FishSource

Last Updated: 2023-08-15

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2022-08-01

Type: Basic

Status: Active

FIP Lead: The Nature Conservancy (TNC), Smartfish (S)

Stock Profile Link
Whiteleg shrimp - Sinaloa-Nayarit

Comments:

The FIP has begun to implement progress. With new stage 3 results reported, the FIP becomes C rated.

1. FIP Development	Jun 21	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 13 June 2021 — Rapid assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Jun 22	Confirmation of project participants 1 June 2022 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Aug 22	Workplan made public 1 August 2022 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Jun 23	FIP activities undertaken 1 June 2023 — The FIP has developed and implemented a logbook to record catch data; a template of the logbook has been made available 1 June 2023 — A preliminary report on potential ETP species interactions in the fishery has been made available 1 June 2023 — The FIP has developed an initial plan to tackle the management of waste produced from white shrimp fishing. 1 May 2023 — The database of the whiteleg shrimp catches in the co-ops participating in the FIP was updated and analyzed to develop a report on the annual variation of whiteleg shrimp abundance. 1 May 2023 — The FIP has initiated a data sampling program sampling data across 16 sampling stations to record hydrological and biological data of the whiteleg shrimp and associated fauna.
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