Bass Strait central zone scallop

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: Delayed audit	07 Feb 2025	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	18 Oct 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Oct 2024	1 files
  Vessel List	27 Sep 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Jul 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	23 Jul 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	16 Jul 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed audit	PDF (92.68 Kb)	07 Feb 2025
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (159.17 Kb)	18 Oct 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (1571.35 Kb)	27 Sep 2024
  Vessel List	PDF (1568.30 Kb)	12 Aug 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (116.80 Kb)	23 Jul 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (112.39 Kb)	16 Jul 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed audit	PDF (93.18 Kb)	05 Feb 2024

• Initial assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2477	Southern Australia scallop (Pecten fumatus)	Dredges - Boat dredges: Scallop harvester vessel	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	10 Mar 2022	1 files
  Public certification report	10 Mar 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (190.82 Kb)	10 Mar 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (1396.70 Kb)	10 Mar 2022

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	16 Dec 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	16 Dec 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	28 Oct 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	28 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	26 May 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	23 Feb 2021	1 files
  Stakeholder Input (ACDR)	26 Apr 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (103.03 Kb)	17 Feb 2021
  Variation Response	PDF (118.53 Kb)	18 Feb 2021

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	23 Feb 2021	1 files
  Use of the RBF	23 Feb 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	27 Jan 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2477	Southern Australia scallop (Pecten fumatus)	Dredges - Boat dredges: Scallop harvester vessel	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Jul 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Oct 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2477	Southern Australia scallop (Pecten fumatus)	Dredges - Boat dredges: Scallop harvester vessel	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Feb 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 May 2023	1 files

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