- Certifier :
- Global Trust Certification Ltd.
- Certified status :
- Certified
- Certified since :
- 16 Apr 2013
- Certificate expires :
- 21 Apr 2029
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.
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Recently uploaded documents
Documents Published On Files Public certification report 22 Apr 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 22 Apr 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination 27 Mar 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 27 Mar 2024 1 files Public Comment Draft Report 19 Feb 2024 1 files -
General Fishery Documents
Document Title File Type Published On Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after certificate anniversary PDF (106.08 Kb) 16 Feb 2023 Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit after certificate anniversary PDF (102.49 Kb) 14 Feb 2022 Variation Response PDF (120.34 Kb) 26 Jul 2021 Variation Request PDF (207.17 Kb) 16 Jul 2021 Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (226.70 Kb) 27 Aug 2019 Variation Response PDF (506.91 Kb) 01 Nov 2017 Variation Request PDF (500.69 Kb) 20 Oct 2017 Stakeholder Announcement: CAB Change PDF (308.31 Kb) 04 Aug 2017 List of client group members PDF (216.33 Kb) 08 Feb 2016 -
Reassessment v2.3
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Public Certification Report
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 22 Apr 2024 1 files Public certification report announcement 22 Apr 2024 1 files
Public Comment Draft Report
Documents Published on Files Public Comment Draft Report 19 Feb 2024 1 files Public Comment Draft Report announcement 19 Feb 2024 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (191.82 Kb) 09 Feb 2024 Variation Response PDF (166.74 Kb) 16 Feb 2024
Peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 20 Sep 2023 1 files
Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input
Documents Published on Files Announcement Comment Draft Report 19 May 2023 1 files
Final Draft Report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final Draft Report and determination 27 Mar 2024 1 files Final Draft Report and determination announcement 27 Mar 2024 1 files
Fishery announcement
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 19 May 2023 1 files Scope declaration template 19 May 2023 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Assessment timeline 17 May 2023 1 files
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Re-Assessment
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 21 Aug 2018 1 files Public certification report announcement 21 Aug 2018 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 27 Jul 2018 1 files Final report and determination announcement 27 Jul 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (324.08 Kb) 26 Jul 2018
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 19 Jun 2018 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 19 Jun 2018 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 13 Apr 2018 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement template 21 Aug 2017 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (331.74 Kb) 14 Jun 2018 Variation Response PDF (511.23 Kb) 19 Jun 2018
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 11 Jan 2018 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2023)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 19 May 2023 1 files Surveillance report 29 Sep 2023 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (233.35 Kb) 11 Dec 2023
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2022)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 31 Mar 2022 1 files Surveillance report 24 Aug 2022 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2021)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 14 Apr 2021 1 files Surveillance report 18 Aug 2021 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2019)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 19 Sep 2019 1 files Surveillance report 20 Dec 2019 3 files
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Initial Assessment
(started 2012)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Public certification report and certificate issue
Documents Published on Files Public certification report 16 Apr 2013 1 files Public certification announcement 16 Apr 2013 1 files
Final assessment report and determination
Documents Published on Files Final report and determination 19 Mar 2013 1 files Final report and determination announcement 19 Mar 2013 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (510.01 Kb) 27 Jul 2018
Public review of the draft assessment report
Documents Published on Files Public comment draft report 05 Feb 2013 1 files Public comment draft report announcement 05 Feb 2013 1 files
Client and peer review
Documents Published on Files Proposed peer reviewers 18 Jul 2012 1 files
Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring
Documents Published on Files Site visit announcement 07 Jun 2012 1 files Other Documents File type Published on List of client group members PDF (286.43 Kb) 18 Jul 2012
Defining the assessment tree
Documents Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 07 Jun 2012 1 files
Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation
Documents Published on Files Proposed assessment team 15 May 2012 1 files Stakeholder announcement 15 May 2012 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 07 Jun 2012 1 files
Timeline Documents
Documents Published on Files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 14 May 2012 2 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2017)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 21 Aug 2017 1 files Surveillance report 26 Jan 2018 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Response PDF (505.83 Kb) 01 Nov 2017
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2016)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 18 Aug 2016 1 files Surveillance report 19 Dec 2016 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Variation Request PDF (440.02 Kb) 07 Dec 2016 Variation Response PDF (240.31 Kb) 13 Dec 2016
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2015)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 21 May 2015 1 files Surveillance report 13 Oct 2015 1 files
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Surveillance Audit
(started 2014)
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Units of Certification
MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0727 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0726 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0735 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest) UoC-0728 Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) Traps - Pots 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
Ongoing surveillance
Documents Published on Files Surveillance audit announcement 24 Apr 2014 1 files Surveillance report 19 Jun 2014 1 files
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