Pêche Avenir South Indian Ocean Rock Lobster 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.

Interested in contributing as a stakeholder? See how you can engage with a fishery assessment.

• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	09 Oct 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	08 Oct 2025	1 files
  Variation Request	02 Oct 2025	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 Aug 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	29 Aug 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Aug 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	29 Aug 2025	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3644	St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis)	Traps - Pots: Lobster Pots (parlour pots)	51 (Indian Ocean, Western)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	29 Aug 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (196.59 Kb)	02 Oct 2025
  Variation Response	PDF (39.61 Kb)	08 Oct 2025

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	29 Aug 2025	1 files
  Use of the RBF	29 Aug 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Aug 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	PDF (234.85 Kb)	09 Oct 2025

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	29 Aug 2025	1 files

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