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.
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                        Documents Published On Files Timeline: Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 04 Mar 2013 2 files Proposed peer reviewers 28 Feb 2013 1 files Assessment tree announcement 13 Oct 2011 1 files Site visit announcement 13 Oct 2011 1 files Stakeholder announcement 21 Jun 2011 1 files 
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        Initial Assessment
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0643 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Dredges - Boat dredges 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0645 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-0644 Blue mussel (Mytilus edulis) Harvesting Machines 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Client and peer reviewDocuments Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 28 Feb 2013 1 files 
 Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoringDocuments Published on Files Site visit announcement 13 Oct 2011 1 files 
 Defining the assessment treeDocuments Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 13 Oct 2011 1 files 
 Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formationDocuments Published on Files Stakeholder announcement 21 Jun 2011 1 files 
 Timeline DocumentsDocuments Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 04 Mar 2013 2 files 
 
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