Certifier : 
UCSL United Certification Systems Limited
Certified status : 
Suspended

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
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Apr 2026 1 files
    Notice of Intent to suspend 08 Dec 2025 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: certificate remains valid 23 Sep 2025 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Dec 2024 1 files
    Vessel List 11 Oct 2024 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Audit Dates changed 07 Oct 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Sep 2024 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (787.47 Kb) 08 Dec 2025
    Stakeholder Announcement: certificate remains valid PDF (327.18 Kb) 23 Sep 2025
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (690.33 Kb) 27 Aug 2025
    Vessel List PDF (229.84 Kb) 11 Oct 2024
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (8892.93 Kb) 23 Oct 2023
    Notice of intent to review new information PDF (44.16 Kb) 03 Mar 2022
  • Initial assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2479 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2478 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2480 Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 11 May 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 11 May 2022 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Withdrawal of UoC of the fishery 30 Jun 2022 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 06 Oct 2021 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 05 Oct 2021 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 18 Aug 2021 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 18 Aug 2021 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed Peer Reviewers 07 Jul 2021 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 21 Apr 2021 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template 17 Mar 2021 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 19 Apr 2021 1 files
    Variation Request 07 May 2021 1 files
    Variation Response 21 May 2021 1 files
    Vessel List 17 Mar 2021 1 files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 19 Oct 2022 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 07 Jul 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2026)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2479 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2478 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Apr 2026 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2479 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2478 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 09 Sep 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 19 Dec 2024 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder Announcement: Audit Dates changed 07 Oct 2024 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2479 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2478 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 22 Aug 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Nov 2023 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2479 Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)
      UoC-2478 Pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha) Traps: Coastal trap nets 61 (Pacific, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 01 Oct 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 May 2023 1 files
    Other Documents Published on Files
    Variation Request 24 Jan 2023 1 files
    Variation Response 06 Feb 2023 1 files