Scope of Work Fishery Specific Management System

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II. Scope of Work

23 The Scope of Work for the assessment of the SLBSC fishery off the northwest and northern coast of Sri Lanka, was set out in a contractual agreement signed between the between the Consultant and the SEASL on 1 st August 2013 see Annex B. The sub activities proposed in respect of the assessment included, but were not restricted to; a A review of other comparable FIPs worldwide b A review of secondary data pertaining the BSC fishery in Sri Lanka c The identification and collection of primary data from relevant stakeholders d Drafting and finalising the fishery assessment report 24 The Scope of Work for the assessment was informed by the procedures and methods promoted by the SFP for the formulation of FIP 2 and guided by the criteria endorsed by the Marine Stewardship Council MSC vis-a-vis the certification of sustainable fisheries 3 . The conclusions and recommendation set out in the first draft of the final report were therefore presented i a o da e ith the “FP s t o p i ipal components for fishery improvement i.e., FIP 4: measurable and positive social and economic changes and FIP 5: measurable and positive biological and ecological change. The sub activities identified by SFP under FIP 3.0 were assigned to the relevant FIP principal component. 25 Following a review of the first draft of the final fishery assessment report a d ha ges i the NFI CC s perspective on fishery assessment reporting, the NFI CC requested the SEASL and the Consultant to submit the final report in accordance with the M“C s Fishe “ta da d: P i iples a d C ite ia fo Sustainable Fishing. The conclusions and recommendations presented below are thus made in a o da e ith M“C s th ee o e p i iples i.e., biological status of the fishery; ecological impact of the fishery and management of the fishery, rather than in accordance with the “FP s t o p i ipal components for fishery improvement impact on the environment and fishery as originally agreed. 26 This report represents the first of a series of deliverables agreed in the aforementioned contract. Other deliverables that have been achieved during the course of the fishery assessment include: a A web page for the SLBSC FIP http:www.seasl.lkindex.phpsustainablefisheriesslbscfip b A Scoping Document for the SLBSC FIP c A FIP Development Plan 2013 – 2014 d A FIP Implementation Plan and budget for the SLBSC FIP 2013 – 2016 e A Logic Model for the SLBSC FIP, based on the Development Plan and Implementation Plan 2 www.sustainablefish.org 3 www.msc.org 7

III. Fishery Assessment Methodology Criteria