Small Pelagics Fishery in Sonora, Gulf of California

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
  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

• 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

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  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

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  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

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  Peer review

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

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

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

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  Fishery announcement

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

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• 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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Timeline Documents

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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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  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

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  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

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  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

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  Defining the assessment tree

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

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	10 Oct 2006	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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