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Mexico Oaxaca artisanal skipjack and black skipjack tuna - handline (FIP)

Last Updated: 2023-12-06

Progress Rating: C

Evaluation Start Date: 2022-09-01

Type: Basic

Status: Active

FIP Lead: SmartFish Rescate de Valor A.C. (SRVA)

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Black skipjack - Eastern Pacific Ocean
Skipjack tuna - Eastern Pacific Ocean

Comments:

The FIP is just under 12 months old and has begun implementing progress. The FIP becomes C rated.

1. FIP Development	Dec 21	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 15 December 2021 — Rapid assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Sep 22	Confirmation of project participants 1 September 2022 — Participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Sep 22	Workplan made public 1 September 2022 — Workplan made available
3. FIP Implementation	Mar 24	FIP activities undertaken 21 March 2024 — Several biological fishery studies have been carried out that include information on the description and evaluation of the skipjack fishery in Puerto Ángel, Oaxaca; the report available includes information on size limits. 1 September 2023 — The monthly skipjack catch database was updated with data from both the cooperative participating in the FIP and the state catch. This update enabled an analysis of the skipjack catch's year-to-year variations off the coast of Oaxaca and an evaluation of the fishery. 1 September 2023 — Training seminars and workshops were held for fishermen to help them digitize their catch data using the newly installed NADIR system.
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Mar 24	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 19 March 2024 — Increase to PI 1.2.1; Only selective gear (trolling) is used by fishermen to capture mature species and no further fishing permits have been issued. 1 March 2024 — Increase to PI 1.2.3; Information about catch characteristicsand population abundance is available via monitoring efforts.
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public