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Brazil yellowfin tuna - handline (FIP)

Last Updated: 2023-03-09

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2022-01-14

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: International Pole & Line Foundation (IPNLF), Sea Delight (SD), Prime Seafoods Brazil (PSB)

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Yellowfin tuna - Atlantic Ocean

Comments:

FIP is on the cusp of being a year old with stage 3 results reported. FIP remains C-rated.

1. FIP Development	Mar 21	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 15 March 2021 — MSC Pre-assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Jan 22	Confirmation of project participants 14 January 2022 — Project participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Jan 22	Workplan made public 14 January 2022 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Jan 23	FIP activities undertaken 1 July 2023 — The FIP has conducted a review of alternative measures to reduce ETP mortality. 1 July 2023 — Fishers have begun to pilot the COPPA App while at sea; trials remain underway. 20 June 2023 — The FIP published their position statement ahead of the 28th Session of ICCAT 2 January 2023 — FIP stakeholders have been engaged in meetings with the Brazilian government to discuss measures for sustainable fishing; the Brazilian delegation has updated and published their Annual Fishing Plan for Tropical Tunas 1 January 2023 — FIP stakeholders have conducted a performance and compliance analysis on the current logbooks used within the FIP; the stakeholders have confirmed that the logbooks are being utilized properly 31 December 2022 — FIP stakeholders have now completed on-land trials of the COPPA App among 4 vessels. 7 December 2022 — The FIP continues to enforce sanctions; examples of sanction enforcement from 2022 have been made available 14 November 2022 — Position statement sent ahead of the 2022 ICAAT annual meeting 15 August 2022 — Brazilian fisheries authorities are cooperating with Global Fishing Watch (GFW) to improve monitoring and surveillance of fishing activities; yellowfin handline vessels are included as participants and are providing VMS data to GFW 1 July 2022 — The FIP has begun implementing COPPA App (Crew Observer Photographic Protocol Application) training on land and at-sea; the project is currently in its trial phase, being implemented only on select vessels 2 February 2022 — The capacity management plan for tropical tunas has been updated for the 2022 fishing year 1 November 2021 — IPNLF provided a position statement ahead of the ICCAT meeting in November 2021; the IPNLF suggested to maintain the TAC, develop a FAD recovery system and maintain a three-month FAD closure.
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	—	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public