Southern king crab (Lithodes santolla) in the Central Patagonian area by freezing and chilling trap setters in Argentine Sea

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
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	07 Oct 2026	1 files
  Public certification report	07 Oct 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	07 Oct 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	09 Sep 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	09 Sep 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	21 Jul 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	21 Jul 2026	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3668	Southern king crab (Lithodes santolla)	Traps - Pots: Traps with escape rings	41 (Atlantic, Southwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	07 Oct 2026	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	07 Oct 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	07 Oct 2026	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	09 Sep 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	09 Sep 2026	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	21 Jul 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	21 Jul 2026	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	21 Jan 2026	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	01 Oct 2025	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	31 Oct 2025	1 files
  Variation Response	21 Nov 2025	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Scope declaration template	23 Sep 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	01 Oct 2025	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	17 Jul 2026	1 files

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