Rybprom Balkhash Lake pikeperch and bersh 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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	17 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Apr 2026	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jan 2026	1 files
  Gap analysis	24 Dec 2025	1 files
  Public certification report	04 Dec 2025	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance	15 Aug 2025	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	22 Aug 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Gap analysis	PDF (293.68 Kb)	24 Dec 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 1 surveillance	PDF (232.44 Kb)	15 Aug 2025
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to fishery name	PDF (208.33 Kb)	19 Aug 2024

• Initial assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2951	Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2948	Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2953	Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2950	Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2952	Wels(=Som) catfish (Silurus glanis)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2949	Wels(=Som) catfish (Silurus glanis)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	04 Dec 2025	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	19 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	19 Aug 2024	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	15 Jul 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	15 Jul 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	16 May 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report	16 May 2024	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	28 Jun 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Change to assessment team	21 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	21 Feb 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	02 Mar 2023	1 files
  Variation Response	16 Mar 2023	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Use of the RBF	21 Feb 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	14 May 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	23 Mar 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Site visit confirmed	17 Apr 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	22 Aug 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2951	Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2948	Pike-perch (Sander lucioperca)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2953	Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis)	Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Fixed gillnets (on stakes)	04 (Asia - Inland waters)
    UoC-2950	Volga pikeperch (Sander volgensis)	Seine Nets - Beach seines	04 (Asia - Inland waters)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jan 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Apr 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	17 Apr 2026	1 files

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