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Pacific Ocean tuna - longline (StarKist) (FIP)

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Progress Rating: A

Evaluation Start Date: 2020-02-28

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Key Traceability (KT), StarKist (S)

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Comments:

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

1. FIP Development	Feb 20	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 28 February 2020 — MSC pre-assesment made available
2. FIP Launch	Mar 20	Confirmation of project participants 5 March 2020 — Participant list confirmed
2. FIP Launch	May 22	Workplan made public 1 May 2022 — Updated workplan made public 28 February 2020 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Oct 22	FIP activities undertaken 1 October 2022 — FIP has sent a LOR to the Solomon islands Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources requesting observer data that will be used to inform ETP guidance. 1 September 2022 — KT held a meeting with the Panamanian authorities (ARAP); ARAP expressed their interest in supporting Panamanian fisheries and the two parties have been exchanging information needed to improve Panama scores 5 August 2022 — The FIP attended and participated in the 100th IATTC annual meeting; the IATTC agreed to establish an EM working group, with goals of improving data collection and oversight of vessels. 1 July 2022 — The FIP sent position statements out ahead of the 97th IATTC annual meeting 1 March 2022 — Report produced outlining seabird bycatch mitigation techniques 1 March 2022 — P3 scoring update made available; the FIP has completed an external review of Panamanian Fishing Law 204 1 December 2021 — The FIP has created and distributed a bycatch handling checklist across the fleet 1 December 2021 — The FIP has sent WCPFC advocacy letters to all flag states; the commission agreed to establish three working small working groups dedicated to complicance issues 1 October 2021 — Final draft report of the fishery's scope extension has been made public 1 September 2021 — The first skipper training (ISSF) was conducted in Taiwan 31 August 2021 — Principle 1 update has been drafted into a report. 1 August 2021 — Waste management workplan drafted up 31 July 2021 — IATTC advocacy letters have been sent on behalf of the FIP to all flag states. 21 April 2021 — The FIP has agreed to implement a phased approach to install Electronic Monitoring across the fleet 1 February 2021 — The FIP recently met with TFA to discuss observer coverage, capabilities for EM and how to engage on P3 actions 9 November 2020 — An ETP Management strategy has been approved by all FIP participants and is being put on vessels 1 September 2020 — A shark finning and turtle policy has been agreed upon by all FIP participants and is now being implemented on board vessels. 1 September 2020 — Request to Flag state and SPC for observers 1 July 2020 — IATTC advocacy letters have been complied on behalf of the FIP to all flag states and the RFMO detailing the FIP's asks
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Oct 22	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 5 October 2022 — The ETP policy has been updated to include seabirds under new protections. 3 March 2022 — Electronic monitoring project launched; five domestic vessels have recieved em system installs
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public