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Argentina hake - bottom trawl (FIP)

Last Updated: 2024-03-18

Progress Rating: A

Evaluation Start Date: 2021-04-07

Type: Comprehensive

Status: Active

FIP Lead: Iberpesca S.A. (Grupo Iberconsa) (ISI), Cedepesca (C)

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Argentine hake - Patagonian South 41ºS

Comments:

The FIP reported in January 2024 and the last stage 4 result was reported in January 2023, keeping it on the cusp of 12 months old. The FIP remains A rated.

1. FIP Development	Jan 20	Fishery assessment or scoping document made public 1 January 2020 — MSC pre-assessment made available
2. FIP Launch	Mar 22	Confirmation of project participants 24 March 2022 — Project participants confirmed
2. FIP Launch	Feb 24	Workplan made public 14 February 2024 — Updated 2024 workplan 7 April 2021 — Workplan made public
3. FIP Implementation	Dec 23	FIP activities undertaken 19 December 2023 — A virtual meeting was held between the FIP and captains to discuss the results of the observer program and good fishing practices. 19 October 2023 — The FIP held a virtuall meeting to discuss plans for 2023-2024 in the Fishing Gear Department, including inquiries about selectivity trials; the FIP proposed utilizing PROME partner vessels for pending trials 18 September 2023 — A preliminary report of the onboard observer program has been made available; the report covers data from 4 fishing hauls between September 2022- July 2023 and demonstrates that the incidental catch represents 0.35% of the total catch. 7 July 2023 — Advisory and Transfer Report 59/2023 has been published which details the protocol for obtaining benthic samples by researchers fishing in the freezer fleet of Argentina hake south of 41ºS. 1 July 2023 — The draft proposals for management measures have been made available encompassing management objectives, control rules, ecosystem impact strategies and provisions for monitoring and control. 21 June 2023 — A preliminary report of the Private On-Board Observer Program (POAB) was produced detailing the level of discards by the freezer fleet. 1 June 2023 — A review of compliance measures was conducted; recommendations include promoting improvements in primary species management through monitoring and control efforts. 28 April 2023 — A training workshop on the methodology for setting biological reference points was conducted by INIDEP. 10 March 2023 — The FIP held a virtual meeting to discuss the progress of research activities; the group shared plans for estimating reference points and presented a rough draft of the management plan to FIP partners. 12 January 2023 — Historical and current sanctions data has been made available; 8 sanctions have been administered between 2019-2022. 1 December 2022 — Stock assessment for the pink cuskeel has been made available using data from 1980-2021 29 November 2022 — The monitoring commission of the Argentina hake fishery met to discuss current management measures 26 April 2022 — Meeting held between CeDePesca and the INIDEP teams; capture control rules and limit biological reference points were highlighted.
4. Improvements in Fishing Practices and Fishery Management	Jan 23	Verifiable improvement in policy/management and fishing practices 12 January 2023 — Increase to PI score 3.2.3; Sanctions are actively enforced per the report from the National Fisheries Control and Inspection Directorate. Between 2019 and 2022, a total of eight sanctions were imposed, and there have been minimal violations over the last four years, suggesting a low likelihood of non-compliance.
5. Improvements on the Water	—	Verifiable improvement on the water
6. MSC certification (optional)	—	MSC certificate made public