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.
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                        Documents Published On Files Stakeholder Announcement: Extension to surveillance timeframe 03 Apr 2013 1 files Surveillance report 04 Apr 2008 1 files Surveillance report 01 Apr 2007 1 files Public certification report 02 Dec 2005 1 files Final report and determination 08 Nov 2005 1 files Final report and determination announcement 08 Nov 2005 1 files Assessment tree announcement 01 Mar 2005 1 files 
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        Re-Assessment
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Public certification report and certificate issueDocuments Published on Files Public certification report 02 Dec 2005 1 files 
 Final assessment report and determinationDocuments Published on Files Final report and determination 08 Nov 2005 1 files Final report and determination announcement 08 Nov 2005 1 files 
 Defining the assessment treeDocuments Published on Files Assessment tree announcement 01 Mar 2005 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 04 Apr 2008 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
            (started 2007)
        
    
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 01 Apr 2007 1 files Other Documents File type Published on Stakeholder Announcement: Extension to surveillance timeframe PDF (25.32 Kb) 03 Apr 2013 
 
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        Initial Assessment
            (started 2000)
        
    
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Public certification report and certificate issueDocuments Published on Files Public certification report 03 Mar 2000 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
            (started 2004)
        
    
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 10 Mar 2004 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
            (started 2003)
        
    
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 01 Jan 2003 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 01 Nov 2002 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
            (started 2001)
        
    
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 17 Jan 2001 1 files 
 
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        Surveillance Audit
            (started 2000)
        
    
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                        Units of CertificationMSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area UoC-0071 Atlantic herring (Clupea harengus) Gillnets And Entangling Nets - Driftnets 27 (Atlantic, Northeast) 
 Ongoing surveillanceDocuments Published on Files Surveillance report 20 Sep 2000 1 files 
 
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