fishery improvement project

A fishery improvement project, or FIP, is a multi-stakeholder effort to improve the sustainability of a fishery. While FIPs vary in scope and nature, to be considered as such, a FIP must meet a number of requirements pertaining to participation, funding, transparency, and scientific rigor.Conservation Alliance for Seafood Solutions. [http://solutionsforseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Alliance-FIP-Guidelines-3.7.15.pdf Guidelines for Supporting Fishery Improvement Projects] March 7, 2015 By 2015, there were over 80 fishery improvement projects around the world, representing approximately 10% of the current wild seafood production.Packard Foundation. [http://speakingofseafood.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Progress-towards-Sustainable-Seafood-June-2015.pdf Progress toward Sustainable Seafood - By the Numbers 2015 Edition] P. 25, June 2015 By 2021, at least registered at FisheryProgress.org Council, there are more than 130 functional FIPs around the globe.{{Cite web|title=FIP Directory {{!}} Fishery Progress|url=https://fisheryprogress.org/directory|access-date=2021-09-01|website=fisheryprogress.org}}