U.S. Atlantic Scup Trawl 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
  Scope declaration template	02 Jun 2026	1 files
  Variation Response	19 May 2026	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	05 May 2026	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 May 2026	1 files
  Variation Request	05 May 2026	1 files
  Timeline: Assessment timeline	01 May 2026	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	01 May 2026	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  Variation Response	PDF (118.46 Kb)	07 Oct 2021
  Variation Request	PDF (115.23 Kb)	09 Sep 2021

• Re-Assessment (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2537	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	05 May 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Response	19 May 2026	1 files

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  Timeline

  Documents	Published on	Files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	01 May 2026	1 files
  Scope declaration template	02 Jun 2026	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	05 May 2026	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	01 May 2026	1 files
  Timeline	01 May 2026	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2537	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	09 May 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	09 May 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	09 May 2022	1 files

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	12 Apr 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	12 Apr 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	22 Feb 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report	16 Mar 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed Peer Reviewers	08 Dec 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	18 Aug 2021	1 files

  Other Documents	Published on	Files
  Variation Request	28 Sep 2021	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	16 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	16 Aug 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2026)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2537	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 May 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2537	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	09 May 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	05 May 2026	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2537	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	21 Jun 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-2537	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Jul 2023	1 files

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