Sustainable Fisheries Partnership Foundation

SEE MISSION STATEMENT ON SCHEDULE O.TO ENGAGE AND CATALYZE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN REBUILDING DEPLETED FISH STOCKS AND REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FISHING AND FISH FARMING.

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR PROGRAM SERVICE ACCOMPLISHMENTS.SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES PARTNERSHIP FOUNDATION (SFP) IS WORKING TO ENGAGE AND CATALYZE GLOBAL SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN REBUILDING DEPLETED FISH STOCKS AND REDUCING THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF FISHING AND FISH FARMING, WITH MAJOR PROJECTS IN ASIA, EUROPE, AND NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA. SFP CONVENES, EDUCATES, AND ADVISES SUPPLY CHAIN STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING MAJOR RETAILERS, RESTAURANT CHAINS, SEAFOOD BRAND OWNERS, BUYERS, PRODUCERS (FISHERS), NGOS, AND FISHERIES MANAGEMENT AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS TO IMPROVE FISHERIES PRACTICES AND POLICIES. INITIATIVES INCLUDE:* TARGET 75: THIS IS A LARGE-SCALE EFFORT TOWARD ACHIEVING SUSTAINABILITY IN SOME OF THE WORLD'S BIGGEST AND MOST VISIBLE SEAFOOD SECTORS. T75 SEEKS TO CREATE THE LARGE-SCALE CHANGE AND MOMENTUM NEEDED TO MAKE ALL SEAFOOD SUSTAINABLE. THE INITIATIVE AIMS TO ENSURE THAT 75 PERCENT OF SEAFOOD (BY VOLUME) IN 12 KEY SECTORS IS EITHER SUSTAINABLE OR MAKING REGULAR, VERIFIABLE IMPROVEMENTS. EFFORTS TO REACH THE 75 PERCENT GOAL ARE LARGELY FOCUSED ON SFP'S THREE PLATFORMS FOR FISHERY AND AQUACULTURE IMPROVEMENT: SUPPLY CHAIN ROUNDTABLES (SRS), FISHERY IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (FIPS), AND AQUACULTURE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS (AIPS). ALL OF THE SRS HAVE IDENTIFIED THOSE FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE REGIONS THAT ARE KEY TO DELIVERING THE TARGET 75 OBJECTIVES AND HAVE PRIORITIZED CATALYZING FIPS AND AIPS ACCORDINGLY.* PROTECTING OCEAN WILDLIFE: ENGAGE AND MOBILIZE RETAILERS, THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY, AND THE ENTIRE SUPPLY CHAIN TO REDUCE THE WORLDWIDE BYCATCH OF SHARKS, SEABIRDS, MARINE MAMMALS, AND SEA TURTLES.* SUPPORTING SMALL-SCALE FISHERS: HELP SMALL-SCALE FISHERS TO PLAY A GREATER ROLE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR FISHERIES AND INCREASE SUSTAINABILITY.* IMPROVING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: SUPPORT BUSINESSES TO ENGAGE GOVERNMENTS AND IMPROVE THE POLICIES THAT GOVERN FISHING AND AQUACULTURE. THIS INCLUDES MEASURES TO CONTROL ILLEGAL, UNREGULATED, AND UNREPORTED (IUU) FISHING.* PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE: ENGAGE GOVERNMENTS AND FISH FARMERS TO CONTROL THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF AQUACULTURE THROUGH EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT.THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CONTINUED TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR EFFORTS TO ACHIEVE OUR STATED TARGET 75 INITIATIVE GOALS AND EFFORTS TO LAUNCH NEW FIPS WERE HAMPERED BY AN INABILITY TO MEET IN-PERSON WITH THE FISHERIES STAKEHOLDERS, WHO WOULD LEAD AND IMPLEMENT FIPS. DESPITE THIS, SFP CONTINUED TO FOCUS ON ITS TARGET 75 INITIATIVE, WITH STRONG SUPPORT FROM SFP'S PARTNERS.A MAIN COMPONENT OF SFP'S STRATEGY INCLUDES IMPROVING ACCESS TO INFORMATION USED TO GUIDE RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD SOURCING. SFP IMPLEMENTS THIS