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Cook Islands yellowfin tuna - longline (FIP)

Status: Completed

FIP Lead: Luen Thai Fishing Venture (LTFV), Anova Fishing and Living (AFL)

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Yellowfin tuna - Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Comments:

This fishery (yellowfin tuna caught in EEZ waters of Cook Islands) has been MSC Certified and is no longer in a FIP.

1. FIP Development	Apr 13	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 April 2013 — MSC pre-assessment
2. FIP Launch	Dec 12	Confirmation of project participants 1 December 2012 — LTFV and Anova organized to lead FIP
2. FIP Launch	Apr 14	Workplan made public 1 April 2014 — FIP Action Plan
3. FIP Implementation	Jun 16	FIP activities undertaken 6 June 2016 — June 2016 progress report 9 June 2015 — 2015 Progress Report 3 February 2014 — Milestones
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jun 16	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 7 June 2016 — Train the trainer workshop 1 May 2016 — Electronic monitoring system installed on 25 longline vessels 1 April 2016 — Radio frequency identification tags initiated in Cooks Islands fishery 1 January 2016 — Cook Islands government initiates implementation of the Tokelau Arrangement quota system for South Pacific albacore 1 April 2014 — Improved data recording and inspections 1 March 2013 — LTFV adopts policy banning retention of sharks 1 December 2012 — WCPFC reference points
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	Mar 17	MSC certificate made public 30 March 2017 — MSC certified