Gaspésie lobster trap spring fishery

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
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	17 Sep 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Sep 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Jun 2024	1 files
  UOA Form	12 Jun 2024	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	29 Nov 2023	1 files
  Vessel List	29 Aug 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Aug 2023	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (171.72 Kb)	29 Nov 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (725.61 Kb)	29 Aug 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after certificate anniversary	PDF (106.97 Kb)	16 Feb 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after certificate anniversary	PDF (102.98 Kb)	14 Feb 2022
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change of Fishery Name	PDF (139.39 Kb)	07 Sep 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (191.48 Kb)	25 Feb 2021
  Variation Response	PDF (124.66 Kb)	18 Dec 2020
  Variation Request	PDF (209.43 Kb)	07 Dec 2020
  Variation Request	PDF (209.43 Kb)	07 Dec 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (370.62 Kb)	07 Jun 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	25 Feb 2021	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	25 Feb 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	13 Jan 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	13 Jan 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	04 Dec 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	04 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	24 Sep 2019	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (228.27 Kb)	21 Feb 2020
  Variation Response	PDF (135.90 Kb)	25 Feb 2020

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	04 Jun 2019	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Additional stakeholder consultation period	PDF (160.75 Kb)	24 Feb 2020

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (97.15 Kb)	19 Dec 2019

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	04 Jun 2019	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	24 Feb 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Sep 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (312.37 Kb)	17 Sep 2024
  UOA Form	PDF (126.83 Kb)	12 Jun 2024

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Aug 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Mar 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Jun 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (155.71 Kb)	10 Jun 2022
  Variation Response	PDF (316.27 Kb)	14 Jun 2022

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• Initial Assessment (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	05 Mar 2015	1 files
  Public certification announcement	05 Mar 2015	2 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	22 Jan 2015	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	22 Jan 2015	2 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	20 Nov 2014	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	20 Nov 2014	2 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	18 Sep 2014	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	30 Sep 2014	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	24 Apr 2014	2 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Use of the RBF	24 Apr 2014	2 files
  Assessment tree announcement	24 Apr 2014	2 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	10 Apr 2014	2 files
  Stakeholder announcement	10 Apr 2014	2 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	22 Apr 2014	2 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other: Clinet Sharing Letter	PDF (58.15 Kb)	13 May 2014

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	10 Apr 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Mar 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 May 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Apr 2018	2 files
  Surveillance report	16 Jul 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Mar 2017	2 files
  Surveillance report	01 Jun 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1089	American lobster (Homarus americanus)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Mar 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	14 Jun 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Annonce de l'audit de Surveillance	PDF (473.08 Kb)	11 Mar 2016

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