Canada (British Columbia) Pacific hook and line halibut fishery and sablefish caught by licensed commercial halibut vessels

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 report	31 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Oct 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance announcement	06 Aug 2025	1 files
  Public Certification Report	19 Mar 2025	1 files
  Public Certification Report announcement	19 Mar 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Fishery Name Change	19 Mar 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	26 Feb 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance announcement	PDF (217.81 Kb)	06 Aug 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Fishery Name Change	PDF (187.90 Kb)	19 Mar 2025
  List of client group members	PDF (34.12 Kb)	13 Sep 2023
  List of client group members	PDF (68.12 Kb)	19 Mar 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (409.49 Kb)	12 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	23 Aug 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	23 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	23 Aug 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	04 Jun 2024	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	04 Jun 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	06 Mar 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	06 Oct 2023	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	25 Jul 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	25 Jul 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	24 Jul 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	29 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	06 Oct 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	06 Oct 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	04 Oct 2023	1 files
  Timeline	06 Oct 2023	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1437	Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Certification Report announcement	19 Mar 2025	1 files
  Public Certification Report	19 Mar 2025	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	26 Feb 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	26 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

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

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	16 Oct 2024	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	30 Aug 2024	1 files
  Scope declaration template	30 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	30 Aug 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	03 Sep 2024	1 files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	04 Sep 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	03 Sep 2024	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	26 Mar 2019	1 files
  Public certification report	26 Mar 2019	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	26 Feb 2019	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	26 Feb 2019	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	20 Dec 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report	20 Dec 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	25 Sep 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Additional Information Gathering Stage	29 May 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	28 Sep 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	06 Nov 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Oct 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Jan 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Mar 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 Jul 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Nov 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	25 Jan 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	31 Oct 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	27 Mar 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Request for variation accepted	20 Jan 2020	1 files
  Variation Request	09 Jan 2020	1 files
  Variation Response	17 Jan 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Sep 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Nov 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Catch Data - 3rd Surveillance Audit	28 Nov 2018	10 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	30 Jun 2015	1 files
  Public certification announcement	30 Jun 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	30 Jun 2015	1 files
  Variation Request	10 Dec 2014	1 files
  Variation Response	14 Aug 2014	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	04 Jun 2015	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	04 Jun 2015	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	23 Apr 2015	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	23 Apr 2015	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 Sep 2014	4 files
  Peer review confirmation	07 Oct 2014	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	12 Aug 2014	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	10 Sep 2013	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	19 Sep 2013	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	20 Aug 2013	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	16 Aug 2013	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	09 Dec 2014	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	20 Mar 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Dec 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	10 Apr 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	28 Sep 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Jan 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 Sep 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Nov 2016	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1437	Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	20 Oct 2016	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	02 Nov 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification of Withdrawal of scope extension	23 May 2017	1 files

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  Expedited audit announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Notification statement	16 Sep 2016	1 files
  Expedited assessment announcement	16 Sep 2016	1 files
  Gap Analysis	16 Sep 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Expedited audit announcement	16 Sep 2016	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2003)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	23 Sep 2009	1 files
  Public certification announcement	23 Sep 2009	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	20 Mar 2015	1 files
  Variation Response	07 Apr 2015	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	27 Aug 2009	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	27 Aug 2009	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	20 May 2009	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	20 May 2009	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Revised target eligibility date	22 May 2009	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	05 Jan 2004	2 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	01 Feb 2005	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: DFO submission against the final assessment tree	08 Jul 2007	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: industry and DFO submissions against the final assessment tree	08 Jul 2007	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: PHMA submission against the final assessment tree	08 Jul 2007	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	12 Mar 2007	2 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Assessment continuing	12 Mar 2007	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Aug 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Dec 2013	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	23 Sep 2014	1 files
  Variation Request	06 Jan 2015	1 files
  Variation Response	06 Jan 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Aug 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	26 Nov 2012	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	25 Oct 2011	2 files
  Surveillance report	16 Feb 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	02 May 2012	1 files
  Variation Response	02 May 2012	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2010)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0093	Pacific Halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	67 (Pacific, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	15 Oct 2010	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 May 2011	1 files

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