FishSource

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Evaluation Start Date: 2017-11-02

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Comunidad y Biodiversidad AC (COBI)

Stock Profile Link
Caribbean spiny lobster - Western Central Atlantic

Comments:

FIP moved to inactive on Fishery Progress in Jan 2022 because it did not complete its three-year audit. FIP rating has been removed

1. FIP Development	Aug 15	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 20 August 2015 — MSC pre-assessment available
2. FIP Launch	Jan 17	Confirmation of project participants 31 January 2017 — Participants' MOU
2. FIP Launch	Nov 17	Workplan made public 2 November 2017 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Apr 19	FIP activities undertaken 25 April 2019 — Agreements made on the last FIP meeting. 25 April 2019 — Sharing results of the Fishing Refuge Zones (monitoring) Network from 2012 to 2018. 1 November 2018 — The analysis of the monitoring of the fishing refuges was undertaken and published 5 April 2018 — A report prepared by ECOSUR on the results obtained from the monitoring of the spiny lobster fishery was published 16 March 2018 — Report setting out objectives to be agreed by all parties to address issues was generated.
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	—	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public