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North Atlantic Blue Whiting (FIP)

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Evaluation Start Date: 2013-01-01

Type: Basic

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Sustainable Fisheries Partnerships (SFP)

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Blue whiting - NE Atlantic

Comments:

FIP suspended (Nov 2013)

1. FIP Development	Mar 11	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 March 2011 — FishSource profile is available 1 October 2009 — FIsh Source profile created
2. FIP Launch	Jun 11	Confirmation of project participants 1 June 2011 — Members agree to work together
2. FIP Launch	Jan 13	Workplan made public 1 January 2013 — Workplan
3. FIP Implementation	Apr 10	FIP activities undertaken 1 April 2010 — Built awareness among processors and retailers of the significance of aquaculture feed sustainability to their wider ocean sustainability programs
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jun 12	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 June 2012 — FIP adopted IFFO RS standard
5. Improvements on the Water	Sep 12	Verifiable improvement on the water 1 September 2012 — SSB has increased considerable and is above Bpa since 2012
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public