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Mexico North Pacific barred sand bass - pot/trap (FIP)

Last Updated: 2024-02-14

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2017-12-05

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Pronatura Noroeste A.C. (PNA), FEDECOOP (F), Centro para la Biodiversidad Marina y la Conservación, A.C. (CBMCA)

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Barred sand bass - Pacific Baja California

Comments:

The last stage 4 result was reported 12-24 months ago with stage 3 progress reported within the past 6 months. The FIP remains C rated.

1. FIP Development	Dec 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 5 December 2016 — MSC Pre-assessment published
2. FIP Launch	Jun 17	Confirmation of project participants 29 June 2017 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Nov 23	Workplan made public 1 November 2023 — 2023 updated workplan made available 1 December 2022 — Updated 2022 workplan 30 November 2018 — 2018 workplan 5 December 2017 — 2017 Workplan published
3. FIP Implementation	Jan 24	FIP activities undertaken 17 January 2024 — Monitoring activities remain ongoing and the FIP continues to collect and report data into the logbooks. 1 October 2023 — The stock assessment was updated to utilize two new models, one based on surplus biomass production and another on stock reduction. The first model shows that in two scenarios, relative biomass remains above the reference point, the second model indicates consistent relative biomass above 1 and the third model has intermittent periods below. 21 July 2023 — The National Fishing Charter has been published; the charter suggests reducing fishing effort and proposes a temporary closure to safeguard the reproductive period. 27 June 2023 — A formal technical roundtable was established in 2023 to prioritize FMP progress based on the current needs of the fishery. 22 May 2023 — The FIP continues to hold training workshops on the use of electronic logbooks with a focus on the information needed to evaluate the state of the fishery; a summary report of the workshop has been made available. 22 May 2023 — A meeting was held between the FIP and CRIAP to facilitate areas of collaboration focused on monitoring activities. 1 May 2023 — A workshop was held to identify and compile information on the fishery's vulnerability and adaptation to climate change; an overview report from the workshop has been made available. 12 December 2022 — The FIP has led trainings on the use of electronic logbooks to monitor the fishery 3 October 2022 — The FIP held a technical meeting to discuss and explore alternative trap designs that will make for better alternatives versus the traps that are currently used 15 July 2022 — The FIP working group participated in the FishPath training workshop; the group discussed the most appropriate alternatives for stock assessment and management through the analysis of available fishery data. 13 June 2022 — FIP is using the Pescadata application to explore potential EMS implementation 1 May 2022 — Surveillance and inspection program continues to make progress; compliance report summary made available 25 April 2022 — Meeting held between verdillo producers and the National Fisheries Institute to discuss the reduction of fishing mortality and closed seasons considerations 1 February 2022 — Review of the FIP workplan actions was conducted 13 November 2021 — Analysis of the distribution and abundance in aggregation zones conducted; technical report summary made available 1 November 2021 — Reports produced to report updated/new technologies being used within the FIP's inspection and surveillance program. 1 November 2021 — Several documents and reports that support updated catch information in the FIP database have been made available. 1 May 2021 — Ongoing workshop held in April 2021 1 May 2021 — The cooperatives continue to make continuous improvements in technologies and infrastructure for inspection and surveillance activities 1 May 2021 — Technical report-compendium of sampling database 1 January 2021 — A review of the FIP work plan was carried out by the work team to identify the tasks to be carried out in the semester. 19 November 2019 — The feasibility analysis was performed to perform an analysis of environmental and ecosystem variability to assess its possible effects on the Barred Sand Bass fishery. 9 September 2018 — An analysis was made of the proportion of the catch of secondary species in the Barred Sand Bass fishery. 26 July 2018 — A meeting was held to agree on aspects of the procedure for integrating the database, and subsequently, the database was integrated with information from the fishing cooperatives and Pronatura Noroeste. 27 April 2018 — Tools to control fishing pressure on the fishery indentifed at the meeting with FEDECOOP and fishermen arranged by CRIP. 24 April 2018 — Meeting held to discuss the data collection protocols for data on size, fishing grounds and catch 23 February 2018 — A review was made of the studies that have been done on the selectivity of the trap that is used in the Barred Sand Bass fishery in the UoA
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Mar 22	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 March 2022 — Increase to PI 1.2.1; Finfish stock assessment made available- general catch control regulations, including daily catch limits, have been established and implemented. 11 June 2021 — Increase in PI 3.2.3; evidence of monitoring, inspection and surveillance activities has been collected through two annual formats 11 June 2021 — Increase in PI 3.2.1; the specific short and long-term objectives of the fishery have been published 1 January 2021 — An agreement on the offiicial temporary closure of the fishery announced 13 June 2019 — Increase in score for MSC PI 1.2.3.
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public