- Certifier :
- Global Trust Certification Ltd.
- Certified status :
- Suspended
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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Notice of Intent to suspend 20 May 2025 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 16 Apr 2025 1 files Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification - Delay to Year 2 surveillance announcement. 22 Oct 2024 1 files Stakeholder Announcement 09 Oct 2024 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 12 Jul 2024 1 files Surveillance report 12 Jul 2024 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Apr 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
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Re-Assessment
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-2850 Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-2851 Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 04 Nov 2022 1 files Public certification report announcement 04 Nov 2022 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 04 Nov 2022 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final draft report and determination 15 Sep 2022 1 files Final draft report and determination announcement 15 Sep 2022 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 21 Jun 2022 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 21 Jun 2022 1 files
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 27 Apr 2022 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 22 Feb 2022 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Stakeholder Announcement: RBF background document 10 Mar 2022 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 22 Feb 2022 1 files Use of the RBF 22 Feb 2022 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 21 Feb 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-2850 Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-2851 Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 16 Apr 2025 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2024)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-2850 Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-2851 Beaked redfish (Sebastes mentella) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 10 Apr 2024 1 files Surveillance report 12 Jul 2024 1 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2015)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 23 May 2017 1 files Public certification announcement 23 May 2017 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 20 Apr 2017 1 files Final report and determination announcement 20 Apr 2017 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 28 Feb 2017 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 28 Feb 2017 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 06 Sep 2016 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Other document: Revised Timeline 17 Nov 2016 2 files Variation Request 13 Dec 2016 1 files Variation Response 13 Dec 2016 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 27 May 2015 1 files Other Documents Published on Files Other document: Revised Timeline 03 Dec 2015 2 files Stakeholder Announcement: Fishery Name Change 30 Apr 2015 1 files Variation Request 07 Jun 2016 1 files Variation Response 09 Nov 2016 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 27 May 2015 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Proposed assessment team 31 Mar 2015 1 files Stakeholder announcement 26 Mar 2015 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 14 Apr 2015 1 files Other Documents Published on Files List of client group members 26 Mar 2015 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 26 Mar 2015 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 13 Dec 2021 1 files Surveillance report 15 Mar 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 27 Oct 2020 1 files Surveillance report 03 Feb 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 18 Apr 2019 1 files Surveillance report 19 Jul 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1217 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-1218 Acadian redfish (Sebastes fasciatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 28 May 2018 1 files Surveillance report 28 Aug 2018 1 files
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