FishSource

Northern Brazil Caribbean red snapper - pot/trap (FIP)

Last Updated: 2023-10-23

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2014-06-01

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Brazilian Institute of Development and Sustainability (IABS)

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Southern red snapper - Brazil

Comments:

The FIP's last stage 4 result is now between 12-24 months old. The FIP has reported recent stage 3 results within the last 6 months. The FIP rating drops to C.

1. FIP Development	Jun 14	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 June 2014 — Fishsource profile: Southern red snapper - Brazil (Country: BR; Gear: LX, FIX;) 15 July 2013 — MSC pre-assessment (in Portuguese)
2. FIP Launch	Nov 18	Confirmation of project participants 12 November 2018 — Participants role 29 April 2014 — FIP participants MOU
2. FIP Launch	Feb 24	Workplan made public 29 February 2024 — Updated 2024 workplan 25 April 2016 — Updated workplan 1 April 2014 — workplan 2014-2016 is available (in Portuguese)
3. FIP Implementation	Feb 24	FIP activities undertaken 22 February 2024 — The FIP has begun producing traceability reports as part its fisheries data collection program; the report includes data on fishing license numbers, catch certificates and landing volumes. 1 February 2023 — The FIP along with other NGOs put together a proposal for the newly elected government to adopt an export quota (using export data from the last 5 years) with a 10% reduction and a full revision to boating licenses; the proposal is awaiting review. 19 January 2023 — The FIP has undergone genetic testing of target species samples; the samples tested demonstrate that the target species could be Lutjanus campechanus instead of Lutjanus purpureus. The FIP is exploring a new stock assessment segregating the two stocks. 1 December 2022 — 5-year investigation proposing an ecosystem approach for fishery resources in the North and Northeast Brazilian coast concludes that the red snapper likely overfished, with a recommended sustainable yield of around 3500 tons per year. 10 March 2022 — Pilot monitoring system results have been made available in a final report for the period of October 2021- March 2022. Volumes recorded in the pilot compared to actual snapper exports (ComexStat database) demonstrates that the pilot system managed to capture 88% of the volume. 1 January 2022 — Detailed mapping of the product chain based on input from four main processing and exporting companie on product flows, fish yields and record keeping 1 June 2021 — Government published harvesting data for the 2019 season on their website 1 April 2020 — Changes and updates made to the recovery plan based on impacts the FIP has faced due to covid 30 November 2018 — Field trip report uploaded to FisheryProgress 1 December 2017 — Evaluation of actual trap losses is being conducted by UFPA (Federal University of Para) researchers to provide stakeholder a better comprehension of the requirment of the panels 29 February 2016 — FIP activities are on track 1 February 2016 — Develop studies to assess fisheries environmental impacts on species and substrates 1 February 2016 — Develop and implement a management plan for the fishery/stock 1 February 2016 — Start a continuous fisheries data collection Program (catch, effort, fishing areas, by-catch, ghost fisheries)
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Feb 22	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 February 2022 — Increase in PI 3.2.3 to 60 - the fishery has control and surveillance mechanisms in place and sanctions for offenders (Reported in the 3 year audit) 1 February 2022 — Increase to PI score 1.2.1 to 60 - there is evidence from analysis presented in the 3 year audit which allows for the development of harvest control rules and that currently the stock has not been overfished 31 January 2022 — Increase to MSC PI 2.5.3 - Increase in information based on electronic monitoring efforts captured 250 hours of underwater footage distributed across 24 various fishing areas wwith professional cameras attached to traps/gear 11 January 2021 — Increase in BMT score 1.2.4; a new management strategy evaluation method was used showing that if the stock is harvested under 4,500 T/yr level will have a 75% probability of maintaining itself sustainable and 82% probability to not promote overfishing 11 January 2021 — Increase in BMT score 2.5.3; 250 hours of underwater footage was captured, attached to gear and traps, providing information on the seabed and benthic communities in major snapper fishing grounds 1 December 2019 — Increase in PI scores 2.4.2. and 2.4.2 - no damaging interaction on habitat observed fromm use of hte traps 14 June 2018 — Using FIP data and organization, Oceana Brazilian office worked together with the Environmental Agencies in Brazil (MMA and ICMBio) and published the new Management Plan and a new rule to support it (Portaria 228 14 june 2018) 1 June 2018 — Fisheries assessment to manage the stock and now a Management Plan and legal framework to propose and implement future stock and harvest control rules prepared and presented 1 July 2017 — Increase in MSC PI scores 2.1.3 and 2.2.3 - target and non-target species are identified and quantified 1 July 2017 — After collecting 2016 season data plus adding other information collected in two previous seasons in other Project UFPA scientist calculated that the actual fishing effort is E=0,58 and using Beverton & Holt model they estimated the EMSY (Maximum Sustainable Yield) in 0,726. L. purpureus fisheries in north Brazil is highly likely to be within biologically limits.
5. Improvements on the Water	Feb 22	Verifiable improvement on the water 1 February 2022 — Increase to PI 2.1.1; FIP has updated its data collection protocol 1 December 2019 — Increase in PI score increase in Dec 2019, based on habitat report concluding no habitat impact from research 1 July 2017 — Increase in PI scores 1.1.1 and 2.1.1 - evaluation of the stock
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public