North Peru eel (Ophichthus remiger) trap 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
  Final Draft Report and determination	01 May 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement = Open consultation	01 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	09 Apr 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	08 Apr 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	25 Mar 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	25 Mar 2026	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	28 Jan 2026	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2857	Punctuated snake-eel (Ophichthus remiger)	Traps: Eel Trap	87 (Pacific, Southeast)

  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	01 May 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	01 May 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	08 Apr 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	09 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	25 Mar 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	25 Mar 2026	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	28 Jan 2026	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	26 Sep 2025	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	26 Sep 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	26 Sep 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: SKH Advisory - Shortened ACDR comment period - Oct 2025	24 Oct 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	14 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	26 Sep 2025	1 files

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• ITM Entry v2.0 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2857	Punctuated snake-eel (Ophichthus remiger)	Traps: Eel Trap	87 (Pacific, Southeast)

  ITM Eligibility Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  ITM Eligibility Report	06 Dec 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Updating in the Improvement Program Eligibility Report	14 Apr 2025	1 files

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  ITM Entry Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope Declaration Template	06 Dec 2023	1 files
  MSC At Sea Labour Eligibility Requirements Reporting Template	06 Dec 2023	1 files
  Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT)	06 Dec 2023	1 files

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• Improvement Program Progress Verification v3.0 (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2857	Punctuated snake-eel (Ophichthus remiger)	Traps: Eel Trap	87 (Pacific, Southeast)

  Improvement Product Eligibility

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Improvement Product Eligibility Verification Report	23 Apr 2025	1 files

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  Improvement Program Verification

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Improvement Program Progress Verification Report	08 Apr 2025	1 files
  Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT)	08 Apr 2025	1 files

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• ITM Progress Verification v2.0 (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2857	Punctuated snake-eel (Ophichthus remiger)	Traps: Eel Trap	87 (Pacific, Southeast)

  Progress Verification

  Documents	Published on	Files
  ITM Progress Verification Report	19 Mar 2024	1 files
  Benchmarking and Tracking Tool (BMT)	15 Mar 2024	1 files

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