FishSource

New Zealand EEZ Arrow Squid (FIP)

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Deepwater Group (DG)

Comments:

FIP discontinued by FIP lead - FIP now inactive

1. FIP Development	Sep 09	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 September 2009 — 2009 Conformity Assessment Body (CAB) undertook a confidential pre-assessment of SQU1T against the MSC Fisheries Standard 1 September 2009 — 2009 pre-assessment findings were updated
2. FIP Launch	Mar 15	Confirmation of project participants 1 March 2015 — Participants are confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jul 16	Workplan made public 1 July 2016 — Updated Fisheries Improvement Plan (2016) available with management actions and timelines 1 April 2015 — Remedial management actions and respective timeline 2015-2019
3. FIP Implementation	Dec 17	FIP activities undertaken 1 December 2017 — Review and report on impacts of the fishery on relevant ETP species completed: 1. Seabirds - https://psc.dragonfly.co.nz/2017v1/released/birds/squid-trawl/all-vessels/eez/2015-16/ and https://psc.dragonfly.co.nz/2017v1/released/white-capped-albatross/trawl/43m-vessels/auckland-islands/2015-16/ 2. Furs seals - http://www.doc.govt.nz/nature/native-animals/marine-mammals/seals/nz-fur-seal/ 3. Sealions - https://mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/11665-aebr-166-quantitative-risk-assessment-of-threats-to-new-zealand-sea-lions 1 February 2017 — Analyse fishery catch to identify ‘main’ primary and secondary species completed highlighting there is a single ‘main’ primary species and a single ‘main’ secondary species: Barracouta (BAR, Thyrsites atun), makes up ~19.5% of the total catch and is a Primary species. Spiny dogfish (SPD, Squalus acanthias), considered a ‘low resilience’ species, makes up ~2.8% of the total catch and is a Secondary ‘main’ species 1 July 2016 — Promoting acceptance of SQU1T stock assessment methods by Ministry for Primary Industries 1 June 2015 — A stock assessment has be trialled and results are published:
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Sep 17	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 September 2017 — Increase in BMT scores 2.2.3 (see url page 5) 1 March 2017 — All vessels in the SQU1T fishery operate in accordance with agreed Vessel Operational Procedures which specify mitigation methods and devices to be employed, real-time reporting requirements following any ETP species captures and avoidance actions to be taken consequent to ETP capture events 1 March 2017 — Observer coverage: in the SQU1T fishery 93% of the 1,438 tows were monitored by MPI observers in 2015-16 (MPI Annual Review Report 2015-16)
5. Improvements on the Water	Sep 17	Verifiable improvement on the water 1 September 2017 — Increase in BMT score 2.3.1. (see url page 5)
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public