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Morocco anchovy - purse seine (FIP)

Last Updated: 2024-04-19

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2018-11-05

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Key Traceability (KT), FENIP (Moroccan Federation of Seafood Processing and Valorisation Industries) (FFSPVI), La Monegasque USA LTD (LMUL)

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European anchovy - NW Africa

Comments:

The FIP's last stage 4 result remains 12-24 months old with a recent stage 3 result reported within the past 6 months. The FIP rating increases to C.

1. FIP Development	Sep 17	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 29 September 2017 — MSC Pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	Apr 19	Confirmation of project participants 3 April 2019 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Mar 24	Workplan made public 25 March 2024 — Updated 2024 workplan 10 November 2022 — Updated 2022 Workplan 5 November 2018 — Worplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Jan 24	FIP activities undertaken 12 January 2024 — The FIP held two meetings between December 2023 and January 2024 to discuss the financial state of the FIP. 1 November 2022 — A new pre-assessment has been made available 17 June 2022 — FIP held virtual meeting with INRH; INRH presented a plan and budget to address uncertainties in the stock assessment 14 December 2021 — FIP held a virtual meeting at the end of 2021; the results of the last stock assessment were presented and a series of new management measures were discussed 12 March 2021 — A steering group call was held on the 12th of March; the FIP workshoped with the INRH to discuss options for reference points and what work is required during the meeting as well 1 July 2020 — Stock assessment conducted in July 2020, reflecting the status of the stock in 2019; reference points were estimated.
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jul 22	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 8 July 2022 — Increase to PI 3.1.1; regulations in place to prevent the artisinal fleet from exploiting the anchovy fishery 12 April 2021 — Increase in PI scores 1.2.3, 3.1.1 and 3.2.3; that INRH have identified the possibility that some anchovy landings are made by the artisanal fleet, which is not incorporated into the management system for the small pelagic fishery. Artisanal landings accounted for only 0.16% of the anchovy total in 2020 by weight
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public