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Region:    Africa & Western Indian Ocean

MSC Benchmarking of the Indian Ocean FIP Seychelles

 - Project Dates:
March 1018 - December 2020

Description of Project:
The Sustainable Indian Ocean Tuna Initiative (SIOTI) Fisheries Improvement Project (FIP) intends to assist the purse seine fleets supplying Thai Union in the Seychelles and Princes Tuna in Mauritius to ensure that they are operating on a sustainable basis. This five year FIP, which is intended to lead to certification under the MSC standard for responsible fisheries, addresses a number of issues such as developing a harvest strategy and control rules, managing silky shark bycatch and managing FAD levels and operations in a sustainable manner.

Services Provided:

Poseidon, having conducted the initial pre-assessment, is advising the FIP on its implementation, including conducting the six-monthly scoring against the original FIP benchmarks.