FISHCHOICE. Creating solutions that accelerate sustainability in the global seafood industry

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1 FISHCHOICE Creating solutions that accelerate sustainability in the global seafood industry Richard Boot, FishChoice President Kristin Sherwood, FishChoice Director of Strategic Partnerships

2 Agenda: Introduction to FishChoice -10 mins Overview of the FisheryProgress.org - 20 mins Short background on FIPs FisheryProgress.org Discussion & Feedback - 20 mins Guest Appearance! - 10 mins Indrani Lutchman, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership

3 Mission: Create solutions that accelerate sustainability in the seafood industry. For example

4 Company Assessments

5 Company Assessments

6 Supplier Listings 595 Suppliers Listed 4529 Products Listed Ratings/Certifications updated real time

7 FisheryProgress.org

8 Fishery Improvement Projects are tools to achieve more sustainable fisheries Jesse Marsh

9 Key Factors Stepwise approach to improve sustainability of a fishery Use power of markets to incentivize change Involve multiple stakeholder groups Change on the water Jesse Marsh

10 FIPs continue to grow in popularity worldwide, and proliferated most quickly in Southeast Asia in recent years 1 Canada (1 FIP) Northern Europe (7 FIPs) Russia (7 FIPs) 5 2 United States (7 FIPs) Mexico (9 FIPs) Central America / Caribbean (7 FIPs) Southern Europe (1 FIP) West Africa (1 FIP) Indian Subcontinent (4 FIPs) China (4 FIPs) 1 Oceania 2 (3 FIPs) Total number of FIPs* identified globally (83 FIPs) South America (14 FIPs) Growth of FIPs by continent 49 ( ) # Number of stage 2 and 3 FIPs # Number of stage 4 and 5 FIPs 17 9 # Number of FIPs that have entered the MSC 3 * At or past stage 2, excluding ISSF Source: CEA survey of SFP, WWF, MSC, Ocean Outcomes, ISSF, MDPI, GMRI, CeDePesca, FisheryImprovementProjects.org, FishStatJ Africa Oceania 8 Central America Europe South America North America Asia Southeast Asia (18 FIPs)

11 FIPs started with whitefish, but now cover many different commodities Cumulative number of FIPs that have reached stage 2, by commodity group Molluscs Squid Salmon Small Pelagics Other Large Pelagics Whitefish Shrimp Major tuna species Crabs and lobsters Miscellaneous fish Number of FIPs CEA analysis based on data provided by FIP implementers.

12 Companies with public commitments to support or source from FIPs

13 Do you or your customers source from FIPs? Why or why not? What are the barriers around sourcing from FIPs?

14 The Challenge: Companies want to support FIP progress, but inconsistent documentation and accessibility means that buyers who want to understand and track FIPs need to do additional research. Our Goals: For FIPs to showcase their progress in a credible, transparent way for buyers and investors. For businesses to find FIPs that meet their sustainable seafood commitments.

15 What is it? FisheryProgress.org is a one-stop shop for reliable information about fishery improvement project (FIP) progress Who uses it?

16 FIPs on FisheryProgress GMRI Jonah Crab Ocean Outcomes Western Kamchatka Salmon Tokyo Bay sea perch WWF Ecuador Mahi Honduras lobster Nicaragua lobster Peru Mahi Vietnam blue swimming crab Vietnam yellowfin tuna Atlantic purse-seine tuna Thailand Blue Swimming Crab 2J3KL cod MDPI Indonesian handline tuna Marine Applications Irish Brown Crab Harbor Seafood Jepara Blue Swimming Crab Sustainability Incubator Barents Sea Crab (2) New England silver hake Hawaii Ahi New England Perch SFP Gulf of California Shrimp Indonesian Tuna and Large Pelagics Vietnam Kien Giang trawling BlueYou Brazil monkfish Philippine tuna Norpac Marshall Islands tuna Federated States of Micronesia tuna (with TNC) Vertex US Acadian Redfish, Pollock and Haddock OPAGAC Tuna (4) Industry Steering Group Morocco sardine CeDePesca Mexican Grouper Argentine red shrimp onshore Argentine red shrimp offshore Chilean common hake Peruvian Anchovy(2) TNC Bahamas lobster (with WWF) Audubon Louisiana Shrimp Texas Shrimp Anova Cook Islands albacore & yellow fin Blue Ventures Southwest Madagascar octopus Cox Seafood Northern Pink Shrimp GEAC Canada Redfish (Unit 1 & 2) Canada 2J3KL, 3NO, 3Ps Witch Flounder Trawl IABS Brazilian Caribbean Red Snapper

