SSLLC US North Atlantic swordfish Longline

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
  Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate	06 Jan 2017	1 files
  Fishery Suspended	08 Nov 2016	1 files
  Other document: P1 harmonisation pilot report	25 Aug 2016	1 files
  Other document: Stakeholder Notification: P1 harmonisation pilot report	25 Aug 2016	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Sep 2016	1 files
  Other document: Updated P1 harmonisation announcement	07 Jul 2016	1 files
  Public certification announcement	11 Jun 2015	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Fishery Suspended	PDF (512.31 Kb)	08 Nov 2016

• Initial Assessment (started 2012)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0755	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	11 Jun 2015	1 files
  Public certification announcement	11 Jun 2015	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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement	20 Apr 2015	2 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	04 Sep 2014	1 files
  Final report and determination	04 Sep 2014	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	27 Feb 2014	2 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	27 Feb 2014	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 Aug 2013	2 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	06 Dec 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  List of client group members	28 Aug 2012	1 files
  Other	05 Dec 2013	1 files
  Variation Request	05 Mar 2013	1 files
  Variation Response	05 Mar 2013	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	09 Oct 2012	2 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	28 Aug 2012	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Other document: P1 harmonisation pilot report	25 Aug 2016	1 files
  Other document: Stakeholder Notification: P1 harmonisation pilot report	25 Aug 2016	1 files
  Other document: Updated P1 harmonisation announcement	07 Jul 2016	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	27 May 2014	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2016)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0755	Swordfish (Xiphias gladius)	Hooks And Lines - Longlines	21 (Atlantic, Northwest), 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Sep 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of Intent to withdraw certificate	06 Jan 2017	1 files

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