North-Western Sri Lanka Blue Swimming Crab

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
  Proposed peer reviewers = Open consultation	04 Mar 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed peer reviewers	04 Mar 2026	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Use of the RBF	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	17 Sep 2025	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3665	Blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)	Miscellaneous Gear: Bottom-set crab nets	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-3666	Blue swimming crab (Portunus pelagicus)	Miscellaneous Gear: Bottom-set crab nets	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	04 Mar 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Proposed peer reviewers	PDF (235.16 Kb)	04 Mar 2026

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	18 Sep 2025	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Use of the RBF	18 Sep 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	18 Sep 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	17 Sep 2025	1 files

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