Falkland Island toothfish

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

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  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

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  Peer review

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

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

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

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  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

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  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

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• 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

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  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

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  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

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  Client and peer review

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

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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.

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  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

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  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

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  Client and peer review

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

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  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

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  Defining the assessment tree

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

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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