Industry Engagement in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) Why it Matters and How to Get Involved

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1 Industry Engagement in Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) Why it Matters and How to Get Involved Jesse Marsh Scaling Blue, LLC Seafood Expo North America March 12, 2018

2 Questions for the Audience 1. From industry s perspective, what are the barriers to engaging in FIPs? 2. What s needed for industry to become more actively engaged in FIPs?

3 FIPs are tools to achieve more sustainable fisheries Jesse Marsh

4 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

5 Industry Government NGOs Fishing Communities FIP Fishery Experts

6 Industry Government NGOs Fishing Communities FIP Fishery Experts

7 Stage 1 Scoping & Development The fishery s performance is evaluated against the MSC standard and stakeholders are recruited to participate in the project. Non-public phase Stage 2 Workplan & Launch Project participants and workplan are finalized and posted publicly. An associated budget is adopted by participants. Stage 3 Implementation The fishery takes action addressing its shortcomings and tracks its progress to increase transparency. Public, no change made Stage 4 Improvements in Fishing Practices or Fishery Management The fishery has improved fisheries policy or management, or modified fishing practices. Stage 5 Change on the Water The fishery has achieved verifiable improvements on the water, such as reduced fishing mortality, habitat impacts, and bycatch. Public, change made

8 P R O D U C E R - L E V E L P R O G R E S S While some first generation FIPs, largely in the U.S. and Europe, have advanced to the stage of creating change on the water, many others have not FIPs are classified by stage. By definition, advanced FIP fisheries must report improvements in practice or policy (stage 4) and/or improvements in fishery health in the water (stage 5); earlier stage FIPs have formulated a workplan and made progress towards achieving their objectives. Number of FIPs Stage 5 FIPs (7) Ecuador mahi Indonesia national tuna Newfoundland cod Nicaragua spiny lobster Russian Far East crab Vietnam blue swimming crab Vietnam yellowfin tuna 25 FIPs that have entered MSC (10) Stage 2 18 Stage 3 Stage 4 7 Stage 5 10 Transitioned to MSC Argentina hoki Bahamas spiny lobster Baltic cod Barents Sea cod and haddock Cook Islands albacore Eastern Canadian cod German Eastern Baltic cod New Zealand orange roughy Russian pollock Western Kamchatka salmon Source: CEA survey of SFP, WWF, MSC, Ocean Outcomes, CI, TNC, and MDPI; FisheryProgress.org Packard Foundation Seafood Metrics Report June 2017 Page 8

9 Jesse Marsh Thank You!

10 INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT IN FIPS WHY IT MATTERS AND HOW TO GET INVOLVED March 12, 2018 Seafood Expo North America

11 REPRESENTATION OF THE COMPANIES IN THE FISHING OF TUNAS IN THE EPO Total purse seine vessels in EPO: 266 Captures 2016: ton. (100%) Boats in TUNA FIP program: 44 Captures 2016: ton. (17.8%) Principal Capture Objetive: Skipjack, Yellowfin Tuna and Bigeye Tuna Fishing method: Purse seiner fishery Companies in TUNA FIP: 5

12 The main objective of FIP TUNACONS is to take the fishery to a consistent level of performance, in such a way that it reaches the MSC standard

13 NEW APPROACH OF THE TUNA INDUSTRY To incorporate sustainability into the structure of the value chain To ensure consumers that our products are coming from sustainable production To protect marine ecosystems

14 What have we done so far?

15 WHAT HAVE WE DONE SO FAR? Tunacons and WWF Ecuador sign MOU (Oct 2015) Pre assessment of the fishery (Feb 2016) Scoping document (Mar 2016) Workshop to prepare FIP Action Plan (Mar 2016) Workshop to adopt FIP Action Plan (Sep 2016) Implement FIP (Jan ) FIP evaluation (Nov 2017)

16 BASE STRUCTURE PROPOSED FOR THE CORPORATE GROUP (GOVERNANCE) Management and administrative support team MANAGER of FIP Board of Directors (Companies and WWF) WWF, IATTC, WCPFC, ISSF, NATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS, OPAGAC, AZTI, WORLD BANK, MAP, MAE, MCE, INP, OTHERS COMPANIES, INTERNATIONAL EVENTS AND SEAFOOD EXHIBITION External advisors Expert in fishing technology Expert in communications

17 IMPLEMENTATION

18 MAIN ACTIVITIES TO IMPLEMENT TUNA FIP 1. Organization of the budget OPERATION ACTIVITIES 2. Selection of people to operate in the office 3. Establish and equip the office EXECUTION 1. Government Coordination for Future Actions 2. Develop technological work on FADS 3. Training on Good management Practices Bycatch 4. Design and application of communication tools 5. Support to establish conservation measures in IATTC 2016 and Design of the Code of Good fishing Practices 7. Hired Consultant for National Tuna Action Plan design and situation of status of primary, secondary and sensitive species 8. Permanent monitoring & coordination with WWF

19 MONTHLY MEETINGS TO EVALUATE OUR PROGRESS

20 ACTIONS ACHIEVED TO DATE

21 ACTIONS ACHIEVED TO DATE ACTION PLAN TUNA FIP

22 COMMUNICATION AND MONITORING OF THE PROJECT

23 DIFFERENT ENTITIES THAT INTERACT IN THE TUNA FIP ASSOCIATIONS AND SPECIALISTS

24 MAIN ACTIONS PROMOTED BY THE FIP TUNACONS IATTC APPROVAL of the reference points and control rules for yellowfin and skipjack tuna species Support A PLAN TO REDUCE fleet capacity in the EPO The development of an observer program on purse seine vessels smaller than class 6 Draft proposal to establish catch limits for yellowfin and skipjack tuna in sets on FADs at the IATTC

25 Main Achievements

26 MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE WORK WITH THE COMMITTED INDUSTRY Company leadership has committed their staff to adopt all resolutions of the FIP. It is more effective to work with government in order to ensure that actions are implemented quickly. Companies invest in the sustainability of the fishery, in addition to investments by government and international organizations. FIPs bring together government, scientists, and civil society organizations to define and execute actions for the conservation of fishing resources and marine ecosystems.

