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.
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                        Documents Published On Files Timeline: Assessment timeline 04 May 2015 1 files Assessment tree confirmation 27 Apr 2014 1 files Assessment tree announcement 25 Mar 2014 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 25 Mar 2014 1 files Site visit announcement 25 Mar 2014 1 files Use of the RBF 25 Mar 2014 1 files Proposed assessment team 13 Mar 2014 1 files 
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        Initial Assessment
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-1066 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Surrounding Nets - With purse lines (purse seines) 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) UoC-1067 European sprat (Sprattus sprattus) Trawls - Midwater trawls 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoringDocuments Published on Files Site visit announcement 25 Mar 2014 1 files 
 Defining the assessment treeDocuments Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 25 Mar 2014 1 files Use of the RBF 25 Mar 2014 1 files Assessment tree confirmation 27 Apr 2014 1 files 
 Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formationDocuments Published on Files Proposed assessment team 13 Mar 2014 1 files Stakeholder announcement 13 Mar 2014 1 files Confirmation of assessment team 25 Mar 2014 1 files 
 Timeline DocumentsDocuments Published on Files Assessment timeline 04 May 2015 1 files Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation 13 Mar 2014 1 files 
 
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