Scotian Shelf snow crab trap

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
  Other document: DelayToY3Surveillance	16 Mar 2026	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	15 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jun 2025	1 files
  Other document: DelayedY2SurveillanceAudit	14 Mar 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	10 Mar 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	02 Oct 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Other document: DelayToY3Surveillance	PDF (268.21 Kb)	16 Mar 2026
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Notification - Surveillance audit more than 30 days from date set out in surveillance schedule	PDF (125.54 Kb)	03 Apr 2024
  List of client group members	PDF (180.83 Kb)	20 May 2020
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (342.30 Kb)	22 Aug 2019
  List of client group members	PDF (519.99 Kb)	19 Oct 2017
  Stakeholder Announcement: Stakeholder Announcement – Certificate expires	PDF (348.24 Kb)	14 Sep 2017
  List of client group members	PDF (424.74 Kb)	25 Jul 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (503.60 Kb)	11 May 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (315.21 Kb)	10 May 2017
  List of client group members	PDF (348.65 Kb)	20 Oct 2015

• Re-Assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	15 May 2023	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	15 Mar 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	15 Mar 2023	1 files
  List of client group members	15 Mar 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	16 Feb 2023	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	16 Feb 2023	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	13 Dec 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	13 Dec 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	16 Feb 2023	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	10 Aug 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	14 Jun 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	15 Jul 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	14 Jun 2022	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	24 Oct 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Jun 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Sep 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	15 Sep 2025	1 files
  Other document: DelayedY2SurveillanceAudit	14 Mar 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Jun 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	10 Mar 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	24 Sep 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	02 Oct 2024	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	15 Sep 2017	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	15 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Amendments to the Traceability section of the Public Certification Report	19 Oct 2017	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	16 Aug 2017	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	16 Aug 2017	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	06 Jun 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	06 Jun 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	14 Mar 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Revised Timeline	16 May 2017	2 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	06 Sep 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	30 Oct 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	06 Sep 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Mar 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	15 Jul 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Apr 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Jul 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Jan 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 May 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	02 Oct 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Feb 2019	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	18 Dec 2018	1 files
  Variation Response	19 Dec 2018	1 files

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• Expedited Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	14 Nov 2017	1 files
  Expedited audit report	29 Mar 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: Proposed peer reviewers for expedited audit report	04 Jan 2018	1 files
  Other document: Revised proposed peer reviewers for expedited audit report	09 Jan 2018	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Notification to confirm the team & advise report will be peer reviewed	08 Dec 2017	1 files
  Variation Request	15 Mar 2018	1 files
  Variation Response	21 Mar 2018	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2011)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	10 Jul 2012	1 files
  Public certification announcement	10 Jul 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	24 Jul 2012	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	14 Jun 2012	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	14 Jun 2012	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	27 Mar 2012	1 files
  Public comment draft report	27 Mar 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Extension of comment period for the Public comment draft report	20 Apr 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	01 Sep 2011	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Response	18 Oct 2011	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	26 Jul 2011	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	16 Jun 2011	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	16 Jun 2011	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Sep 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Dec 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 Aug 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Nov 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Aug 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 Oct 2014	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	25 Nov 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0641	Snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio)	Traps - Pots	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Jul 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Sep 2013	2 files

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