27 THANK YOU

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29 Supply Chain Roundtables: Opportunities for Industry Engagement in Fishery Improvement Projects Sam Grimley Sustainable Fisheries Partnership March 12 th, 2018

30 Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) To engage and catalyze global seafood supply chains in rebuilding depleted fish stocks and reducing the environmental impacts of fishing and fish farming. US-based NGO/Non-profit/Charity founded in 2006 ~65 staff members, based in 23 countries Backgrounds in fishery/aquaculture science, resource economics, social science, former seafood industry members, IT experts, etc. Partner with companies who want to minimize risk in their supply chains (both reputational/brand risk and supply risk), as well as integrate seafood into their overall sustainability goals/commitments.

31 Fishery Improvement Projects (FIPs) A FIP is a multi-stakeholder effort to address environmental challenges in a fishery. These projects utilize the power of the private sector to incentivize positive changes toward sustainability in the fishery and seek to make these changes endure through policy change. All FIPs must have: Organized & committed participants Fishery assessment/scoping document Transparency Defined objectives Public work plan System for tracking & public reporting Fishery Improvement Projects

32 Some of SFP s Partners

33 Sustainability Commitments Sustainability Commitments and FIPs Walmart 3 rd party certified OR Actively working toward certification in a FIP that has definitive and ambitious goals, measurable metrics, and time bound milestones. Wegmans Source from fisheries that are certified or have an approved FIP in place. Aldi US Supports sourcing from FIPs following the Guidelines for Supporting FIPs defined by the Conservation Alliance. Committed to sourcing form FIPs that demonstrate true progress, utilize SFP s FIP Ratings to monitor the progress of FIP sources. Sobeys Support procuring from both comprehensive and basic FIPs as outlined in the Conservation Alliance s Guidelines for Supporting FIPs.and are committed to only sourcing FIPs that demonstrate true progress.

34 Supply Chain Roundtable (SRs) The SR Concept A platform for supplier participants to come together in a pre-competitive environment to monitor the sustainability of fisheries in a specific fishery sector or region. Provides opportunities for collaboration and to drive new FIPs where needed. Review performance of existing FIPs, and address any issues hindering improvement progress. Opportunity to engage in individual improvement efforts outside FIPs (ex. Letters to regulators, supply chain asks, etc.)

35 SR Participation SR Participation Typically first tier suppliers, can include other supply chain stakeholders. No cost to participate in SFP-facilitated SRs. Not always an SFP-led initiative (ex. NFI CC) and not just an annual meeting in Boston, Brussels, etc. Includes regular technical briefings, sector reports, and other updates. Development of annual SR workplan and goals (ex. ID fisheries, monitor FIP progress, improvement asks, etc.) SR members and actions are regularly reported publicly on SFP s website

36 SR Reporting

37 Current SRs Current Supply Chain Roundtables Americas Snapper/Grouper SR Russian Far East Crab SR NFI Crab Council (Southeast Asia Blue Swimming Crab SR) Gulf of California Shrimp SR Gulf of Mexico Shrimp SR Asia Reduction Fisheries SR European Sustainable Fishmeal Mexican Seafood SR Indonesia Snapper/Grouper SR Global Squid SR E. Pacific Large Pelagics SR Global Fresh/Frozen Tuna SR NW Atlantic Cod SR South American Whitefish SR Russian Far East Whitefish SR Latin American Reduction Fisheries SR

38 SR Actions Examples of SR Actions Global Squid SR Chinese (Shantou) common squid FIP, Japanese flying squid improvement effort, Peruvian jumbo flying squid pre-fip MOU Gulf of California Shrimp SR Implemented control document approach ensuring regulatory compliance in GoC FIPs, supported FIP transition to industry, artisanal FIP became 2 nd Fair Trade fishery East Pacific Large Pelagics SR Established Costa Rican large pelagics FIP (Chefs Trading) aligned w/ the National Large Pelagics Platform, developed co-funding effort to support the FIP NFI Crab Council (Southeast Asia Blue Swimming Crab SR) Funding, monitoring FIP progress, support control document to address undersized crab, etc.

39 Thank You! Questions?

40 FisheryProgress Working to Increase Industry Engagement in FIPs Kristin Sherwood FishChoice Program Director

41 Our Mission FishChoice creates solutions that accelerate sustainability in the global seafood industry

42 The Challenge Companies want to support fishery improvement projects (FIPs), but inconsistent and often unreliable documentation of progress has made it hard/risky for buyers. The Solution FisheryProgress.org is a one-stopshop for reliable, credible and verified information about fishery FIP progress.

43 K+ 30 PUBLISHED FIPS COUNTRIES REPRESENTED REGISTERED USERS FIPS COMING SOON

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45 What Makes FisheryProgress Valuable? Information is reviewed by an independent party Measures all FIPs against the same yardstick FIPs must report every 6 months $ Open access to all FIPs of various stages and sizes Funded by private foundations

46 The Team Advisory Committee Technical Oversight Committee Improving Sustainable Production LTD

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56 Questions? Comments? Thank You! Please contact Kristin Sherwood at

57 Questions for the Audience 1. From industry s perspective, what are the barriers to engaging in FIPs? 2. What s needed for industry to become more actively engaged in FIPs?

58 Jesse Marsh Discussion