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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Surveillance report 21 Jan 2021 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 14 Oct 2020 1 files Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 19 Jul 2019 1 files Surveillance report 08 Mar 2019 1 files Surveillance audit announcement 06 Dec 2018 1 files Fishery Suspended 01 Oct 2018 1 files Notice of Intent to suspend 31 Aug 2018 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (269.00 Kb) 19 Jul 2019 Fishery Suspended PDF (236.62 Kb) 01 Oct 2018 Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (165.86 Kb) 31 Aug 2018 -
Initial Assessment
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1168 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1169 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification announcement 03 May 2016 1 files Public certification report 03 May 2016 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 05 Apr 2016 1 files Final report and determination announcement 05 Apr 2016 1 files
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 22 Dec 2015 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 22 Dec 2015 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 06 Oct 2015 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 15 Jan 2015 1 files
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 15 Jan 2015 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Proposed assessment team 27 Nov 2014 1 files Stakeholder announcement 27 Nov 2014 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 13 Jan 2015 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 27 Nov 2014 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2020)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1168 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1169 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 14 Oct 2020 1 files Surveillance report 21 Jan 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2018)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1168 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1169 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 06 Dec 2018 1 files Surveillance report 08 Mar 2019 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1169 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1168 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 17 Oct 2017 1 files Surveillance report 22 Jan 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1169 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1168 Common sole (Solea solea) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Trammel nets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 29 Sep 2016 1 files Surveillance report 10 Jan 2017 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (263.52 Kb) 02 Jan 2017 Variation Response PDF (242.13 Kb) 06 Jan 2017
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