KZB-herring JSC Western Bering Sea and East Kamchatka Pacific cod

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 report	01 Dec 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Sep 2025	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	23 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Aug 2024	1 files
  Vessel List	18 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 May 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (26.04 Kb)	18 Jun 2024
  Notice of intent to review new information	PDF (44.17 Kb)	03 Mar 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (297.40 Kb)	12 Apr 2021

• Initial assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2488	Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	19 Apr 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Apr 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Vessel List	23 May 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	23 Mar 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	23 Mar 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	09 Feb 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	09 Feb 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	20 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	14 Feb 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	12 Jul 2021	1 files
  Variation Response	21 Jul 2021	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	19 Oct 2022	1 files
  Use of the RBF	12 Apr 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	23 Mar 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2488	Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Dec 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2488	Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	23 Aug 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2488	Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines: Bottom (demersal) longline	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jun 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	30 May 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: CHANGES IN TEAM MEMBERS	04 Jul 2023	1 files

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