What is the MSC certification?
The MSC certification (Marine Stewardship Council) is a sustainability standard that certifies that a fishery is developed under international fishing sustainability criteria. The assessment criteria are based on three core principles:
Sustainable fish stocks
ishing must be at a level that ensures it can continue indefinitely and the fish population can remain productive and healthy.
Minimizing environmental impact
Fishing activity must be managed carefully so that other species and habitats within the ecosystem remain healthy.
Effective fisheries management
MSC certified fisheries must comply with relevant laws and be able to adapt to changing environmental circumstances.
BENEFITS
It is a tool to strengthen fisheries management in order to reverse the global decline of fish stocks.
It can open new international markets that demand products from sustainable sources.
Fomenta la transparencia en el manejo pesquero y participación de todos los actores de la cadena en la toma de decisiones.
STEPS FOR CERTIFICATION
To achieve MSC certification, the following steps must be followed:
Pre-assessment of the fishery against the MSC standard: Gap analysis
Develop a FIP: An Action Plan to Improve Low Performance Indicators
Implement the FIP Action Plan 100% by 2023. Complete assessment to achieve MSC certification.
In the case of the Peruvian mahi mahi fishery, we are in the third step, where we have been implementing a Fishery Improvement Project (FIP)
WHAT IS A FIP?
Source: Fishery Progress (https://fisheryprogress.org/fip-profile/peru-mahi-mahi-longline-wwf)
Red, yellow and green are the colors given to the indicators based on the standard rating.
Calificación de Progreso:
Estado: Progreso Avanzado
Advance in %
FIP complete actions
No Data Found
Next update
MARZO 2024
Update date
DIC 2023
| Indicadores de Estatus | Indicadores de Manejo | Indicadores de Información | |
|---|---|---|---|
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PRINCIPLE 1: Sustainable fish stocks |
1.1.1 Stocks Status |
1.1.2. Recovery Plan 1.2.1. Catch Strategies 1.2.2. Catch Control Rules |
1.2.3 Assessments 1.2.4 Information and monitoring |
|
PRINCIPLE 2: Minimizing environmental impact |
2.1.1 Primary Status 2.1.1 Primary Status 2.3.1 ETP Status 2.4.1 Habitat Status 2.5.1. Ecosystem Status |
2.1.2 Primary Management 2.2.2 Secondary Management 2.3.2 ETP Management 2.4.2 Habitat Management 2.5.2. Ecosystem Management |
2.1.3 Primary Information 2.2.3 Secondary Information 2.3.3 ETP Information 2.4.3 Habitat Information 2.5.3. Ecosystem Information |
|
PRINCIPLE 3: Effective fisheries management |
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3.1.1 Legal and Customary Framework 3.1.2 See Roles & Responsibilities 3.1.3 Long-term Goal 3.2.1. Specific Objectives 3.2.2. Decision-making process 3.2.3. Compliance & Audit |
3.2.4. Monitoring & Evaluation |
|
INDICATORS |
6 |
14 |
18 |
FIP PROGRESS
Our goal is that by the end of 2023 the mahi mahi fishery is close to achieving MSC certification
ADVANCED PROGRESS
FINALIZACIÓN
PLANIFICADA
WHAT DOES THE MAHI MAHI FISHERY NEED TO BE CERTIFIED?
Strengthen scientific research on distribution, existence and migratory patterns of different subpopulation units of mahi mahi.
Improve monitoring and data collection through electronic fishing logs, on-board human observers and/or electronic monitoring systems.
Strengthen monitoring, control and surveillance of fishing activity.
Coordinate the application and monitoring of the level of compliance with the regulations, as well as periodically evaluate its effectiveness.
Reduce sea turtle bycatch and monitor the interaction of the fishery with other non-target species.
Bolster the regulatory framework, as well as the transparent and participatory governance of the fishery.
Establish a binational management agreement between the two main mahi mahi producers in the Southeast Pacific: Peru and Ecuador; considering complementary management measures, as well as monitoring strategies and scientific evaluations of the fishery.
Reduce IUU fishing by strengthening traceability across the value chain – from catch to final sale to the public.
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