Australia west coast deep sea crab

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
  Stakeholder Announcement: Variation Request Approved - P2 Assessor to Attend Site Visit Remotely	15 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	15 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	15 May 2026	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	20 Mar 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	20 Mar 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Mar 2026	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	18 Mar 2026	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit delayed announcement	PDF (196.57 Kb)	29 Nov 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	PDF (92.75 Kb)	20 Nov 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (149.91 Kb)	23 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	20 Mar 2026	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	18 Mar 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	20 Mar 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Variation Request Approved - P2 Assessor to Attend Site Visit Remotely	15 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	15 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	15 May 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	18 Mar 2026	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	15 Dec 2021	1 files
  Public certification report	15 Dec 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	16 Dec 2021	1 files
  Variation Request	15 Dec 2021	1 files
  Variation Response	17 Dec 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	17 Oct 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	05 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	10 Aug 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	10 Aug 2021	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	10 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	09 Jun 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	23 Mar 2021	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	23 Mar 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	30 Mar 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Mar 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 May 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	12 Aug 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 May 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Sep 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jan 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 May 2023	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	14 Jul 2016	1 files
  Public certification announcement	14 Jul 2016	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	26 May 2016	1 files
  Final report and determination	26 May 2016	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	21 Apr 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	21 Apr 2016	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	09 Dec 2015	3 files
  Peer review confirmation	27 Jan 2016	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	17 Mar 2015	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	17 Mar 2015	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	16 Apr 2015	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	26 Feb 2015	1 files
  Proposed assessment team	26 Feb 2015	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	12 Mar 2015	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	08 Mar 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 Oct 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 Jan 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Oct 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Apr 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Aug 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	16 Aug 2018	1 files
  Variation Response	16 Aug 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1200	Crystal crab (Chaceon albus)	Traps - Pots	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jun 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Sep 2017	1 files

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