Certifier : 
SCS Global Services
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
21 Jul 2011
Certificate expires : 
29 Jun 2028

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 audit announcement 03 Oct 2024 1 files
    Gap analysis 07 Jul 2023 1 files
    Public certification report 23 Jun 2023 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 23 Jun 2023 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 01 Jun 2023 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 01 Jun 2023 1 files
    Public comment draft report 24 Apr 2023 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Gap analysis PDF (260.02 Kb) 07 Jul 2023
    Variation Request PDF (426.59 Kb) 27 Apr 2017
    Variation Request PDF (321.34 Kb) 27 Apr 2017
    Variation Response PDF (240.69 Kb) 26 Apr 2017
    Variation Response PDF (249.54 Kb) 26 Apr 2017
  • Re-Assessment (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2855 Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2856 Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2854 Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report announcement 23 Jun 2023 1 files
    Public certification report 23 Jun 2023 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 01 Jun 2023 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 01 Jun 2023 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 24 Apr 2023 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 24 Apr 2023 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 07 Dec 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

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

    Fishery announcement

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

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2855 Californian anchovy (Engraulis mordax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2856 Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-2854 Pacific anchoveta (Cetengraulis mysticetus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Oct 2024 1 files

  • Re-Assessment (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 16 Jan 2018 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 16 Jan 2018 1 files

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 20 Dec 2017 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 20 Dec 2017 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 27 Apr 2017 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 27 Apr 2017 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 27 Jan 2017 3 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Other document: Change Peer Reviewer PDF (337.74 Kb) 14 Mar 2017
    Other document: Change Peer Reviewer PDF (449.31 Kb) 14 Mar 2017
    Other document: Change Peer Reviewer PDF (337.74 Kb) 14 Mar 2017
    Other document: Change Peer Reviewer PDF (449.31 Kb) 14 Mar 2017
    Variation Request PDF (321.85 Kb) 16 Mar 2017
    Variation Response PDF (245.40 Kb) 17 Mar 2017

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 04 Jun 2016 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (552.67 Kb) 16 Mar 2017
    Other document: Timeline Deviation PDF (552.86 Kb) 23 Jun 2017
    Other document: Timeline Deviation PDF (553.08 Kb) 27 Dec 2016
    Other document: Timeline Deviation PDF (555.68 Kb) 18 Sep 2017
    Other document: Timeline Deviation PDF (557.77 Kb) 26 Oct 2017

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 21 Dec 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 14 Oct 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 11 Jan 2023 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (238.88 Kb) 02 Jun 2022
    Variation Response PDF (128.67 Kb) 06 Jun 2022

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 06 Aug 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Dec 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2020)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Jul 2020 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Oct 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-1513 Pacific thread herring (Opisthonema libertate) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Feb 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 26 Jun 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (173.24 Kb) 09 May 2019
    Variation Response PDF (193.17 Kb) 10 May 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (414.81 Kb) 29 Jul 2019

  • Initial Assessment (started 2006)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 21 Jul 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 21 Jul 2011 1 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
    Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate sharing letter PDF (158.52 Kb) 11 Apr 2013

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 17 Mar 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 17 Mar 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 08 Jun 2010 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 08 Jun 2010 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 14 Nov 2007 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Continuing stakeholder consultation PDF (15.41 Kb) 11 Apr 2013
    Stakeholder Announcement: Further site visits scheduled PDF (23.34 Kb) 11 Apr 2013

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 10 Jul 2007 1 files
    Assessment tree confirmation 27 May 2009 2 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 10 Oct 2006 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 08 Oct 2010 3 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2015)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 28 Apr 2015 1 files
    Surveillance report 24 May 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (83.91 Kb) 16 Jun 2015
    Variation Request PDF (92.92 Kb) 17 Jul 2015
    Variation Response PDF (189.90 Kb) 06 Aug 2015
    Variation Request PDF (90.36 Kb) 16 Jul 2015
    Variation Request PDF (92.83 Kb) 18 Sep 2015
    Variation Response PDF (185.75 Kb) 21 Dec 2016

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 17 Apr 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 23 Sep 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (182.82 Kb) 27 Jun 2014
    Variation Request PDF (307.60 Kb) 27 Jun 2014

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 23 Apr 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Aug 2013 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0118 Sardine (Sardinops sagax) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 77 (Pacific, Eastern Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 21 Feb 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 08 May 2012 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Vessel List PDF (223.19 Kb) 11 Apr 2013