Australia east coast king prawn

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.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Surveillance report	18 May 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Mar 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jul 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	20 May 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Mar 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Mar 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	PDF (92.99 Kb)	20 May 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (116.50 Kb)	19 Mar 2025
  Variation Request	PDF (117.00 Kb)	09 Mar 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed audit	PDF (93.51 Kb)	20 May 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (368.79 Kb)	05 Dec 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (322.78 Kb)	23 Jun 2023

• Initial assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2786	Eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	23 Jun 2023	1 files
  Public certification report	23 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	30 May 2023	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	30 May 2023	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	24 Mar 2023	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	24 Mar 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	24 Mar 2023	2 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	23 Jun 2023	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	26 Oct 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	03 Aug 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder Input (ACDR)	05 Oct 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	05 Aug 2022	1 files
  Use of the RBF	05 Aug 2022	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	24 Mar 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2786	Eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Mar 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 May 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2786	Eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jul 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Sep 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2786	Eastern king prawn (Penaeus plebejus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Demersal otter trawl	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Jul 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Oct 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	02 Oct 2024	1 files

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