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UK North Sea and West Coast of Scotland monkfish - gillnet & trawl (SFSAG) (FIP)

Last Updated: 2023-06-16

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2022-06-14

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Scottish Fisheries Sustainable Accreditation Group (SFSAG), Jo Gascoigne (JG)

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Monkfishes nei - North Sea, Rockall and West of Scotland, Skagerrak and Kattegat

Comments:

The FIP has gone inactive on FisheryProgress.org for failing to meet social requirements. SFP evaluates FIP progress based solely on environmental progress, therefore, the rating and status remain unchanged.

1. FIP Development	Jul 19	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 July 2019 — MSC pre-assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Jul 22	Confirmation of project participants 14 July 2022 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jul 22	Workplan made public 14 July 2022 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Sep 22	FIP activities undertaken 21 September 2022 — Paper published on measuring the loss of monkfish due to survey trawls 12 September 2022 — The Scottland 2020-2030 Future Fisheries Management Strategy delivery plan has been developed and published; the delivery plan will be used to help inform stakeholders on key activity progress
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	—	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public