Spencer Gulf king prawn

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	26 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Oct 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate Holder Name Change	17 Aug 2023	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Aug 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Sep 2022	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Aug 2022	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	01 Sep 2021	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Certificate Holder Name Change	PDF (128.94 Kb)	17 Aug 2023
  Variation Response	PDF (123.40 Kb)	04 Aug 2021
  Variation Request	PDF (201.22 Kb)	26 Jul 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (139.16 Kb)	05 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	01 Sep 2021	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	01 Sep 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Variation request approval	PDF (199.37 Kb)	05 Aug 2021
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (126.81 Kb)	01 Sep 2021

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	05 Aug 2021	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	05 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	22 Dec 2020	1 files
  Public comment draft report	22 Dec 2020	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	27 Oct 2020	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	13 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	13 Aug 2020	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Timeline	11 Aug 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	26 Aug 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Aug 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Oct 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Aug 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	28 Sep 2022	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	21 Jul 2016	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	18 Jul 2016	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	23 Mar 2016	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	29 Mar 2016	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	04 Feb 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	04 Feb 2016	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	13 Oct 2015	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	24 Nov 2015	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	09 Jun 2015	4 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	09 Jun 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	11 Aug 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Nov 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	04 Jul 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Sep 2019	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	17 Jul 2018	2 files
  Surveillance report	28 Sep 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Jun 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	03 Oct 2017	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2010)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	26 Jul 2011	1 files
  Public certification announcement	02 Aug 2011	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

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

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

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

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	27 Jul 2010	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	28 Jun 2010	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	15 Jun 2010	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	15 Jun 2010	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	18 May 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	11 Aug 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Apr 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 Jul 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2013)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	07 May 2013	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Jul 2013	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0446	Western king prawn (Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus)	Trawls - Bottom trawls	57 (Indian Ocean, Eastern)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 May 2012	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Jul 2012	1 files

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