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Shantou-Taiwan Chinese common squid and short arm octopus - jig/trawl (FIP)

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Last Updated: 2022-10-11

Evaluation Start Date: 2017-08-18

Type: Basic

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: China Blue Sustainability Institute (CBSI)

Comments:

FIP has been made inactive

1. FIP Development	Dec 17	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 31 December 2017 — Needs assessment made public 1 November 2013 — Fisheries improvement recommendations are publicly available 1 November 2013 — Pre-FIP Assessment Report on Taiwan Bank Squid Fishery (East Guangdong) 1 October 2013 — Fishsource profile completed
2. FIP Launch	Jan 18	Confirmation of project participants 9 January 2018 — Shantou Haimao Foodstuffs factory Co. Ltd joined the FIP 5 January 2018 — Shantou Hypo Seafood Limited joined the FIP 1 December 2017 — December 2017 FIP participants list 1 December 2017 — Updated Confirmation of FIP particpants 1 October 2017 — High Liner Foods Inc. joined the FIP 18 August 2017 — Netuno USA joined the FIP 20 June 2017 — Panapesca USA joined the FIP 15 October 2015 — China Blue Sustainability Institute joined the FIP 1 November 2013 — FIP participantes are identified
2. FIP Launch	Dec 18	Workplan made public 21 December 2018 — 2018 workplan 18 August 2017 — Worpklan made public 1 November 2014 — Preliminary workplan published
3. FIP Implementation	Aug 22	FIP activities undertaken 1 August 2022 — New FIP questionnaire disseminated across vessels asking to report ETP encounters. Questionnaire will also help measure the FIP's ecosystem impact 30 July 2022 — FIP has held a meeting with the Shantou Agriculture and Rural affair Bureau to discuss progress with respect to FIP management strategies 1 January 2021 — Preliminary analysis on the morphology of the Chinese calamari in the Shantou-Taiwan fishery pubished; The FIP's field research team has helped inform the data used in the analysis 31 August 2020 — Surveys conducted with local fishermen to collect knowlegde of ETP species 31 August 2020 — Fishery scientists at Shantou University were consulted to help revise questionnaires and open-ended interview questions. 1 March 2020 — Periodical fishing data updated 1 March 2020 — Report drafted on study conducted to analyze the impact of fisheries on ETP species 1 March 2020 — Report on the minimum catchable specification monitoring and spawning ground survey has been updated. 1 March 2020 — University of Washington economists visited fishing villages and ports to analyze the current status of local fishery development and educate local fishermen through semi-structured interviews 1 February 2019 — Work is in progress to get fishermen involvement to conduct pilot fishery data collection 1 February 2019 — Updated the progress of the minimum catchable specification monitoring and spawning ground survey. 1 December 2018 — Build local team to engage with fisher, processor, middlemen and local fishery manager at daily basis 6 July 2018 — Scientific Advisory Committee established to guide the detailed research plan on identification of minimum catchable size and spawning grounds 1 July 2018 — A template to collect information across the supply chain was develop, in order to improve the knowledge of the squid fishery. 1 April 2018 — The structure and dynamics of the fishery supply-chain is well known 1 March 2018 — Convening key stakeholders including the fishery authority, fishing community, supply-chain players (middlemen, processors and buyers) to jointly execute the science-supported action plan in 2018 1 August 2015 — Workshop outcome (workplan) discussed with Authorities 1 August 2015 — Multi-stakeholder roundtable with government, NGOs and suppliers and processors conducted 1 January 2015 — Joint processor/supplier letter sent to the Shantau Ocean and Fishery Bureau
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Aug 19	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 14 August 2019 — Increase in MSC PI score 3.2.3 - Implementation of the closed fishing season in August 2019
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public