Updated MSC pre-assessment

MSC pre-assessment made available

Participants confirmed

Workplan made public

FIP held a meeting with Marine Institute to further discuss observer data collection techniques

Six workshops held over the course of 2022 to reiterate the need to improve the provision of industry data through self-sampling and observer coverage.

The FIP gave a presentation on FIP progress to Foyle's fishermen's Co-Op at the Greencastle port 

FIP overview document used at FIP workshops in spring/ summer of 2022 made available

Irish whitefish sub-group held a meeting to outline ongoing FIP actions that require support

New data collection protocol (self-sampling protocol) has been developed by the FIP for biological and gear data.

Irish haddock and saithe FIP meeting held in December 2021; the FIP has increased its vessel membership and decided to create a working group that will focus on tackling different FIP actions. A presentation was also given at the meeting by the Marine Institute Fisheries liaison on the state of the stocks.

Presentation made by Fisheries Board (BIM) Conservation Team Leader on whitefish fishery conservation at FIP meeting

Haddock and Saithe FIP meetings held in June 2021; FIP is working on developing a program for improving supply of industry self-sampling data 

Meeting held with FIP members to present the pre-assessment, workplans (Task 1.2)

FIP has developed and is currently implementing a data collection program, contributing data to the Marine Institute's analysis