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Japan Hokkaido Japanese sardine - purse seine (FIP)

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Evaluation Start Date: 2022-05-23

Type: Basic

Status: Active

FIP Lead: UMITO Partners Inc. (UPI)

1. FIP Development	May 22	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 24 May 2022 — Pre-assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Apr 22	Confirmation of project participants 22 April 2022 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	May 22	Workplan made public 23 May 2022 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	—	FIP activities undertaken 1 February 2023 — A catch report containing data from this past fishing season has been made available (some information has been redacted for privacy reasons); the report contains bycatch information from the 2022 season. 1 February 2023 — The FIP's 2022 logbook has been made public; the FIP did not record any encounters with ETP species. 20 January 2023 — The FIP held a stakeholder meeting at the beginning of 2023; a summary of the meeting has been made available.
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