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Russia Northern Sakhalin salmon- trap/net (FIP)

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Last Updated: 2022-02-10

Evaluation Start Date: 2017-12-07

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: ForSea Solutions (FS)

Comments:

The FIP has gone inactive at the FIP's request.

1. FIP Development	Nov 17	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 30 November 2017 — MSC pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Nov 17	Confirmation of project participants 21 November 2017 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Dec 17	Workplan made public 9 December 2017 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Oct 21	FIP activities undertaken 18 October 2021 — FIP has taken temperature and precipitation observations for the Sakhalin region for the past 12 years - information from these are presented 15 September 2021 — Remote site visit meeting held by ForSeas Solutions 12 August 2021 — The AFC responded to the alarm raised by public organization ‘Sakhalin Environment Watch’ on August 11, by deciding to shut down all of NE Sakhalin salmon fisheries from August 12 to August 31. 1 June 2021 — Several planning documents updated; compliance recommendations included 1 June 2021 — Letter of intent that Okha Ltd will continue to support and organize enforcement efforts in 2021 to help prevent illegal fishing. 25 May 2021 — Fedorova meetings held between May 25 and June 3, 2021 with various fish management organizations and fishing companies on FIP related topics 27 January 2021 — Forecasting article; describes plans to develop an improved method to forecast salmon run sizes and harvest. 29 June 2020 — The approach to reduce the illegal harvest of salmon in the Okhinskii District that was used successfully in 2018 and 2019 will be repeated for the upcoming 2020 season 1 June 2020 — A number of activities implemented under the rebuilding plan for 2020 - these activities and supporting documents under June 2020 update (url below) 29 June 2019 — FIshing company sign commitment to fund compliance and monitoring activities for the upcoming 2019 season. 29 June 2019 — A plan has been finalized to continue the otolith sampling and analysis for the 2019 - a final report will be prepared summarizing the findings for the 2019 sampling season 29 June 2019 — A plan was developed for implementation in 2019 for additional activities to assess the impact of fisheries on kaluga sturgeon in the Okinsky district. Anformation report was completed that provides a review of kaluga biology, distribution, and life history as well as a summary of policies, laws, and associated penalties to ensure conservation of this species 29 June 2019 — A number of activities implemented under the rebuilding plan for 2019 - these activities and supporting documents under June 2019 update (url below) 29 June 2019 — A plan to continue spawner escapement monitoring for the 2019 season has been adopted - demonstrates progress is being made to improve spawner escapement monitoring. 1 July 2018 — Plan developed to combat IUU fishing 1 June 2018 — Plan developed to work with fishery management agencies to improve data collection and escapement monitoring activities, and use the information to improve fishery management decisions 1 June 2018 — Description of the actions by the Anadromous Fish Commission (AFC) during the 2016 and 2017 fishing seasons to manage the pink and chum salmon fisheries in the Okha Region 1 June 2018 — Develop a rebuilding plan
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Nov 21	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 2 November 2021 — Increase to PI 3.2.2; adaptive measures to manage the fishery in a precautionary way were adopted in 2021 with the closure of the fishery in August. 27 October 2021 — Increase to PI 2.3.3; Increased information on which to base the management of the fishery is supporting increase in score including that the post-release mortality rate of incidental catch is low 1 December 2020 — Increase to PI 2.3.2 - There are precautionary management strategies for the two ETP species in this UoA (Sakhalin Taimen and Kaluga Sturgeon) that ensure that the commercial salmon fisheries do not hinder the recovery of the species, and recent evidence supporting this. 7 November 2020 — Increase to PI 3.2.3 - Increased surveillance of fishing activities and salmon spawning streams to ensure compliance and regulations are met and reported on 21 October 2020 — Increase to PI 1.2.4; 1 June 2020 — Fish management principles and strategies have been adopted to achieve the precautionary management of pink and chum salmon fisheries 1 December 2019 — Increase in PI score 2.3.3. - inrease in qualitative information is adequately estimate the fishery related mortality on ETP species, and to support measures needed to manage impacts 1 December 2018 — Increase in PI scores 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.2.3 - target and non-target species were quantified during the 2018 fishing season 1 December 2018 — Increase in MSC PI scores 2.5.2 and 2.5.3 - interactions of the fishery with the ecosystem are monitored and management measures implemented as well as a partial strategy in place
5. Improvements on the Water	Dec 21	Verifiable improvement on the water 1 December 2021 — Increase to PI 2.3.1; Two ETP species of concern have been identified: Sakhalin Taimen and Kaluga Sturgeon. Requirements for protection and rebuilding are being achieved for Kaluga Sturgeon. 1 July 2018 — Increase in MSC PI 1.1.2 - Russian management agencies adopted the "Strategy of Pacific Salmon Fishery in the Sakhalin Region" prior to the 2018 fishing season
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public