The Poole Harbour Clam & Cockle Fishery

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 = Open consultation	10 Aug 2026	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 3 surveillance	30 Jul 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Nov 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Nov 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Aug 2024	1 files
  Gap analysis	03 Nov 2023	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 3 surveillance	PDF (336.46 Kb)	30 Jul 2026
  Gap analysis	PDF (321.22 Kb)	03 Nov 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (470.55 Kb)	03 Apr 2023
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (183.31 Kb)	19 Aug 2019

• Re-Assessment (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	03 Apr 2023	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	03 Apr 2023	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	08 Mar 2023	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	08 Mar 2023	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	01 Feb 2023	1 files
  Stakeholder input (PCDR)	01 Feb 2023	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	01 Feb 2023	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	28 Sep 2022	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	26 Aug 2022	1 files
  Stakeholder input (ACDR)	22 Sep 2022	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	26 Aug 2022	1 files
  Use of the RBF	26 Aug 2022	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	24 Oct 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	10 Aug 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	26 Aug 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 Nov 2025	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Nov 2024	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	28 Feb 2018	2 files
  Public certification report announcement	28 Feb 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	06 Feb 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	06 Feb 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	19 Dec 2017	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	19 Dec 2017	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	12 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of intent to review new information	02 Nov 2017	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	02 Feb 2017	1 files
  Use of the RBF	02 Feb 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Notice of intent to review new information	02 Nov 2017	1 files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Revised scope to the use of RBF	28 Feb 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	02 Feb 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	26 Aug 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	08 Nov 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Delayed Year 4 surveillance	26 Aug 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	05 Aug 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Oct 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 Feb 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 May 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1533	Cockle (Cerastoderma edule)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)
    UoC-1532	Japanese carpet shell (Ruditapes philippinarum)	Dredges - Boat dredges: pump and scoop dredge	27 (Atlantic, Northeast)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	08 Feb 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	07 May 2019	1 files

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