SAGB CONFERENCE May 2012

1. Marine Stewardship Council
Project Inshore
Toby Middleton
UK Country Manager
May 2012
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2. What is Project Inshore?
• Project Inshore is a tool to assess and feed into the management of
all English fisheries within IFCA districts.
• Project consists of 3 stages,
1. Fishery Analysis
2. MSC Pre-Assessments
3. Sustainability Reviews
• It will use the globally recognised MSC pre-assessment process as an
independent assessment of what is happening on the ground.
• The pre-assessments will then feed in to develop Sustainability
Reviews to feed into current management practices.
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3. The aim…
• To overcome the market barriers to
small scale fisheries engaging in the
MSC process.
• All inshore fisheries considered against a
consistent framework of common
criteria.
• Develop sustainability reports enabling
multi-track progress and harmonised
approaches.
• To recognise where management is
working and feed into areas which could
be improved upon.
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4. How we do this…
• Bringing a range of partners together
• Using an independently accredited Certification Bodies - FCI
• Consisting of an expert team with experience in the 3 principles of the
MSC
• Using the pre-assessment process as a gap analysis of current inshore
fisheries management.
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5. Project partners:
Melanie Siggs
(Independent)
Funding partners:
Sustainable
Fisheries Fund
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6. Certified
In assessment
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7. Stage One:
Fishery Analysis
Stage 1 Report
• Species
• Markets
• Fishing Methods
• Background
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8. Stage Two:
Unit of Certification = What is pre-assessed
Principle 1 - Stock
Principle 2 - Impact
Principle 3 - Management
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9. Stage Two: MSC Pre-
Assessment (Gap Analysis)
Summary for P1
(per IFCA District)
• Species
• Stock area
• Outcome
Unconditional Pass
Conditional Pass
Automatic Fail
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10. Stage Three: Sustainability Reports
• A consistent set of recommendations drawing from the
outcome of the pre-assessments:
• Highlighting commonalities and potential efficiencies
between regions, species and gears
• Creating an evidence base for investment where
necessary
• Providing a roadmap consistent with the conditions of
supply for key domestic & export markets
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11. Timelines
• Stage One: 0-3 months
• Stage Two: 3-9 months
• Stage Three: 9-18 months
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
0 3 6 9 12 15 18
Timescale (months)
• 18 months onwards: MSC support for fisheries considering
full assessment
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12. Next steps
• Setting up a multi-stakeholder advisory group
• Visit from MSC EFOO (Matt Watson)
• Introduce IFCAs to the FCI team…backgrounds
• Outline timelines and process to IFCAs
• Schedule local stakeholder workshops
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14. Thank you!
0207 246 8914
matt.watson@msc.org
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