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Indonesia Western and Central Pacific Ocean yellowfin tuna - handline (IPNLF) (FIP)

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Progress Rating: A

Evaluation Start Date: 2019-12-05

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), PT. Citraraja Ampat Canning (PCAC), Deho Canning, PT (DCP)

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Yellowfin tuna - Western and Central Pacific Ocean

Comments:

The last stage 4 result was reported within the past 12 months. FIP remains A rated.

1. FIP Development	Jun 19	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 28 June 2019 — MSC pre-assesment made available
2. FIP Launch	Nov 19	Confirmation of project participants 25 November 2019 — Participant list available
2. FIP Launch	Dec 19	Workplan made public 5 December 2019 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Sep 22	FIP activities undertaken 15 September 2022 — The FIP attended the WCPFC-TCC 18th meeting; Indonesia submitted a baseline proposal for consideration 1 August 2022 — Data collection is ongoing; landing data is available from April-August 2022 11 July 2022 — MDPI, BRIN and MMAF held a workshop on the harvest strategy and related data-collection efforts. 31 March 2022 — FIP participants have signed a code of ethics; FIP participants have agreed to implement best practices to reduce ETP interactions and incidental bycatch and have agreed to no shark finning 1 March 2022 — Data collection on target, secondary, bycatch, and ETP interactions is ongoing across UoAs at landing centers 9 December 2021 — IPNLF participated in the 7th technical and stakeholder workshop for IAW Harvest Strategy hosted by MMAF; fishery data from port sampling was submitted to MMAF for analysis. 30 July 2021 — IPNLF attended ITFACE workshop where it was decided that the 2019-2020 catch estimates need to be revisited by considering other data sources. 12 April 2021 — FAD license obtained; FAD data is being collected and a process to register data is in development 26 March 2021 — Initial FCMC meeting for West Papua was held; NTMP 2020-2025 was revised 2 March 2021 — Pre-technical workshop held in December 2020 and Harvest Strategy meeting was held in February 2021 11 August 2020 — IPNLF participated at the recent WCPFC Scientific Committee meeting where Tropical Tuna Harvest Strategies were discussed 1 August 2020 — AP2HI & IPNLF have begun collecting data for FAD mapping exercises 1 August 2020 — Protocol created for data collection on handline fleet at port 1 August 2020 — Training of fishers based on the trainimg materials (2015) are planned and delayed due to Covid 1 July 2020 — Draft summary of Indonesian compliance and enforcement issues for CMMs adopted at WCPFC
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Feb 22	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 3 February 2022 — Ministral decree No. 7 2022 issued; MMAF establishes and ratifies and new aFAD management measure that designates the total allocation of aFADs per FMA/WWP across Indonesia 3 May 2021 — Increase in PI score 2.2.3; improvement to data collection on secondary species
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public