Certifier : 
Acoura Marine Limited trading as LRQA
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
06 Mar 2014
Certificate expires : 
30 Jun 2029

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 01 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 01 Jul 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination 24 May 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination announcement 24 May 2024 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report 18 Apr 2024 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report announcement 18 Apr 2024 1 files
    Variation Response 18 Apr 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (137.81 Kb) 11 Jul 2019
    Variation Response PDF (245.78 Kb) 07 Sep 2017
    Variation Request PDF (274.72 Kb) 06 Sep 2017
  • Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 01 Jul 2024 1 files
    Public certification report 01 Jul 2024 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public Comment Draft Report announcement 18 Apr 2024 1 files
    Public Comment Draft Report 18 Apr 2024 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 29 Nov 2023 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 02 Aug 2023 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final Draft Report and determination 24 May 2024 1 files
    Final Draft Report and determination announcement 24 May 2024 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 02 Aug 2023 1 files
    Use of the RBF 02 Aug 2023 1 files
    Scope declaration template 02 Aug 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (360.24 Kb) 02 Aug 2023
    Variation Request PDF (236.97 Kb) 19 Sep 2023
    Variation Response PDF (117.13 Kb) 25 Sep 2023

  • Re-Assessment (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 05 Nov 2018 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 05 Nov 2018 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

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

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 26 Jun 2018 1 files
    Public comment draft report 25 Jun 2018 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 16 Feb 2018 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 29 Sep 2017 1 files
    Use of the RBF 29 Sep 2017 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 19 Apr 2018 1 files
    Assessment timeline 19 Apr 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Aug 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 12 Dec 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Oct 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Aug 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Nov 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 07 Aug 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 Nov 2019 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 06 Mar 2014 1 files
    Public certification announcement 06 Mar 2014 1 files

    There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
    The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
    Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.


    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 05 Dec 2013 2 files
    Final report and determination announcement 05 Dec 2013 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report announcement 30 Sep 2013 2 files
    Public comment draft report 03 Oct 2013 2 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 26 Feb 2013 3 files
    Peer review confirmation 04 Jul 2013 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 18 Oct 2012 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (267.91 Kb) 18 Oct 2012
    Variation Request PDF (268.06 Kb) 18 Oct 2012

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 11 Sep 2012 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed assessment team 16 Aug 2012 1 files
    Stakeholder announcement 16 Aug 2012 1 files
    Confirmation of assessment team 11 Sep 2012 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 18 Feb 2014 3 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 08 Feb 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Apr 2018 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2017)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 29 Mar 2017 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 Jun 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (484.95 Kb) 29 Mar 2017
    Variation Response PDF (364.92 Kb) 30 Mar 2017

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Mar 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 12 May 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0754 Patagonia toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides) Hooks And Lines - Set longlines 41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 10 Mar 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 21 Apr 2015 1 files