https://cedepesca.net/proyectos/vietnam-swordfish-handline/
Fishery Improvement Project
Last update: October 2019
Species:
Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) [Western and Central North Pacific Ocean stock]
FIP Stage according to CASS Progress Table: 4, The fishery is encouraging improvements.
FIP Rating according to MSC benchmarking tool: Initial (2018): 0.46
Fishery Location: Vietnam Exclusive Economic Zone
FIP Coordination: If you would like more information about the FIP or if you wish to become a member, please contact Stephen Fisher (Sea Delight) or Gabriela Mc Lean (CeDePesca).
Current FIP Participants (open to new memberships):
- Hong Ngoc Seafood (Vietnam producer)
- Sea Delight (US importer)
- CeDePesca (technical support)
FIP Documents:
- MSC Pre-Assessment – November 2017
- FIP Framework Agreement – July 2018
- Addendum N1 – October 2018
- Specific Agreement N1 – June 2019
- FIP Action Plan 2018-2022
Other references:
Date Publicly Announced: May 2018
Current Improvement Recommendations:
- To adopt explicit limit or target reference points for the swordfish stocks.
- To design and adopt a Management Plan for swordfish, including a well-defined harvest control rule.
- To improve data collection in the fishery.
- To assess the impacts of the Vietnamese handline fleet over other ecosystem components, such as bycatch species and endangered, threatened and protected (ETP) species.
- To better address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.
