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Thailand longtail tuna - purse seine (FIP)

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Evaluation Start Date: 2018-11-13

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Key Traceability (KT), WWF Thailand (WT), Thai Tuna Industry Association (TTIA) (TTIA)

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Longtail tuna - Pacific Ocean

Comments:

FIP has missed their 3-year audit on Fishery Progress; FIP rating has been removed.

1. FIP Development	Nov 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 30 November 2016 — MSC pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Mar 19	Confirmation of project participants 20 March 2019 — FIP participants are confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Apr 21	Workplan made public 24 April 2021 — Updated workplan 13 November 2018 — Worplan is public
3. FIP Implementation	Nov 21	FIP activities undertaken 1 November 2021 — EM system evaluations are ongoing as a first step in installing them on FIP vessels; specifications of the system, the number of cameras and the electronic reporting system are some of the parameters under evaluation 5 October 2021 — TTIA wrote to the Thailand Department of Fisheries in October 2021 to re-iterate the need to finalize the FMP 8 September 2021 — GoTFish Project held an online inception workshop in September 2021 that focused on better management strategies for transboundary species 1 May 2021 — FIP stock assessment completed 1 November 2020 — P2 analysis was conducted from data provided from DOF from tonggol FIP vessels 15 June 2020 — Catch reports have been compiled and reported. 1 April 2020 — A tonggol stomach content study in the Trat and Ranong Provinces was conducted 1 April 2020 — DoF sent a formal letter to SEAFDEC to request their continued involvement and cooperation in maintaining its role as technical support on related project activies 25 March 2020 — Position statement on the International Cooperation on the Management of the Gulf of Thailand Longtail (Tonggol) Tuna Fishery
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Apr 20	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 1 April 2020 — A logbook system has been introduced for the fishery by DoF. Logbooks have provisions for recording individual species, including tonggol. Examples of completed logbooks were sent by DoF. The vast majority of catch consists of tonggol.
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public