FishSource

Bahamas spiny lobster - trap/casita (FIP)

Status: Completed

FIP Lead: The Nature Conservancy (TNC), WWF (W)

Comments:

Bahamas lobster achieved MSC certification 7 August 2018

1. FIP Development	Feb 09	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 February 2009 — MSC Pre-Assessment publicly available
2. FIP Launch	Jun 09	Confirmation of project participants 1 June 2009 — FIP participants are organised
2. FIP Launch	Aug 14	Workplan made public 1 August 2014 — Revised workplan is available (2014) 1 February 2013 — Action plan is available (2013)
3. FIP Implementation	Jan 17	FIP activities undertaken 12 January 2017 — FIP currently in full assessment by MSC 7 April 2015 — Meetings to discuss harvest control rule and stock assessment 1 October 2013 — Development of FIP communications materials in including: a FIP brochure, a pledge card for restaurants to only buy legal-sized lobsters, and a restaurant survey to determine effective strategies for encouraging restaurants to buy legal-sized lobsters 1 May 2013 — Completion of a pilot Smartphone application to combat Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated (IUU) fishing
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Aug 16	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 August 2016 — Government of Bahamas adopted the managament performance review report 1 August 2016 — Government of Bahamas recently adopted Harvest Strategy for Bahamas Lobster 7 April 2014 — Approval of the HCRs by the Minister of Agriculture and Marine Resources
5. Improvements on the Water	Aug 18	Verifiable improvement on the water 7 August 2018 — Fishery achiieved MSC certification 12 January 2017 — Increase in BMT scores of under PIs since 2009 - FIP move to MSC Full Assessment 25 June 2015 — Total of 3 outcome MSC PI scores increased (for PI 1) in 2015, since 2009.
6. MSC certification (optional)	Aug 18	MSC certificate made public 7 August 2018 — MSC made public 7 August 2018