Shark Bay prawn

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
  Surveillance report	17 May 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	15 Feb 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit delayed	06 Dec 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Mar 2023	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Jan 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Oct 2021	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Aug 2021	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Surveillance audit delayed	PDF (135.35 Kb)	06 Dec 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (139.66 Kb)	29 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	10 Dec 2020	1 files
  Public certification report	10 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	17 Nov 2020	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	17 Nov 2020	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	25 Aug 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report	25 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	19 May 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	17 Mar 2020	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Site visit postponed	PDF (199.47 Kb)	22 Apr 2020

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	17 Mar 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	17 Mar 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	15 Feb 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 May 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Jan 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Mar 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 Aug 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Oct 2021	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	22 Oct 2015	1 files
  Public certification announcement	22 Oct 2015	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	08 Sep 2015	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	08 Sep 2015	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	02 Jul 2015	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	02 Jul 2015	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	25 Nov 2014	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	08 Dec 2014	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	08 Sep 2014	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Use of the RBF	17 Oct 2014	1 files
  Request to modify assessment tree	08 Sep 2014	1 files
  Assessment tree announcement	08 Sep 2014	1 files
  Assessment tree confirmation	17 Oct 2014	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed assessment team	07 Aug 2014	1 files
  Stakeholder announcement	07 Aug 2014	1 files
  Confirmation of assessment team	19 Aug 2014	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	07 Aug 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Mar 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Jul 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Jan 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Apr 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Jan 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 Apr 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1143	Brown tiger prawn (Penaeus esculentus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)
    UoC-1142	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 Sep 2016	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Dec 2016	1 files

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