Northern Territory sea cucumber

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
  Public Comment Draft Report	02 Jun 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement = Open consultation	02 Jun 2026	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	15 Apr 2026	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Jan 2026	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	08 Jan 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	08 Jan 2026	1 files
  Scope declaration template	08 Jan 2026	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3830	Sandfish (Holothuria scabra)	Miscellaneous Gear: Hand collection by diving	71 (Pacific, Western Central)

  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	02 Jun 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	02 Jun 2026	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	15 Apr 2026	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Jan 2026	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	08 Jan 2026	1 files
  Scope declaration template	08 Jan 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	08 Jan 2026	1 files

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