FishSource

Last Updated: 2024-05-14

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2023-06-01

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Asociacion Nacional de Armadores de Bugues Atuneros Congeladores (ANABAC/OPTUC) (ANABAC)

Stock Profile Link
Skipjack tuna - Eastern Atlantic Ocean
Bigeye tuna - Atlantic Ocean
Yellowfin tuna - Atlantic Ocean

Comments:

FIP has reported implementing stage 3 activities within the last 12 months. FIP is now at stage 3 and rated C

1. FIP Development	Mar 17	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 16 March 2017 — MSC Pre-assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Jun 23	Confirmation of project participants 1 June 2023 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jun 23	Workplan made public 1 June 2023 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	May 24	FIP activities undertaken 1 May 2024 — The second intersessional meeting of ICCAT Panel 1 focused on discussing capacity, FAD management plans and the allocation of the TAC for bigeye tuna. The meeting included debates on catch limit distribution and observer coverage, with multiple proposals considered but no consensus reached. 26 January 2024 — FIP has reported compliance with a previously adopted shark finning policy for the ANABAC fisheries in the other certifiied and related fisheries. 1 November 2023 — The FIP produced a position statement ahead of the 2023 28th Regular Meeting of the ICCAT.
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