Southern Indian Ocean Saint Paul Rock Lobster Fishery

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
  Variation Response	21 Nov 2024	1 files
  Variation Request	14 Nov 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance	16 Oct 2024	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	02 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Aug 2024	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	15 May 2024	1 files
  Variation Response	14 May 2024	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (172.40 Kb)	21 Nov 2024
  Variation Request	PDF (280.27 Kb)	14 Nov 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance	PDF (208.62 Kb)	16 Oct 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate re-instated	PDF (505.37 Kb)	18 Jul 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Acceptance of CAP	PDF (1225.51 Kb)	07 Jul 2023
  Fishery Suspended	PDF (501.44 Kb)	15 Jun 2023
  Notice of Intent to suspend	PDF (693.36 Kb)	16 May 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (128.75 Kb)	29 Nov 2021
  Variation Request	PDF (152.87 Kb)	26 Nov 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (209.48 Kb)	08 Aug 2019

• Initial assessment (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2227	St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis)	Traps - Pots	51 (Indian Ocean, Western)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report announcement	14 May 2020	1 files
  Public certification report	14 May 2020	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

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

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	10 Mar 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	06 Mar 2020	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	17 Dec 2019	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	08 Aug 2019	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	08 Aug 2019	1 files
  Use of the RBF	08 Aug 2019	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	08 Aug 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2227	St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis)	Traps - Pots	51 (Indian Ocean, Western)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Mar 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	02 Aug 2024	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (302.45 Kb)	09 May 2024
  Variation Response	PDF (215.92 Kb)	14 May 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	PDF (217.33 Kb)	15 May 2024
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	PDF (217.32 Kb)	15 May 2024
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (324.54 Kb)	02 Aug 2024

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• Expedited Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2227	St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis)	Traps - Pots	51 (Indian Ocean, Western)

  Expedited audit

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement expedited audit	05 Jul 2023	1 files
  Expedited audit report	18 Jul 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2227	St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis)	Traps - Pots	51 (Indian Ocean, Western)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Oct 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	16 May 2023	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (429.46 Kb)	30 Mar 2023
  Variation Request	PDF (433.06 Kb)	30 Mar 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (210.22 Kb)	07 Apr 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (176.43 Kb)	07 Apr 2023
  Stakeholder Announcement: Accepted variation	PDF (499.86 Kb)	14 Apr 2023

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2227	St.Paul rock lobster (Jasus paulensis)	Traps - Pots	51 (Indian Ocean, Western)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Sep 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	13 Dec 2021	1 files

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