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Mexico Gulf of California small scale blue shrimp - drift net/cast net/bottom trawl (FIP)

Last Updated: 2020-07-14

Evaluation Start Date: 2018-09-15

Type: Basic

Status: Inactive

FIP Lead: Meridian Products (MP), Ocean Garden Products (OGP), Eastern Fish Co. (EFC)

Comments:

FIP requested to be moved to inactive because it completed all workplan activities but did not meet its objectives- FIP is is taking time to develop a new workplan.

1. FIP Development	Oct 18	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 31 October 2018 — 2018 MSC pre-assessment available 15 November 2013 — MSC pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Sep 18	Confirmation of project participants 1 September 2018 — FIP participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Sep 18	Workplan made public 15 September 2018 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Jun 20	FIP activities undertaken 6 June 2020 — A legal verification system for final product batches entering the FIP participants were developed and tested during the 2019-2020 season 1 April 2019 — Small scale shrimp flow and critical points identified 1 April 2019 — Procurement policy definied and agreed with FIP participants 1 February 2019 — Field work conducted on the Chinchorro de linea driftnet to collect information on the interaction with endangered species. Report also published.
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jun 20	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 24 June 2020 — BMT score 1.2.3 increase; The fleet composition is well monitored by satellite positioning and fishery licenses- information is adequate enough to support the HCR 24 June 2020 — BMT score 1.2.1 increase; Stock assesment completed- the blue shrimp in the Mexican Pacific has been in recovery for the last 10 years and are not currently overexploited.
5. Improvements on the Water	Jun 20	Verifiable improvement on the water 24 June 2020 — BMT score 1.1.1 increase; Stock assesment completed- the blue shrimp in the Mexican Pacific has been in recovery for the last 10 years and are not currently overexploited. 24 June 2020 — BMT score 1.1.2 increase; Stock assesment completed- the blue shrimp in the Mexican Pacific has been in recovery for the last 10 years and are not currently overexploited.
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public