Sea of Okhotsk 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
  Fishery Suspended	21 Jun 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement	21 Jun 2023	1 files
  Vessel List	09 Mar 2023	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	24 Oct 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Withdrawn of UoC of the fishery	29 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public certification report	28 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Jun 2022	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (124.69 Kb)	21 Jun 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement	PDF (124.69 Kb)	21 Jun 2023
  Fishery Suspended	PDF (206.21 Kb)	21 Jun 2023
  Fishery Suspended	PDF (206.21 Kb)	21 Jun 2023
  Vessel List	PDF (204.52 Kb)	09 Mar 2023
  Notice of intent to review new information	PDF (44.01 Kb)	03 Mar 2022
  Variation Response	PDF (107.62 Kb)	11 Jun 2021

• Initial assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2483	Blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus)	Traps	61 (Pacific, Northwest)
    UoC-2484	Golden king crab (Lithodes aequispina)	Traps	61 (Pacific, Northwest)
    UoC-2482	Red king crab (Paralithodes camtschaticus)	Traps	61 (Pacific, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	28 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Jun 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Withdrawn of UoC of the fishery	29 Jun 2022	1 files
  Vessel List	12 Apr 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	09 Mar 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	09 Mar 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	27 Oct 2021	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	27 Oct 2021	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	04 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	14 Feb 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	31 Mar 2021	1 files
  Notice of intent to review new information	19 May 2021	1 files
  Variation Request	03 Jun 2021	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	24 Oct 2022	1 files
  Use of the RBF	31 Mar 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	09 Mar 2022	1 files

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