Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
Bureau Veritas Certification
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
09 Feb 2017
Certificate expires : 
08 Aug 2027

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
    Vessel List 18 Feb 2026 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2025 1 files
    Variation Request 13 Jun 2025 1 files
    Variation Response 13 Jun 2025 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Apr 2025 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of fishery name 08 Nov 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Jul 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (261.18 Kb) 11 Sep 2021
    Vessel List PDF (323.15 Kb) 16 Feb 2021
    Vessel List PDF (83.75 Kb) 03 Apr 2020
    Vessel List PDF (38.81 Kb) 24 Apr 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (39.35 Kb) 22 Mar 2019
    Vessel List PDF (40.69 Kb) 06 Apr 2017
    Vessel List PDF (39.06 Kb) 28 Feb 2017
  • Re-Assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Jun 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 08 Jun 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Announcement PCR V3 03 Jun 2022 1 files
    Variation Request 24 May 2022 1 files
    Variation Response 31 May 2022 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 14 Feb 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 14 Feb 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Vessel List 10 Feb 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 10 Jan 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 10 Jan 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document 10 Jan 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 17 Nov 2021 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 11 Sep 2021 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 15 Sep 2021 1 files
    Variation Response 16 Sep 2021 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 11 Sep 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 20 Sep 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-2894 Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 04 Apr 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 17 Jul 2025 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 13 Jun 2025 1 files
    Variation Response 13 Jun 2025 1 files
    Vessel List 18 Feb 2026 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-2894 Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Mar 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Jul 2024 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Change of fishery name 08 Nov 2024 1 files
    Vessel List 14 Mar 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-2894 Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 28 Mar 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 07 Jul 2023 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 22 Nov 2023 1 files

  • Scope Extension (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2894 Chilean nylon shrimp (Heterocarpus reedi) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 13 Dec 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 13 Dec 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Certificate sharing 23 Dec 2022 1 files
    Other document: Change in the fishery name 16 Dec 2022 1 files
    Vessel List 23 Dec 2022 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 15 Nov 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 15 Nov 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 04 Oct 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report 04 Oct 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 03 Aug 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 02 Jun 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Other document: Use of RBF (in Spanish) 02 Jun 2022 1 files

    Scope extension announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Use of the RBF 02 Jun 2022 1 files
    Scope extension announcement 02 Jun 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 03 Jun 2022 1 files
    Variation Request 18 May 2022 1 files
    Variation Response 24 May 2022 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 24 Oct 2022 1 files

  • Initial assessment (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 09 Feb 2017 1 files
    Public certification report 09 Feb 2017 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 17 Jan 2017 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 17 Jan 2017 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 22 Nov 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 22 Nov 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 14 Jun 2016 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 20 Oct 2015 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Review Team Membership (Final Version) 26 Apr 2016 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 10 Jun 2016 1 files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 12 Jan 2017 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 May 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Sep 2021 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement 13 Sep 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Feb 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 21 Aug 2020 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 31 Jul 2020 1 files
    Variation Response 31 Jul 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Feb 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Jun 2019 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 08 May 2019 1 files
    Variation Response 10 May 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1282 Blue squat lobster (Cervimunida johni) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)
      UoC-1281 Carrot squat lobster (Pleuroncodes monodon) Trawls - Bottom trawls 87 (Pacific, Southeast)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 05 Feb 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Jun 2018 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 02 May 2018 1 files
    Variation Response 03 May 2018 1 files
    Vessel List 12 Mar 2018 1 files