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Japan Tomamae giant Pacific octopus - barrel flowing (FIP)

Last Updated: 2021-06-04

Evaluation Start Date: 2019-03-31

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Ocean Outcomes (OO), Seafood Legacy (SL)

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North Pacific giant octopus - Japan

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The FIP has gone inactive for missing their 3-year audit on Fisheryprogress.org; the FIP rating has been removed.

1. FIP Development	Mar 18	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 6 March 2018 — MSC pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Apr 19	Confirmation of project participants 15 April 2019 — Participants confirmed - Signed MOU
2. FIP Launch	Mar 19	Workplan made public 31 March 2019 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Feb 20	FIP activities undertaken 1 February 2020 — Meeting held with the Wakkanai fishery research agency scientists; discussed the harvest strategy and improving the stock assessment 10 November 2019 — Draft habitat and ecosystem report in progress 1 October 2019 — Tomamae local fishery coop unit met with Wakkanai Fishery Research Agency personnel. 1 October 2019 — Bait Use Survey for Fishermen of Tomamae Octopus Fishery 30 June 2019 — Tomamae Barrel Drift data collection underway
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	May 21	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 6 May 2021 — Increase in PI 1.2.2; the exploitation rate is reduced as the PRI is approached 6 May 2021 — Increase in PI 2.4.3; data to assess the gear loss impact to the seabed has been collected and is being analyzed 6 May 2021 — Increase in PI 2.5.3; sufficient data collected on the impact of the fishery to the ecosystem to be quantified 7 May 2020 — MSC PI 1.2.3 score increase; New stock assessment data has been reviewed and published. 7 May 2020 — MSC PI score increase 3.1.3; The national fishery law change in 2018 has included long-term objective aligned with MSC standards.
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public