Dutch Oyster Association oyster

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
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	18 Dec 2024	1 files
  Gap analysis	24 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Jun 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Mar 2024	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Public certification report	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	27 Feb 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Gap analysis	PDF (405.04 Kb)	24 Jun 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (119.73 Kb)	19 Feb 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (225.57 Kb)	09 Feb 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (119.48 Kb)	13 Dec 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (236.04 Kb)	11 Dec 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (117.22 Kb)	11 May 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance	PDF (490.22 Kb)	17 Jan 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance delayed	PDF (139.30 Kb)	28 Jan 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (184.38 Kb)	14 May 2019

• Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2785	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2442	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2443	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2444	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Mar 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (266.48 Kb)	21 Mar 2024

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	13 Dec 2023	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	13 Dec 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (262.21 Kb)	17 Jan 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (121.22 Kb)	25 Jan 2024

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	16 Aug 2023	1 files

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  Modification to the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Modified draft tree	12 May 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (689.71 Kb)	05 May 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (253.28 Kb)	11 May 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (121.00 Kb)	12 May 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Confirmation of assessment tree	PDF (511.66 Kb)	21 Jun 2023

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	12 May 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	27 Feb 2024	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	27 Feb 2024	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Use of the RBF	12 May 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	12 May 2023	1 files
  Scope declaration template	12 May 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: RA re-announcement	PDF (210.19 Kb)	12 May 2023

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	18 Dec 2024	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	01 Aug 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	01 Aug 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	09 Jul 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	10 Jul 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	04 Jun 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	06 Jun 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (271.28 Kb)	22 Jan 2018
  Variation Response	PDF (507.96 Kb)	07 Feb 2018

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Apr 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other document: Revised Timeline	PDF (56.57 Kb)	27 Apr 2018
  Stakeholder Announcement: 9 month PCDR deadline	PDF (104.99 Kb)	27 Apr 2018

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	25 Jul 2017	1 files
  Use of the RBF	25 Jul 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (274.66 Kb)	25 Jul 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (512.26 Kb)	25 Jul 2017

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	20 Jul 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2785	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2442	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2443	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2444	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	16 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Jun 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2785	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 4 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2442	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2443	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2444	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Apr 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Jul 2022	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2442	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 6 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2443	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 7 Handpicking of harvest size oysters	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-2444	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 8 On growing with off-bottom systems	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	09 Nov 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	09 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	12 Aug 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	12 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	01 Jul 2021	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	01 Jul 2021	3 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	01 Jul 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

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

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	15 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	16 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	15 Dec 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Jun 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Sep 2020	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (311.60 Kb)	28 Sep 2020

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Oct 2019	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	28 Feb 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	28 Feb 2013	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	31 Jan 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	31 Jan 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	11 Sep 2012	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	11 Sep 2012	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 Jul 2012	3 files
  Peer review confirmation	28 Aug 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	02 Feb 2012	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	10 Jan 2012	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	02 Nov 2011	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	10 Jan 2012	3 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Jul 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Oct 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	19 Jan 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Mar 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Jan 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 Mar 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0690	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 1 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds from the Oosterschelde	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0763	European flat oyster (Ostrea edulis)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 2 - On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0764	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 3 - Adult oysters/spat dredging on wild beds	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-0691	Pacific cupped oyster (Crassostrea gigas)	Miscellaneous Gear: UoA 5 On-growing of oysters on culture plots, collecting harvest size oysters from culture plots by dredging.	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Mar 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	06 May 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Response	PDF (184.43 Kb)	25 Mar 2014
  Variation Request	PDF (315.39 Kb)	04 Mar 2014
  Variation Response	PDF (184.99 Kb)	04 Mar 2014
  Variation Request	PDF (315.56 Kb)	25 Mar 2014

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