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Guatemala mahi mahi (FIP)

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Last Updated: 2019-03-26

Evaluation Start Date: 2014-03-01

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Centro Desarrollo y Pesca Sustentable (CeDePesca)

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Common dolphinfish - Eastern Pacific Ocean

Comments:

FIP has been suspended by FIP implementer.

1. FIP Development	Oct 13	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 October 2013 — Performance study against MSC standard
2. FIP Launch	Jul 15	Confirmation of project participants 1 July 2015 — US importers stop buying from Mar de Crital; INMENSAMAR breached agreement 1 February 2014 — Constitutive meeting held
2. FIP Launch	Mar 15	Workplan made public 1 March 2015 — New Action Plan developed 1 March 2014 — Gap analysis - pg. 71 1 March 2014 — FIP progress update document
3. FIP Implementation	Jan 16	FIP activities undertaken 30 January 2016 — Logbooks provided by Cooperative Doraderos and a framework is being discussed to formally include them in the project. 1 January 2016 — FIP progress report 1 October 2015 — Attendance at IATTC mahi mahi workshop, Peru 1 March 2015 — Current improvement recommendation achieved. Recollection of fisheries dependent and independent data to contribute to regional stock assessment. 1 October 2014 — Attendance at IATTC mahi workshop
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jun 16	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 30 June 2016 — Twelve observers have been trained and two trips have been observed. 31 March 2016 — DIPESCA sampling activies continued between January and March 2016. 1 October 2015 — DIPESCA conducting biological sampling from mahi mahi 1 July 2014 — Fishing companies and fishermen are collecting and sharing data
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public