Progress report for
Tuna from Responsible Fishing
Achievement at a glance
Since 2017 all the 48 vessels of our organization have been certified under the "Atún de Pesca Responsable (APR)" Standard. https://atundepescaresponsableaenor.com/Bechnmarking done with Conservation International to compare APR with CI Social Policy. OPAGAC has become Early Adopter of the Social Policy promoted by FisheryProgress. https://fisheryprogress.org/social-responsibility-early-adopters
We also have completed the FIP of those vessels operating in the 3 major Oceans and now we had finished the MSC certification of the 3 tropical tuna species in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (WCPO) (skipjack, yellowfin and bigeye tunas) and on the yellowfin tuna in the Eastern Pacific. In process of certification with skipjack tuna in the Indian Ocean and yellowfin tuna in the Atlantic Ocean. The rest of the stocks that we fish, will be under renew FIPs until we achive MSC certification.
Our tuna purse seine vessels have the integral sustainability certified from the social side with APR and from the environmental side with MSC and FIPs.
Challenges faced in implementation
Objections processes on MSC certification by eNGOs, resolved in our favour in the WCPO and pending of adjudication in te Indian and Atlantic Oceans.Next Steps
Julio Moron AyalaBeneficiaries
Over 3,000 fishermen working on board the OPAGAC tuna purse seine fleet.
9 company groups.
Actions
APR benchmarking with SSCI.Improvement projects to face MSC certification conditions and FIP on the tuna psecies not MSC certified.