East Kamchatka Alaska (Walleye) pollock mid-water trawl

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
  Public Comment Draft Report	20 Apr 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	20 Apr 2026	1 files
  Vessel List	25 Mar 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Feb 2026	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	04 Feb 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	17 Nov 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Nov 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (203.11 Kb)	25 Mar 2026
  Vessel List	PDF (240.59 Kb)	29 Dec 2025
  Vessel List	PDF (679.99 Kb)	16 Jan 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (587.56 Kb)	15 Jul 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (216.76 Kb)	14 Jul 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (582.71 Kb)	10 Feb 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (212.94 Kb)	04 Oct 2021
  List of client group members	PDF (501.73 Kb)	09 Aug 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (210.24 Kb)	17 Dec 2020

• Re-Assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2445	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	20 Apr 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	20 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	04 Feb 2026	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	12 Nov 2025	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	30 Oct 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	17 Nov 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	12 Nov 2025	1 files
  Timeline	12 Nov 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2445	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Nov 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Feb 2026	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2445	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	28 Mar 2024	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	01 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	23 Aug 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	11 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	30 Jun 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	30 Jun 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	21 Apr 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	17 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	23 Oct 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	12 Feb 2021	1 files
  Variation Response	15 Feb 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	17 Dec 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2445	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Apr 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Jul 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	04 Jun 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2445	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Jan 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Apr 2024	2 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: MSC At Sea Labour Eligibility Requirements Reporting	31 Jan 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2445	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Oct 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	09 Nov 2022	1 files

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