Canada 0AB 2+3KLMNO Greenland Halibut Bottom Trawl and Gillnet

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 audit announcement = Open consultation	12 Sep 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Dec 2022	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Sep 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Nov 2021	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 May 2021	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to UoA Wording	PDF (173.94 Kb)	14 Jan 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (370.47 Kb)	05 Dec 2019

• Initial assessment (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1815	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1817	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1813	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1816	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1814	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1812	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	05 Dec 2019	1 files
  Public certification report	16 Mar 2021	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	07 Nov 2019	1 files
  Final report and determination	07 Nov 2019	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	03 Oct 2019	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	03 Oct 2019	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	04 Apr 2019	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	07 Jun 2018	2 files
  Use of the RBF	07 Jun 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: New Information Period	PDF (115.93 Kb)	07 Mar 2019

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	26 Apr 2019	1 files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	16 Aug 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1817	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1815	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1813	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1812	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1816	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1814	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Sep 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1817	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1813	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1815	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1814	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1812	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1816	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Sep 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Dec 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1813	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1815	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1817	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1814	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1816	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1812	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 May 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Nov 2021	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1817	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1815	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1813	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Gillnets	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1816	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1812	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1814	Greenland halibut (Reinhardtius hippoglossoides)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Expedited audit

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	18 Dec 2020	1 files
  Expedited audit report	12 Feb 2021	1 files

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