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Eastern Pacific Ocean tropical tuna - purse seine (TUNACONS) (FIP)

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Last Updated: 2019-05-24

Progress Rating: A

Evaluation Start Date: 2017-01-02

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: TUNACONS (T)

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Bigeye tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean
Yellowfin tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean
Skipjack tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean

Comments:

FIP entered full assessment in September 2020

1. FIP Development	Feb 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 February 2016 — MSC pre-assesment
2. FIP Launch	Jan 17	Confirmation of project participants 2 January 2017 — MoU of participants
2. FIP Launch	Aug 16	Workplan made public 1 August 2016 — Workplan
3. FIP Implementation	Nov 18	FIP activities undertaken 1 November 2018 — Tunacons launched a contest to develop EcoFADs 24 August 2018 — The FIP promotes assessment and the OROP is responsible for carrying them out annually. 1 August 2018 — Proposal of a Plan of Action for the Management of Fleet Capacity in the IATTC. 1 December 2017 — Consultant hired to prepare the National Strategy, the National Action Plan and the Research Plan for industrial tuna fishing in coordination with the authority. 1 September 2016 — Specific harvest control strategies 1 September 2016 — BET and YFT juvenile bycatch reduction 1 September 2016 — Plan to monitor and manage the small tuna fleet 1 September 2016 — Increase the information and assess stock status of non-target species. 1 September 2016 — FIP is making progress on a number of tasks. 1 September 2016 — Uncertainty reduction in YFT and BET stock assessments
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jan 19	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 17 January 2019 — Increase in MSC PI scores: , 3.2.3 - see 2nd MSC analysis 1 November 2018 — The Traceability provision established by the Ecuadorian Authority is in force and in compliance. 14 May 2018 — Annual stock assesments of tunas conducted by IATTC 1 December 2017 — C-17-02 Approved the delivery of the satellite information of the FADs Project SATLINK in FIP Reform in the regulation of the fishing law 1 December 2017 — Introduction of on-board observers in the small vessel fleet 1 December 2017 — Ecuador has an Action Plan for sharks. Regulates, monitors and controls all shark catches in industrial and craft fleets. Fishing Authority can prepare a report on the degree of compliance with shark catch regulations in the country. 24 July 2017 — Adoption of Resolution C-17-O2 at the IATTC specifying measures under which purse-seines are to operate in coming season 1 July 2016 — Harvest control rules and tools. 1 July 2016 — Proposal of new conservation and management measures - The proposal has just been approved with new conservation measures for 2017 taking in consideration Ecuador's proposal to use catch limits for bigeye and yellowfin tuna in FADs 1 July 2016 — Precautionary management of YFT and BET stocks 1 July 2016 — Ministerial agreement of MAGAP that accepts all the regulations approved by the IATTC
5. Improvements on the Water	Sep 20	Verifiable improvement on the water 24 September 2020 — FIP entered into MSC full assessment in September 2020
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public