Certifier : 
Acoura Marine Limited trading as LRQA
Certified status : 
Suspended
Certified since : 
08 Nov 2011
Certificate expires : 
08 Sep 2027

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 suspend 03 Jul 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Jul 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 19 Jan 2024 1 files
    Vessel List 15 Sep 2022 1 files
    Public certification report 02 Sep 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 02 Sep 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination 03 Aug 2022 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Notice of Intent to suspend PDF (277.41 Kb) 03 Jul 2024
    Vessel List PDF (200.74 Kb) 01 Apr 2022
    Vessel List PDF (92.68 Kb) 23 Dec 2019
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (136.68 Kb) 18 Jun 2019
    Vessel List PDF (509.21 Kb) 12 Jun 2017
    Variation Request PDF (378.21 Kb) 18 Apr 2016
  • Re-Assessment (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 02 Sep 2022 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 02 Sep 2022 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Vessel List PDF (270.40 Kb) 15 Sep 2022

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 03 Aug 2022 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 03 Aug 2022 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 07 Jun 2022 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 25 May 2022 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 26 Jan 2022 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 05 Nov 2021 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (193.19 Kb) 13 Oct 2021
    Variation Response PDF (217.85 Kb) 19 Oct 2021
    Other document: IPI announcement PDF (184.71 Kb) 05 Nov 2021

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 05 Nov 2021 1 files
    Use of the RBF 05 Nov 2021 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment timeline 03 Nov 2021 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2024)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 19 Jan 2024 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Jul 2024 1 files

  • Re-Assessment (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 19 Jan 2017 1 files
    Public certification announcement 10 Jan 2017 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Stakeholder Announcement: Summary of changes - PCR PDF (516.42 Kb) 24 Jan 2017

    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 07 Dec 2016 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 07 Dec 2016 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 06 Oct 2016 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 06 Oct 2016 1 files

    Client and peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 19 Jul 2016 1 files

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 11 Feb 2016 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 11 Feb 2016 1 files
    Use of the RBF 07 Mar 2016 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 11 Feb 2016 1 files
    Proposed assessment team 11 Feb 2016 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 31 May 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 Nov 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 10 Mar 2022 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 19 Dec 2019 1 files
    Surveillance report 09 Mar 2020 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 12 Dec 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 18 Mar 2019 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2018)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 30 Jan 2018 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Mar 2018 1 files

  • Initial Assessment (started 2009)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Public certification report and certificate issue

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 08 Nov 2011 1 files
    Public certification announcement 08 Nov 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.


    Final assessment report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final report and determination 02 Jun 2011 1 files
    Final report and determination announcement 02 Jun 2011 1 files

    Public review of the draft assessment report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 17 Feb 2011 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 17 Feb 2011 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (110.65 Kb) 13 May 2011
    Variation Request PDF (279.20 Kb) 13 May 2011

    Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

    Documents Published on Files
    Site visit announcement 11 Sep 2009 1 files

    Defining the assessment tree

    Documents Published on Files
    Assessment tree announcement 10 Jul 2009 1 files
    Use of the RBF 11 Sep 2009 1 files

    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

    Documents Published on Files
    Stakeholder announcement 23 Jun 2009 1 files

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 23 Jun 2009 2 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2016)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Feb 2016 1 files
    Surveillance report 28 Apr 2016 1 files

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2014)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 11 Sep 2014 1 files
    Surveillance report 20 Nov 2014 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (127.81 Kb) 16 Oct 2014
    Variation Request PDF (296.50 Kb) 16 Oct 2014

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2013)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Sep 2013 1 files
    Surveillance report 05 Dec 2013 2 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Response PDF (123.74 Kb) 15 Jan 2013
    Variation Request PDF (90.93 Kb) 15 Jan 2013

  • Surveillance Audit (started 2012)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-0177 Seabob shrimp (Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) Trawls - Bottom trawls - pair trawls 31 (Atlantic, Western Central)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 03 May 2012 1 files
    Surveillance report 13 Nov 2012 1 files