Baie de Seine scallop dredge

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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement = Open consultation	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	15 Sep 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	15 Sep 2025	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 May 2025	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	17 Feb 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: SH Notification - Change in Assessment team - Feb25	17 Feb 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (302.56 Kb)	04 Feb 2025

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3231	Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3232	Great Atlantic scallop (Pecten maximus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	17 Oct 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	17 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	15 Sep 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	15 Sep 2025	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 May 2025	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	17 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	03 Jan 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	15 Jan 2025	1 files
  Use of the RBF	15 Jan 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: SH Notification - Change in Assessment team - Feb25	PDF (176.57 Kb)	17 Feb 2025

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	03 Jan 2025	1 files

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