STRATEGY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS, INCLUDING BY CATALYZING AND ADVISING INDUSTRY-LED FIPS AND AIPS. A FIP OR AIP IS A COLLABORATION AMONG RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS TO INFLUENCE POLICIES AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES AND IMPROVE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF FISHING AND FISH FARMING OPERATIONS. ONCE ESTABLISHED, THEY FUNCTION AS A CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT VEHICLE THAT ALIGNS THE INTERESTS OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN. THEY SET AND IMPLEMENT THEIR OWN IMPROVEMENT OBJECTIVES (USING PUBLIC WORKPLANS AND MEASURABLE MILESTONES) AND ARE DESIGNED TO BE LED BY INDUSTRY AND TO OUTLIVE THE INITIAL INVOLVEMENT OF NGOS SUCH AS SFP, FUNCTIONING AS LONG AS NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE THEIR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. WORLDWIDE, SFP IS CURRENTLY MONITORING AND ADVISING IMPROVEMENT IN 189 FIPS AND 10 AIPS.SFP ALSO ORGANIZES FISH BUYERS INTO SUPPLY CHAIN ROUNDTABLES (SRS) THAT OVERSEE THE CREATION OF FIPS AND AIPS IN THEIR AREAS AND MONITOR PROGRESS. AN SR IS A FORUM FOR PROCESSORS, IMPORTERS, AND OTHERS THAT BUY DIRECTLY FROM A SPECIFIC SEAFOOD SECTOR TO WORK TOGETHER IN A PRE-COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT TO ACHIEVE IMPROVEMENTS IN FISHERIES OR AQUACULTURE. CURRENTLY, SFP WORKS WITH APPROXIMATELY 11 SUPPLY CHAIN ROUNDTABLES. IN 2016, SFP BEGAN EMPHASIZING INDUSTRY-DRIVEN EFFORTS OVER SFP INITIATING FIPS, AIPS, AND SIMILAR PROJECTS ON ITS OWN. SFP PLANS AND HOLDS MANY SR MEETINGS TO COINCIDE WITH THE MAJOR ANNUAL SEAFOOD INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS IN BOSTON AND BRUSSELS. THIS GIVES SR PARTICIPANTS A CHANCE TO MEET IN PERSON TO DISCUSS PROGRESS AND RELATED ISSUES, PLUS IT GIVES SFP THE CHANCE TO BE ON HAND FACE-TO-FACE WITH THE PARTICIPANTS TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, PROVIDE UPDATED DATA CONNECTED TO A PARTICULAR PROJECT, AND OFFER ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. GIVEN THE PANDEMIC, IN 2021 THESE SEAFOOD TRADE SHOWS DID NOT TAKE PLACE IN-PERSON, AND SFP'S SR MEETINGS WERE HELD REMOTELY AND ON-LINE.SFP ENGAGES AND EDUCATES THE SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAIN BY SPONSORING ANNUAL FISHERIES FORUMS THAT PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR PARTNERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS TO MEET, LEARN, SHARE INFORMATION AND LESSONS LEARNED, AND DECIDE STRATEGIES FOR ACHIEVING SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES. HOWEVER, THIS REMAINED IMPOSSIBLE DURING 2021. INSTEAD, SFP SPONSORED VARIOUS ON-LINE TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS FOR OUR INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF SEAFOOD SUPPLY CHAINS IN ORDER TO INFORM AND BUILD CAPACITY FOR IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS.ANOTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION TOOL SFP USES TO INFORM IMPROVEMENT IN FISHERIES IS ITS FISHSOURCE PROGRAM-AN ONLINE INFORMATION RESOURCE THAT RECORDS THE STATUS OF FISH STOCKS AND FISHERIES AND, SINCE 2018, AQUACULTURE UNITS. SFP CREATED FISHSOURCE (WWW.FISHSOURCE.ORG) 15 YEARS AGO SO THAT THE SEAFOOD INDUSTRY CAN ACCESS UP-TO-DATE, IMPARTIAL, ACTIONABLE INFORMATION ON THE STATUS OF FISHERIES AND THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ARE NEEDED TO BECOME SUSTAINABLE. FISHSOURCE CURRENTLY PROVIDES PUBLIC INFORMATION ON 4,608 WILD