Norway Barents Sea snow 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
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	06 Apr 2023	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	06 Apr 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	06 Apr 2023	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2981	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	06 Apr 2023	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	06 Apr 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	06 Apr 2023	1 files

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