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Red and common octopus fishery, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Verifier : 
SCS Global Services
Verified status : 
In-transition to MSC

Overview

Fisheries in the ITM program are not certified against the MSC Fisheries Standard, and their products cannot display the MSC ecolabel. When joining ITM, they commit to entering assessment against the Standard within five years. During this time, they are required to demonstrate progress against an improvement action plan, and this progress is verified by an independent assessor.

Fisheries are composed of one or more parts, each of which is entitled to receive an MSC certificate. These parts or “units” are defined by their target stock(s), fishing gear type(s) and (if relevant) vessel type(s), and the fishing fleets or groups of vessels.

When the term “Unit of Certification” is used for fishing units that are in ITM, it refers to the “Unit of Assessment” or “Unit of potential certification”. Expand a status below to view the parts that form this fishery. To check the detailed scope, open the Assessments page to get the latest report.

The In-Transition to MSC program is in a pilot phase until the end of 2024. During this time, the details of the program – including cost and terms of participation – are subject to change.

Units of Assessment

  • In-transition to MSC
    MSC UoC Number Species Gear Type Ocean Area
    UoC-2612 Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Also employs a fishing rod with lines and bait, in this fishery a hook is used at the line. In the Yucatan peninsula the pole and line fishing gear is used. 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)
    UoC-2611 Mexican four-eyed octopus (Octopus maya) Hooks And Lines - Handlines and pole-lines (hand-operated): Fishing rod with lines containing bait, this method is known locally as gareteo 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

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Catch by Species

Species Reported Catch Year Metric Tonnes
Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris) 2023 27,000

Information is provided by an independent Conformity Assessment Body as live weight (the weight of species at the time of catch, before processing) and where a fishing season covers multiple years, the end year is given as the reported catch year. Additional information is available in the latest report, see the assessments page.