The Project
FIP BLUES is a Fishing Improvement Project for the Swordfish and Blue Shark Fisheries promoted by 4 producer organizations and 14 companies, these latter constitute the National Association of Commercializing Companies and Transformers of Highly Migratory Species.
FISHERY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
(90% catches of the EU fleet)
BUSINESS
(80% of the EU supply chain)
SHIPS
(95% of the EU in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean)
PROJECT PROMOTERS
FISHERY PRODUCER ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COMMERCIALIZING COMPANIES AND TRANSFORMERS OF HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES
FIP BLUES Includes the development of improvement projects for the stocks of 6 fisheries:
North Atlantic Swordfish and Blue Shark EU Longline
South Atlantic Swordfish and Blue shark EU Longline
Eastern Pacific Swordfish EU Longline
Western Pacific Swordfish EU Longline
Pacific Blue shark EU Longline
Indian Ocean Swordfish and Blue shark EU Longline
FIP BLUES NEWS
Meeting with IUCN representatives
This morning we had a meeting with representatives of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (better known by its acronym in English, IUCN), which brings together the world's most influential organizations and the best experts in a combined effort to...
we continue to advance in our project
Step by step we continue to advance in our project. Fishery Progres has just released the project progress rating update. You can check it at: https://fisheryprogress.org/fip-profile/atlantic-ocean-blue-shark-and-swordfish-surface-longline
The surface longline sector conveys to the administration its concerns and demands regarding to the difficult situation created by COVID-19
COVID-19 represents a serious public health emergency with enormous consequences for citizens, society and the economy. In this context, the fishing sector is being particularly affected by the interruption of the market, among other circumstances. Considering that...
The promoters of FIP BLUES project participated in the 26th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT)
The promoters of FIP BLUES project participated in the 26th Regular Meeting of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), held from November 18 -25th in Palma de Mallorca. During the meeting numerous draft recommendations were...
«Atlantic Ocean blue shark swordfish-surface longline» published in Fishery Progress as comprehensive
The fishery improvement project for the Atlantic swordfish and dyer stock has been published in Fishery Progress under the comprenhensive modality.
FIP BLUES, a case study presented at the First International Congress of Organizations of Fisheries Producers and Aquaculture
This morning, Josune Larrañaga, Representative of ANECTEAM and Sergio López, Managing Director of OPP-Lugo, presented the FIP BLUES project at the First International Congress of Organizations of Fisheries and Aquaculture Producers, held at the Museo do Mar at Vigo...
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