Dutch North Sea spisula

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
  Public certification report	09 Jan 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	09 Jan 2026	1 files
  List of client group members	09 Jan 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	16 Dec 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	16 Dec 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	13 Nov 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	11 Nov 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (115.26 Kb)	06 Feb 2025

• Initial assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3170	Subtruncate surf clam (Spisula subtruncata)	Dredges - Boat dredges: Adapted shellfish dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	09 Jan 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	09 Jan 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	09 Jan 2026	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	16 Dec 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	16 Dec 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	13 Nov 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	11 Nov 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	08 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Amended Time of Proposed RBF	10 Mar 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change of P1 assessor	04 Feb 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed use of RBF	17 Feb 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	03 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	08 Aug 2024	1 files
  Scope declaration template	08 Aug 2024	1 files
  Use of the RBF	14 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	09 Mar 2025	1 files
  Timeline	08 Aug 2024	1 files

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