SFP Fisheries Forum E Jim Cannon 0d777977
What is a Fishery Improvement Project? Jim Cannon Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, CEO
Outline • Background • How FIPs Work • SFP’s Evolving Role
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Background • What is a FIP? – Alliance of stakeholders – Working together to fix a fishery
• Why are they important? – Benefits of ‘fix versus avoid’ approach
• No two FIPs are alike – Vary in size and structure – Different issues and tool to address them – End goals vary
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FIP Stages
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FIP Stages
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How FIPs Work Formation of a FIP • Through the enthusiasm/interest of stakeholders, such as catchers, processors, suppliers, retailers, regulators, scientists • Participants formally agree to join FIP • Administrative arrangements for a FIP are highly flexible and reflect local conditions
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How FIPs Work Consolidate Data • Process whereby all of the current fishery data is located and brought together • Two key outcomes: – Early indications of potential challenges to the fishery – Identification of missing data required to create an effective management plan in the future
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How FIPs Work Fishery Assessment • Aimed at identifying the challenges that face a particular fishery • Characterizes state of the fishery and identifies specific issues that need to be addressed (assuming adequate data are available) • Examples: – MSC pre-assessment • Ideally formal, by MSC-approved CBs • Independent, has wide credibility
– SFP’s FishSource analysis, plus other field research
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2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
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How FIPs Work Agreement of a Work Plan • Describes the activities to make needed improvements • Improvements might include: – Generation of data on stocks and landings – Better administrative arrangements for managing the fishery – Stock rebuilding plans – Use of modified gear types – Creation and enforcement of catch limits – Improved compliance with technical regulations – Marine protected areas, no-take zones
• Sets clear priorities for tasks and assigns responsibilities to those who will carry them out Document control number
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How FIPs Work Creation of a Monitoring Procedure • Parallel to creating a work plan • Ensures that activity can be effectively measured and reported – System will rely on the use of indicators and progress reported against those indicators
• Critical for the function of the FIP and to report to external parties
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How FIPs Work Implementation • FIP functions as agreed by members – Meetings – Regular communications
• Carry out the work plan and review progress • Conduct an annual assessment of progress to date – Or more frequently if required by buyers, funders, or other interested parties
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SFP’s Evolving Role • Early days: – SFP heavily invested in developing a portfolio of FIPs across sectors/ regions, in which we were heavily involved – This approach proved the FIP concept, captured lessons and lead to continuous refinement and development of FIP models – Built and tested tools • To help organize and run FIPs • To help drive specific improvements (i.e., control documents, building consensus with industry associations liaising with regulators)
• Now focusing on: – Transitioning leadership to industry in our current FIP portfolio – Catalyzing important, especially challenging FIPs – Advising / supporting all the FIPs identified in Metrics/FishSource
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2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
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Outline • Background • How FIPs Work • SFP’s Evolving Role
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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Background • What is a FIP? – Alliance of stakeholders – Working together to fix a fishery
• Why are they important? – Benefits of ‘fix versus avoid’ approach
• No two FIPs are alike – Vary in size and structure – Different issues and tool to address them – End goals vary
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
3
FIP Stages
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2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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FIP Stages
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2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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How FIPs Work Formation of a FIP • Through the enthusiasm/interest of stakeholders, such as catchers, processors, suppliers, retailers, regulators, scientists • Participants formally agree to join FIP • Administrative arrangements for a FIP are highly flexible and reflect local conditions
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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How FIPs Work Consolidate Data • Process whereby all of the current fishery data is located and brought together • Two key outcomes: – Early indications of potential challenges to the fishery – Identification of missing data required to create an effective management plan in the future
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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How FIPs Work Fishery Assessment • Aimed at identifying the challenges that face a particular fishery • Characterizes state of the fishery and identifies specific issues that need to be addressed (assuming adequate data are available) • Examples: – MSC pre-assessment • Ideally formal, by MSC-approved CBs • Independent, has wide credibility
– SFP’s FishSource analysis, plus other field research
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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How FIPs Work Agreement of a Work Plan • Describes the activities to make needed improvements • Improvements might include: – Generation of data on stocks and landings – Better administrative arrangements for managing the fishery – Stock rebuilding plans – Use of modified gear types – Creation and enforcement of catch limits – Improved compliance with technical regulations – Marine protected areas, no-take zones
• Sets clear priorities for tasks and assigns responsibilities to those who will carry them out Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
9
How FIPs Work Creation of a Monitoring Procedure • Parallel to creating a work plan • Ensures that activity can be effectively measured and reported – System will rely on the use of indicators and progress reported against those indicators
• Critical for the function of the FIP and to report to external parties
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
10
How FIPs Work Implementation • FIP functions as agreed by members – Meetings – Regular communications
• Carry out the work plan and review progress • Conduct an annual assessment of progress to date – Or more frequently if required by buyers, funders, or other interested parties
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
11
SFP’s Evolving Role • Early days: – SFP heavily invested in developing a portfolio of FIPs across sectors/ regions, in which we were heavily involved – This approach proved the FIP concept, captured lessons and lead to continuous refinement and development of FIP models – Built and tested tools • To help organize and run FIPs • To help drive specific improvements (i.e., control documents, building consensus with industry associations liaising with regulators)
• Now focusing on: – Transitioning leadership to industry in our current FIP portfolio – Catalyzing important, especially challenging FIPs – Advising / supporting all the FIPs identified in Metrics/FishSource
Document control number
2012 © Sustainable Fisheries Partnership
sustainablefish.org
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