Certifier : 
MRAG Americas, Inc.
Certified status : 
In Assessment

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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  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Timeline: Assessment timeline 25 Feb 2025 1 files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report = Open consultation 21 Feb 2025 1 files
    Fishery announcement template 21 Feb 2025 1 files
    Scope declaration template 21 Feb 2025 1 files
  • Initial assessment (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-3378 Blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3337 Blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3321 Blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3377 Blackspotted rockfish (Sebastes melanostictus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3322 Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3351 Bocaccio rockfish (Sebastes paucispinis) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3323 Canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3352 Canary rockfish (Sebastes pinniger) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3325 Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3324 Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3353 Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3354 Dover sole (Microstomus pacificus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3328 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3326 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3327 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3329 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3358 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3357 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3355 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3356 Lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3332 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3331 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3330 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3334 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3359 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3360 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3333 Pacific ocean perch (Sebastes alutus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3361 Petrale sole (Eopsetta jordani) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3335 Redstripe rockfish (Sebastes proriger) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3362 Redstripe rockfish (Sebastes proriger) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3342 Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3341 Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3367 Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3368 Rougheye rockfish (Sebastes aleutianus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3343 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3369 Sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3344 Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3370 Shortspine thornyhead (Sebastolobus alascanus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3345 Silvergray rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3371 Silvergray rockfish (Sebastes brevispinis) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3339 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3340 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3338 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3336 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3365 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3366 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3364 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3363 Southern rock sole (Lepidopsetta bilineata) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3347 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3346 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3372 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3373 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3348 Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3374 Widow rockfish (Sebastes entomelas) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3349 Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3375 Yellowmouth rockfish (Sebastes reedi) Trawls - Midwater trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3350 Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Trawls - Bottom trawls 67 (Pacific, Northeast)
      UoC-3376 Yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 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