CAPTURE FISHERIES. SINCE FISHSOURCE AQUACULTURE LAUNCHED IN 2018, 61 PUBLIC PROFILES HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED. THROUGH FISHSOURCE, SFP HAS BUILT A STANDARD FOR IDENTIFYING FISHERIES AND IS COLLABORATING WITH FAO TO GENERATE UNIVERSAL IDS FOR FISHERIES, GENERATING A MEANS FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING GOVERNMENTS, SCIENTISTS AND INDUSTRY, TO UNEQUIVOCALLY REFER TO A FISHERY.EXAMPLES OF SFP'S PROGRESS TOWARD GLOBALLY SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES IN 2021 INCLUDE: * MANY OF SFP'S CORPORATE PARTNERS INTRODUCED NEW SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD COMMITMENTS IN 2021, INCLUDING ONE RETAIL PARTNER THAT COMMITTED TO PROTECT ENDANGERED, THREATENED, AND PROTECTED (ETP) OCEAN WILDLIFE SPECIES, INCLUDING SHARKS, SEA TURTLES, SEABIRDS, WHALES, AND DOLPHINS, FROM BEING ACCIDENTALLY KILLED IN THE FISHERIES THAT THEY SOURCES FROM, ANOTHER RETAIL PARTNER HAS A NEW SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT THAT INCLUDES A PURCHASING PREFERENCE FOR SEAFOOD FROM FIPS RATED A-C THROUGH SFP'S FIP EVALUATION PROGRAM, SUPPORT FOR SFP'S SUPPLY CHAIN ROUNDTABLES, AND AN INTENTION TO BEGIN MAPPING ITS AQUACULTURE SOURCES IN 2022, A THIRD PARTNER WOULD LIKE TO SERVE 100-PERCENT ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE SEAFOOD BY 2022, INCLUDING PRODUCTS THAT ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN FIPS, AND A FINAL RETAIL PARTNER RELEASED A NEW 2021-2025 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENT THAT INCLUDES A COMMITMENT TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT FIPS AND AIPS.* PROTECTING OCEAN WILDLIFE: AFTER PILOTING THE FIRST BYCATCH AUDIT WITH A RETAIL PARTNER, SFP CONTINUED WORKING WITH BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL AND WHALE & DOLPHIN CONSERVATION THROUGHOUT 2021 ON ADDITIONAL AUDITS FOR SEVERAL OTHER SFP PARTNERS, WITH PUBLIC RELEASES BEGINNING EARLY NEXT YEAR.* SUPPORTING SMALL-SCALE FISHERS: SFP TEAMED UP WITH THE PERUVIAN MINISTRY OF PRODUCTION (PRODUCE) AND LOCAL NGO SOCIEDAD PERUANA DE DERECHO AMBIENTAL (SPDA) TO LAUNCH WWW.PESCAFORMAL.PE, TO HELP SMALL-SCALE FISHERS LEGALLY REGISTER THEIR VESSELS. IN JUST THE FIRST FEW MONTHS, ONE-THIRD OF THE FLEET (MORE THAN 1,150 VESSELS) RECEIVED THEIR VESSEL LICENSES.* IMPROVING FISHERIES MANAGEMENT: FISHER ASSOCIATIONS FROM ECUADOR AND PERU AND PROCESSING PLANTS FROM ECUADOR, PERU, AND COSTA RICA, ALL MEMBERS OF COREMAHI (THE REGIONAL COMMITTEE OF MAHI), AGREED TO IMPLEMENT A CODE OF CONDUCT, THE FIRST-EVER REGIONAL COORDINATION MECHANISM FOR IMPROVING THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE EASTERN PACIFIC OCEAN (EPO) MAHI-MAHI FISHERY. SFP PROVIDED TECHNICAL SUPPORT AND COORDINATION IN DEVELOPING AND APPROVING THE CODE.* PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE: SFP'S AQUACULTURE TECHNOLOGY SPOTLIGHT REPORT HIGHLIGHTED THE GROWING NUMBER OF DATA-DRIVEN TOOLS THAT BRING FISH FARMERS AND THEIR DATA TOGETHER TO MONITOR THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS AND SHARED RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH AQUACULTURE, BEYOND THE TRADITIONAL FARM SCALE.FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON SFP AND HIGHLIGHTS OF THE PAST YEAR, INCLUDING SFP'S 15TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN 2021, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SUSTAINABLEFISH.ORG OR VIEW OUR 2020-2021 ANNUAL REPORT HERE: HTTPS://HEYZINE.COM/FLIP-BOOK/A097253FAD.HTML.