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US North Carolina blue crab - pot/trap (FIP)

Last Updated: 2022-02-08

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2019-08-09

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Coastal Heritage Seafood (CHS)

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Blue crab - North Carolina

Comments:

The FIP has been made inactive on FP due to the FIP not meeting the social requirement. The FIP rating presented is based on the evaluation of the FIP's environmental performance from their last report on FP.org

1. FIP Development	Aug 19	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 15 August 2019 — MSC pre-assessment made public
2. FIP Launch	May 19	Confirmation of project participants 1 May 2019 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Aug 19	Workplan made public 9 August 2019 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Dec 21	FIP activities undertaken 1 December 2021 — FIP activities in Q3/ Q4 of 2021 summarised and presented 27 October 2021 — FIP attended NCDMF public web conference; several measures were proposed for readoption in regards to blue crab harvest and gear regulations. 1 August 2021 — The FIP performed a 2020 FMP review in the summer of 2021 - an adaptive management framework, with a harvest strategy that is continually evolving 1 June 2021 — Marine Fisheries Commission has planned to meet by webinar 28 April 2020 — Letter offering support from Coastal Heritage Seafood to NCDMF 1 April 2020 — FIP has developed and completed the FMP Amendment 3, which focuses on the implementation of an adaptive management framework to rebuild the North Carolina blue crab stock 1 August 2019 — Blue Crab Management Program Meetings attended by Coastal Heritage in 2019
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Dec 20	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 9 December 2020 — Proclamation to implement amendment III management measures went into effect January 1, 2021
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public