Russia Sea of Okhotsk pollock

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
  Vessel List	22 Dec 2023	1 files
  Public certification report	19 Dec 2023	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Dec 2023	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	22 Nov 2023	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	22 Nov 2023	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Vessel List	PDF (231.43 Kb)	22 Dec 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (689.22 Kb)	07 Aug 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (679.25 Kb)	16 Jan 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (181.53 Kb)	09 Feb 2022
  Vessel List	PDF (214.32 Kb)	12 Oct 2021
  Vessel List	PDF (305.90 Kb)	09 Apr 2021
  Vessel List	PDF (224.57 Kb)	17 Feb 2021
  Vessel List	PDF (308.19 Kb)	30 Dec 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (276.39 Kb)	29 Sep 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (207.83 Kb)	25 Mar 2020
  Vessel List	PDF (135.22 Kb)	18 Dec 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (135.22 Kb)	18 Dec 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (128.87 Kb)	28 Nov 2019
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (261.57 Kb)	14 Aug 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (189.50 Kb)	31 Jul 2019
  Vessel List	PDF (133.52 Kb)	12 Oct 2018
  Vessel List	PDF (148.07 Kb)	08 Jan 2018
  Vessel List	PDF (148.44 Kb)	12 Oct 2017

• Reassessment v2.3 (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2465	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	19 Dec 2023	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Dec 2023	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	02 Oct 2023	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	02 Oct 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (275.33 Kb)	23 Oct 2023

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	19 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	12 May 2023	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	22 Nov 2023	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	22 Nov 2023	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	12 May 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	12 May 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	20 Sep 2023	1 files
  Timeline	12 May 2023	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	28 Aug 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Aug 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	31 Jul 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	31 Jul 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	30 May 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	31 May 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	13 Apr 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	31 Aug 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	19 Apr 2018	1 files
  Assessment timeline	19 Apr 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2465	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Aug 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)
    UoC-2465	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Sep 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Dec 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Aug 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Oct 2020	1 files

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• Scope Extension (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2465	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	16 Mar 2021	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	16 Mar 2021	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	22 Feb 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	22 Feb 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	08 Jan 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	08 Jan 2021	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	08 Jan 2021	2 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Nov 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	19 Aug 2020	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	31 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Scope extension announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope extension announcement	14 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	23 Dec 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	18 Oct 2019	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2008)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification announcement	23 Sep 2013	1 files
  Public certification report	24 Sep 2013	2 files

  There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
  The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
  Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (134.18 Kb)	24 Sep 2013

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	22 Jan 2013	3 files
  Final report and determination announcement	22 Jan 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	30 Aug 2012	2 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	30 Aug 2012	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	20 Dec 2011	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	27 Mar 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	28 Apr 2011	2 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	21 Aug 2009	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	04 Sep 2008	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 Aug 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Dec 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	20 Sep 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Jan 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Sep 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Dec 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0161	Walleye pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus = Theragra chalcogramma)	Trawls - Midwater trawls	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 Jul 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Nov 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (178.27 Kb)	28 Apr 2014
  Variation Response	PDF (182.46 Kb)	20 Oct 2014
  Variation Request	PDF (261.39 Kb)	10 Oct 2014
  Vessel List	PDF (157.10 Kb)	18 May 2015
  Change of Conformity Assessment Body	PDF (39.16 Kb)	05 Jun 2014

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