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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Initial assessment
(started 2025)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-3321 Atlantic redfishes nei (Sebastes spp) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3351 Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3352 Canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3353 Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3355 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3359 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3361 Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3362 Redstripe rockfish (Sebastes proriger) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3369 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3370 Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3371 Silvergray rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3363 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3372 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3374 Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3375 Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast) UoC-3376 Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Trawls - Other: Bottom and midwater trawl 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 21 Feb 2025 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 21 Feb 2025 1 files Scope declaration template 21 Feb 2025 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 25 Feb 2025 1 files
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