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Chile stone crab - trap (FIP)

Last Updated: 2022-02-11

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2018-10-31

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: ECOS Research Center (ERC)

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Mola rock crab - Chile - Aysén

Comments:

The last stage 4 result was reported over 12 months ago, but stage 3 results were reported within the last 6 months. FIP drops to C rating.

1. FIP Development	Nov 16	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 30 November 2016 — MSC pre-assessment is made public
2. FIP Launch	Oct 18	Confirmation of project participants 31 October 2018 — Participants list published
2. FIP Launch	Oct 18	Workplan made public 31 October 2018 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Nov 21	FIP activities undertaken 1 November 2021 — Report produced on project to improve the selectivity of fishing gear including details of captures generated different escape devices. 1 May 2021 — A draft management plan has been presented to Subpesca and is headed for review by the management committee. 26 November 2020 — An Evaluation of the Management Strategy was carried out as a basis for establishing HCR. 30 March 2020 — Compliance analysis conducted on management measures 1 October 2019 — The population units are defined based on a paper by University of Chile in 2017. The FIP reports the action as completed in it's update in Oct 19, after a review in Dec 2018. 1 September 2019 — Report analyzing the main results of three years of logbook data is published 1 September 2019 — A presentation to CJA shows some GIS analysis on the spatial behavior of the fishery 1 August 2019 — The bulletin showing the summary results of the monitoring of the biological-fisheries indicators delivered in the Final Report of the Project “Monitoring Program for Benthic Crustacean Fisheries, 2018 was published 15 June 2018 — Report of RBF workshop in 2018 listed to support Task 1.2.1. Conduct an analysis using RBF (PSA, CA)
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	May 20	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 18 May 2020 — BMT scores 2.3.2 and 2.3.3. increases; The Fishing log data report and the monitoring of FDI have generated information that sustains that the trap fishing operation does not affect ETP species. 30 March 2020 — Increase to PI 3.2.3.; compliance analysis conducted on management measures. Report details high levels of compliance are being met
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public