Iberian sardine purse seine 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
  Gap analysis	22 May 2026	1 files
  Vessel List	22 May 2026	1 files
  Vessel List	11 Jul 2025	1 files
  Public certification report	04 Jul 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	04 Jul 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	06 Jun 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	06 Jun 2025	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Gap analysis	PDF (227.58 Kb)	22 May 2026
  Vessel List	PDF (385.45 Kb)	22 May 2026
  Vessel List	PDF (319.59 Kb)	18 Aug 2025

• Initial assessment (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3177	European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-3178	European pilchard(=Sardine) (Sardina pilchardus)	Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines)	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	04 Jul 2025	1 files
  Public certification report	04 Jul 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Vessel List	11 Jul 2025	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	06 Jun 2025	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	06 Jun 2025	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	30 Apr 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	30 Apr 2025	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	12 Feb 2025	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	24 Sep 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	30 Apr 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Site-visit extended	31 Oct 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	24 Oct 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	30 Oct 2024	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	24 Sep 2024	1 files
  Use of the RBF	24 Sep 2024	1 files
  Scope declaration template	24 Sep 2024	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	30 Apr 2025	1 files
  Timeline	24 Sep 2024	1 files

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