18 the BSC FIP and fishery in the field, tested hypotheses, started to ask more focused questions,
reflected on the outcomes, started again, draw conclusions etcetera. The use of the first person reflects this learning process and allows for self-critical discussion if needed at the end of this report.
3.2 The BSC FIP
In order to be able to analyse the BSC FIP approach towards improvement qualitative research was performed in which semi-structured interviews, direct observations and literature were used as
information sources. For this part of the study in total, seven semi-structured interviews n=7 were conducted which lasted approximately 45 until 90 minutes. The language of communication was
English. During the interviews, a topic list was used which indicated objectives that should be reached at the end of the interview. Each objective was subdivided in topics that were part of the
objective and that could help probing if necessary. The topic list was adapted to the person that was interviewed and to the organisation he represented. Additionally, the topic list was adapted parallel
with my learning process from more general questions about decision making within the BSC FIP and about actors involved in the BSC FIP towards their perception on FIPs, improvement and on the two
measures that were studied specifically. The seven interviewees were chronologically the Executive Director of APRI, the Asia Liaison of the National Fisheries Institute Crab Council NFI Crab Council,
the blue swimming crab Coordinator of the SFP, a representative of Blue Stars Group which is an Affiliate Member one out of two of APRI and the following APRI-members three out of seven: PT
Bumi Menara Industri BMI, PT Kelola Mina Laut KML and PT Windika Utama WU. Direct observations gave insight in the actual practices and activities of the BSC FIP. I visited two
processing companies of APRI-members one in Surabaya and one in Semarang, where I observed the practices in the processing companies. I attended a workshop on stock assessment for the BSC in
Jakarta and joined a visit of the Executive Director of APRI and the Asia Liaison of the Crab Council to the BBPPI Balai Besar Pengembangan Penangkapan Ikan, freely translated as the centre for the
development of fisheries in Semarang. On top of that, scientific and grey literature was studied in order to be able to put the BSC FIP approach in a broader context of FIPs and fishery management
programs and in order to put the information and measures in a scientific context.
3.3 The implementation of the BSC FIP
