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Southeast US North Atlantic swordfish

Certifier : 
MRAG Americas, Inc.
Certified status : 
Combined with another assessment
Certified since : 
08 Dec 2011
Certificate expires : 
07 Dec 2016

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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NOTE: This fishery has been combined with the US North Atlantic swordfish fishery

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Other: Day boat certificate sharing letter 18 Mar 2013 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Request 18 Mar 2013 1 files
    Variation Response 18 Mar 2013 1 files
    Vessel List 18 Mar 2013 1 files
  • Initial Assessment (started 2010)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0411 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Dec 2011 4 files
    Public certification announcement 08 Dec 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
    Vessel List PDF (81.21 Kb) 18 Mar 2013
    Other: Day boat certificate sharing letter PDF (346.20 Kb) 18 Mar 2013

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 28 Jul 2011 2 files
    Final report and determination announcement 28 Jul 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 13 Mar 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 14 Apr 2011 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 02 Jul 2010 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 02 Jul 2010 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 12 Apr 2010 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0411 Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) Hooks And Lines - Longlines 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 18 Mar 2013 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (181.99 Kb) 18 Mar 2013
    Variation Request PDF (115.58 Kb) 18 Mar 2013