Marine Stewardship Council
Certifier : 
UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
21 Sep 2022
Certificate expires : 
20 Sep 2027

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
    Vessel List 10 Apr 2026 1 files
    Surveillance report 29 Dec 2025 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Aug 2025 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Audit postponement 06 Aug 2025 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 26 Jun 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Oct 2024 1 files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 19 Sep 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Vessel List PDF (55.54 Kb) 10 Apr 2026
    Vessel List PDF (109.45 Kb) 12 Sep 2025
    Vessel List PDF (110.41 Kb) 06 Aug 2025
    Vessel List PDF (62.91 Kb) 11 Mar 2024
    Vessel List PDF (53.52 Kb) 08 Sep 2023
    Vessel List PDF (61.24 Kb) 14 Apr 2023
    Vessel List PDF (57.28 Kb) 15 Feb 2023
    Vessel List PDF (112.40 Kb) 01 Feb 2023
    Vessel List PDF (111.66 Kb) 18 Jan 2023
    Vessel List PDF (117.31 Kb) 18 Oct 2022
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (286.85 Kb) 20 Sep 2022
    Notice of intent to review new information PDF (44.29 Kb) 03 Mar 2022
  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2535 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Vessel type – large tonnage vessels equipped with special trawl system aboard. 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 28 Mar 2024 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 20 Sep 2022 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 25 Aug 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 24 Aug 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 05 Jul 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 05 Jul 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 12 Jan 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 14 Feb 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 26 Nov 2021 1 files
    Variation Response 08 Dec 2021 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 23 Oct 2022 1 files
    Use of the RBF 23 Aug 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 24 Oct 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2025)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2535 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Vessel type – large tonnage vessels equipped with special trawl system aboard. 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Aug 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 29 Dec 2025 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 26 Jun 2025 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance Audit postponement 06 Aug 2025 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2535 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Vessel type – large tonnage vessels equipped with special trawl system aboard. 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 24 Jul 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Oct 2024 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 30 Jul 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2535 Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma) Trawls - Midwater trawls: Vessel type – large tonnage vessels equipped with special trawl system aboard. 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 25 Jul 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 27 Oct 2023 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 19 Sep 2024 1 files