17 What makes it different? FIPs must report every 6 months Measures all FIPs against the same yardstick Open access to all FIPs of various stages & sizes FIP implementers upload their own information Information is reviewed by an independent party

18 The Team Advisory Committee Technical Oversight Committee

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23 What do companies think? Albion has integrated FisheryProgress.org into our sourcing procedure. Our purchasing team utilizes the site as a tool to search for info that that can help us source more sustainable alternatives or at least groups moving towards more sustainable practices. -Guy Dean, Albion Farms and Fisheries Orca Bay is involved in numerous FIPs around the world and we use FisheryProgress.org to stay abreast of the latest developments. -John Steinmetz, Orca Bay Seafood At Thai Union, we use FisheryProgress to monitor the progress of FIPs that we source from around the world. Rather than track down each FIP individually, FisheryProgress provides a one-stop shop for us to assess FIP performance over time. -Jennifer Woofter, Thai Union

24 The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. Would you use FisheryProgress to help you evaluate FIPs? What FIPs would you like to see reporting on FisheryProgress? Any suggestions for improving FisheryProgress?

25 The image part with relationship ID rid3 was not found in the file. Questions? Comments? Please contact Kristin Sherwood

26 SFP progress ratings for FIPs Indrani Lutchman Program Director FIP Evaluation

27 1. Stages indicators of progress 1. Stages indicators of progress Stage 5 Stage 1 Stage 2 FIP launch Stage 3 FIP implementation Stage 4 Improvements in fisheries practice or policy Improvements on the water FIP development

28 Fig 1. Decision tree to determine rating When was last Stage 4 or 5 result? 12 months > 12 months > 24 months months Never (for FIPs younger than 12 months) Comprehensive? Stage 3 12 months? Some Past Progress (D) Negligible Progress (E) Stage 3 activity? Yes: Advanced Progress (A) No: Good Progress (B) Yes: Good Progress (B) No: Some Recent Progress (C) Yes: Some Recent Progress (C) No: Negligible Progress (E)

29 2. FIP Ratings A -E A Good Advanced Progress A comprehensive FIP which has achieved Stage 4/5 progress in last 12 months B Good Progress A FIP that has achieved Stage 4 or 5 in more than 12 months and a Stage 3 activity in the last year OR A basic FIP which has which has achieved Stage 4/5 in last 12 months C Some Recent Progress A FIP that has achieved Stage 4/5 in more than 12 (but less than 24) but no Stage 3 in the last 12 months A FIP < 1 year old that has no Stage 4/5 achievement but has Stage 3 achievement D Some Past Progress A FIP with last Stage 4/5 achievement in more than 24( but less than 30) months E- Negligible Progress A FIP older than a year with no Stage 4/5 achievement in more than 30 (but less than 36) months A FIP < 1year old that has not generated a stage 3 achievement

30 3. Evaluating FIP progress Time thresholds are used to differentiate progress by FIPs The Frequency at which improvements are happening Ratings A-E

31 4. Uptake of ratings by SFP partners Around 70% of SFP s global partners are using the progress ratings; some partners include the ratings in their sourcing policies others use to monitor progress for basic and comprehensive FIPs. Partners use on a quarterly basis when reviewing sourcing information Some partners have progress thresholds included in their commitments (e.g., must have a C rating)

32 5. FIP ratings on Fishery Progress SFP ratings are currently on FP for FIP currently uploading information there (50) Working with FC to get all active FIPs onto FP and their ratings Further information: