Verifiable improvement on the water 1 February 2016 — Increase in BMT score 2.1.1.
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public