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North Sea sand eel (FIP)

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Evaluation Start Date: 2012-09-01

Type: Basic

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Sustainable Fisheries Partnerships (SFP)

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Sandeels nei - Kattegat
Sandeels nei - Shetland
Sandeels nei - Central and Southern North Sea
Sandeels nei - Central Eastern North Sea
Sandeels nei - Viking and Bergen Banks
Sandeels nei - Northern and Central North Sea
Sandeels nei - Dogger Bank area

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Archive Date: December 2015

The North Sea Sandeel FIP has been suspended due to lack of supply chain interest because of low harvest volume and the difficulty of distinguishing between fish from different management areas in the supply chain. The following report reflects the status of the FIP at the time SFP suspended work on the project.

1. FIP Development	Mar 11	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 March 2011 — SFP reduction fisheries white paper 1 March 2011 — Fishery profile on FishSource June 2008 North Lesser sand-eel - North Sea global profile 2011 profile update with 3 stock profiles: Lesser sand-eel - Dogger Bank area Lesser sand-eel - SE North Sea Lesser sand-eel - Central Eastern North Sea.
2. FIP Launch	Jun 11	Confirmation of project participants 1 June 2011 — FIP Participants: EWOS BIOMAR Skretting Created SFP European Fishmeal and Oil Users Group
2. FIP Launch	Jan 13	Workplan made public 1 January 2013 — FIP North Sea sandeel workplan detailed available: https://www.sustainablefish.org/fisheries-improvement/small-pelagics/north-sea-sandeel/FIP_Workplan_North_sea_sandeels_v5.pdf
3. FIP Implementation	Jul 11	FIP activities undertaken 1 July 2011 — 2011 July – September Letter to the European Commission advocating better management and data collection 2011 October – December Third meeting of the SFP European Fishmeal and Oil Users Group 2012 January – March Created SFP Advisory Note, which summarized the status of the stock and improvement needs for the fishery and provides improvement recommendations Summary workplan available publicly 2012 April – June Fourth meeting of the SFP European Fishmeal and Oil Users Group July – September Detailed workplan available publicly 2013 April – June Fifth meeting of the SFP European Fishmeal and Oil Users Group 2015 SFP suspended the North Sea Sandeel FIP due to lack of supply chain interest because of low harvest volume and the difficulty of distinguishing between fish from different management areas in the supply chain.
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