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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	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
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	30 Apr 2025	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	30 Apr 2025	1 files

• 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	File type	Published on
  Vessel List	PDF (328.20 Kb)	11 Jul 2025

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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	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (236.29 Kb)	24 Oct 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (120.71 Kb)	30 Oct 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Site-visit extended	PDF (136.90 Kb)	31 Oct 2024

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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
  Timeline	24 Sep 2024	1 files
  Assessment timeline	30 Apr 2025	1 files

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