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Pacific Ocean albacore tuna - longline (Taiwan Tuna Association) (FIP)

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Last Updated: 2024-06-14

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Progress Rating: A

Evaluation Start Date: 2021-07-09

Type: Basic

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Overseas Fisheries Development Council of the Republic of China (OFDC)

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Albacore - North Pacific
Albacore - South Pacific

Comments:

FIP has reported a ETP bycatch policy. With this new stage 4 reported, the FIP becomes A rated.

1. FIP Development	May 21	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 17 May 2021 — Environmental rapid assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Sep 21	Confirmation of project participants 1 September 2021 — Project participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Mar 24	Workplan made public 2 March 2024 — Updated 2024 workplan 9 July 2021 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Oct 23	FIP activities undertaken 24 October 2023 — The FIP held their first skipper training session on the best practices for safe handling and release of ETP species. 1 September 2023 — A summary of stock assessment results for Pacific saury, EPO bigeye tuna and south Pacific blue sharks has been made available; the summary notes that the Southwest Pacific blue shark stock does not appear to be overfished according to the 2022 assessment. 8 February 2023 — The WCPFC Pacific albacore harvest control rules workshop was held in February 2023 31 January 2023 — The FIP along with the Taiwan Fisheries Agency conducted an EMS pilot program; three fishing vessels were equipped with electronic observer equipment 1 August 2022 — FIP has participated in several meetings over the summer of 2022 including the 100th session of the IATTC; management measures for the South Pacific albacore were discussed 13 April 2022 — OFDC conducted a skipper training to improve logbook data collection and reporting 16 March 2022 — Meeting was held to introduce the importance of the development of the harvest strategy
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Mar 24	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 25 March 2024 — The FIP has published an ETP bycatch mitigation policy.
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public