New Zealand orange roughy

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
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	07 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Dec 2023	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	12 Dec 2023	1 files
  ITM Eligibility Report	21 Nov 2023	1 files
  Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT)	20 Nov 2023	1 files
  MSC At Sea Labour Eligibility Requirements Reporting Template	20 Nov 2023	1 files
  Notice of Intent to suspend	20 Nov 2023	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed surveillance audit	PDF (136.11 Kb)	07 Aug 2024
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (178.83 Kb)	12 Dec 2023
  Notice of Intent to suspend	PDF (227.58 Kb)	20 Nov 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (128.05 Kb)	16 Jun 2022
  Variation Request	PDF (196.36 Kb)	09 Jun 2022
  Variation Response	PDF (124.62 Kb)	21 Apr 2022
  Variation Request	PDF (198.39 Kb)	07 Apr 2022
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (189.05 Kb)	12 Aug 2019

• ITM Entry v2.0 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  ITM Eligibility Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  ITM Eligibility Report	21 Nov 2023	1 files

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  ITM Entry Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT)	20 Nov 2023	1 files
  MSC At Sea Labour Eligibility Requirements Reporting Template	20 Nov 2023	1 files
  Scope Declaration Template	20 Nov 2023	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	01 Aug 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	01 Aug 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (264.26 Kb)	02 Aug 2022

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	09 Jul 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	13 Jul 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	08 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	08 Jun 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	09 Mar 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	30 Sep 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Extended Information Gathering Phase and Indicative Timeline	PDF (308.59 Kb)	08 Nov 2021

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Oct 2021	1 files
  Use of the RBF	30 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	16 Mar 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Sep 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Dec 2023	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification announcement	08 Dec 2016	1 files
  Public certification report	08 Dec 2016	3 files

  There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
  The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
  Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	24 May 2016	2 files
  Final report and determination announcement	12 May 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Revised Timeline	PDF (75.01 Kb)	01 Sep 2016

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	04 Feb 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	26 Jan 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Correction to PCDR	PDF (91.85 Kb)	04 Feb 2016
  Stakeholder Announcement: Supplemental stakeholder consultation period	PDF (124.50 Kb)	01 May 2015

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	19 Nov 2015	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	01 Dec 2015	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	13 Jun 2014	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	13 Jun 2014	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	21 Jul 2014	3 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	27 May 2014	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	27 May 2014	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	13 Jun 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other: Certificate Sharing Confirmation	PDF (102.88 Kb)	23 May 2014

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	18 Jun 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Sep 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Jan 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Jan 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Apr 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Oct 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Jan 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2357	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-1111	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)
    UoC-2356	Orange roughy (Hoplostethus atlanticus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	81 (Pacific, Southwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	07 Nov 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 Feb 2018	1 files

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