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WWF Fishery Improvement Projects

© flyfishingrussia.blogspot.com. © ellliorteskeyphotography.com. WWF Fishery Improvement Projects. Jesse Marsh Program Officer WWF-US Sustainable Seafood Initiative. Bali workshop June 2009. Goals:

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WWF Fishery Improvement Projects

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  1. © flyfishingrussia.blogspot.com © ellliorteskeyphotography.com WWF Fishery Improvement Projects Jesse Marsh Program Officer WWF-US Sustainable Seafood Initiative

  2. Bali workshop June 2009 • Goals: • Identify MSC units of certification for the swimming crab, snapper/grouper, tuna, and mollusk fisheries in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Vietnam; • Prioritize which of these fisheries should complete an MSC pre-assessment; • Understand how to effectively and efficiently conduct pre-assessments at a large scale while addressing the dispersed geography of fisheries in Southeast Asia; and • Develop a shared understanding about the value of strategic fishery assessments against the MSC standard as a tool for making progress on ecosystem based fisheries management in Southeast Asia.

  3. WWF’s Sustainable Seafood Initiative • Develop seafood company commitments • Fishery specific work • MSC certification projects • Pre-assessments • Full assessments • Fishery improvement projects

  4. Fishery Improvement Projects • Stepwise approach to MSC certification • Technical advice from consultants • Partner with local stakeholders to develop and implement FIP • Essential that goals and results are measurable

  5. Engaging with Seafood Businesses

  6. Major Buyers Corporate offices

  7. Fishery Projects Compare the fishery to the MSC standard (pre-assessment) MSC Full Assessment Incur Costs Require Time Partner Capacity Fishery Improvement Project MSC Full Assessment

  8. FIP Scoping Document • Developed by certification body/consultant • Strategy for next steps at the indicator level Likely to pass: Low Priority Likely to pass with conditions: Medium Priority Likely to fail: High Priority

  9. FIP Stakeholder Meeting • 2-day meeting to develop draft FIP workplan • Stakeholders include: • Government, industry (fishers, processors, etc.), NGOs, scientists • Certification body/consultant facilitates and guides development of workplan

  10. Follow-up from Stakeholder Meeting • Revise draft workplan with stakeholders • Certification body/consultant links each activity in the workplan to specific performance indicators • Certification body/consultant writes “action plan” based on discussion/activities from stakeholder meeting

  11. Implementation Review and Monitor

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