- Certifier :
- q.inspecta GmbH
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 25 Aug 2015
- Certificate expires :
- 23 Feb 2031
Assessments
The MSC Fisheries Standard is used to assess if a fishery is well-managed and sustainable. More about how the standard is used, what is assessed and the process.
Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.
Please note, units in this fishery were previously covered under Australia winter spawning blue grenadier.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 23 Feb 2026 1 files Public certification report 23 Feb 2026 1 files Public certification report announcement 23 Feb 2026 1 files Vessel List 23 Feb 2026 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 10 Dec 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 10 Dec 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report 10 Sep 2025 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Merged certificates PDF (92.24 Kb) 13 Feb 2025 Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed stakeholder announcement PDF (92.61 Kb) 21 Jan 2025 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (163.23 Kb) 09 May 2024 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (163.18 Kb) 08 May 2024 Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit PDF (93.12 Kb) 23 Jan 2024 Vessel List PDF (79.16 Kb) 26 Nov 2019 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (169.44 Kb) 16 Aug 2019 Vessel List PDF (55.54 Kb) 14 May 2019 -
Re-Assessment
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 23 Feb 2026 1 files Public certification report announcement 23 Feb 2026 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 23 Feb 2026 1 files Vessel List 23 Feb 2026 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 10 Sep 2025 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 10 Sep 2025 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 14 May 2025 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 21 Mar 2025 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 10 Dec 2025 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 10 Dec 2025 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Scope declaration template 21 Mar 2025 1 files Fishery announcement template 21 Mar 2025 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 21 Mar 2025 1 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 05 Aug 2020 1 files Public certification report announcement 05 Aug 2020 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 21 May 2020 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 21 May 2020 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 14 Apr 2020 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 14 Apr 2020 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 09 Jan 2020 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 23 Oct 2019 1 files
Timeline
Documents Published on Files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 23 Oct 2019 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Timeline 24 Oct 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 21 Mar 2025 1 files Surveillance report 15 May 2025 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 22 Mar 2024 1 files Surveillance report 08 May 2024 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 23 Mar 2023 1 files Surveillance report 16 Jun 2023 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 24 Mar 2022 1 files Surveillance report 12 Aug 2022 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Vessel List 14 Jun 2022 1 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2013)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 25 Aug 2015 1 files Public certification announcement 25 Aug 2015 1 files Other Documents Published on Files List of client group members 26 Aug 2015 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination announcement 23 Jul 2015 1 files Final report and determination 23 Jul 2015 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report announcement 07 May 2015 1 files Public comment draft report 10 May 2015 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 06 Jan 2015 1 files Peer review confirmation 27 Jan 2015 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 17 Dec 2013 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 29 Oct 2013 1 files Assessment tree confirmation 17 Dec 2013 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Proposed assessment team 24 Sep 2013 3 files Stakeholder announcement 12 Nov 2014 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 15 Oct 2013 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 Apr 2015 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 23 Oct 2019 1 files Surveillance report 24 Jan 2020 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 01 Sep 2018 1 files Surveillance report 16 Nov 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 29 Jun 2017 1 files Surveillance report 08 Oct 2017 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1039 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Bottom trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest) UoC-0699 Hoki (Macruronus novaezelandiae) Trawls - Midwater trawls 57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern), 81 (Pacific, Southwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 07 Jul 2016 1 files Surveillance report 09 Sep 2016 1 files
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