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Japan Hiroshima Pacific oyster - rope grown (FIP)

Last Updated: 2021-04-09

Evaluation Start Date: 2020-01-14

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Seafood Legacy (SL)

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Pacific cupped oyster - Hiroshima Bay

Comments:

FIP has fallen out of MSC assessment. The FIP has informed Fishery Progress it is not intending to reactivate at this time.

1. FIP Development	Sep 18	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 30 September 2018 — MSC Pre-assesmsent published
2. FIP Launch	Jan 20	Confirmation of project participants 3 January 2020 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jan 20	Workplan made public 14 January 2020 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Feb 21	FIP activities undertaken 1 February 2021 — The ETP species sighting data has been collected and analyzed; The data and species guideline has been circulated 1 February 2021 — Report data compared; Comparison between the control sites and the raft sites from the two seasons of benthic surveys show that the fishery impact to the surrounding is negligible 1 February 2021 — The member of the fishery group agreed to meet at least once an year to go over the benthic monitoring results and review their management actions 1 February 2021 — The oyster fishery group has agreed to use their benthic monitoring data as their base on managemnet actions 1 October 2020 — Benthic organism survey report has been conducted as part of FIP's bi-annual benthic monitoring system. 1 July 2020 — Ongiong ETP species monitoring
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Apr 21	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 16 April 2021 — Increase in PI score 2.5.2 16 April 2021 — Increase in PI score 2.4.2 16 April 2021 — Increase in PI 2.3.2 16 April 2021 — Increase in PI 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.4
5. Improvements on the Water	Apr 21	Verifiable improvement on the water 16 April 2021 — Increase in PI 4.2.1
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public