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US Jonah Crab- pot/trap (FIP)

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Last Updated: 2016-11-03

Evaluation Start Date: 2014-03-14

Type: Basic

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Gulf of Maine Research Institute (GMRI)

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Jonah crab - US Atlantic

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FIP categorised as Inactive - FIP decision to conclude FIP

1. FIP Development	Nov 13	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 November 2013 — MSC pre-assessment is publicly available (Current Status & Information Sources)
2. FIP Launch	Dec 13	Confirmation of project participants 18 December 2013 — FIP participants are organised
2. FIP Launch	Mar 14	Workplan made public 14 March 2014 — Jonah Crab FIP Work Plan to accomplish from 2014-2017 (version April 2015)
3. FIP Implementation	Feb 15	FIP activities undertaken 1 February 2015 — ASMFC voted to establish an Advisory Panel and a Technical Committee which will analyze information and develop recommendations to the ASMFC. 1 September 2014 — FIP members participated at ASMFC public hearings in Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut to represent the recommendations of the FIP and to hear comment from others. 12 May 2014 — Press Release; presentation for the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission 12 May 2014 — Group proposes new regulations and emergency protective measures for Jonah crabs
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Aug 15	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 31 August 2015 — The ASMFC approved a fishery management plan for Jonah crab. 1 August 2015 — The Commission approved a fishery management plan 1 May 2014 — The Lobster management board have begun the management plan development process
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public