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U.S. Northeastern Coast Longfin Inshore Squid and Northern Shortfin Squid Bottom Trawl Fishery

Certifier : 
SCS Global Services
Certified status : 
Certified
Certified since : 
29 Jun 2020
Certificate expires : 
28 Dec 2025

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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Units in this fishery have been previously certified within - US Northeast Squid Bottom Trawl Fishery

  • Recently uploaded documents
    Documents Published On Files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2024 1 files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Oct 2023 1 files
    Stakeholder Announcement 07 Feb 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Feb 2023 1 files
    Gap analysis 13 Dec 2022 1 files
  • General Fishery Documents
    Document Title File Type Published On
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (199.99 Kb) 07 Feb 2023
    Stakeholder Announcement PDF (199.99 Kb) 07 Feb 2023
    Gap analysis PDF (189.60 Kb) 13 Dec 2022
  • Initial assessment (started 2019)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2242 Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5 in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-2243 Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Public Certification Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public certification report 26 Jun 2020 1 files
    Public certification report announcement 26 Jun 2020 1 files

    Final Draft Report and determination

    Documents Published on Files
    Final draft report and determination 29 May 2020 1 files
    Final draft report and determination announcement 02 Jun 2020 1 files

    Public Comment Draft Report

    Documents Published on Files
    Public comment draft report 17 Apr 2020 1 files
    Public comment draft report announcement 23 Apr 2020 1 files

    Peer review

    Documents Published on Files
    Proposed peer reviewers 02 Jan 2020 1 files

    Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

    Documents Published on Files
    Announcement Comment Draft Report 17 Sep 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Variation Request PDF (205.86 Kb) 15 Oct 2019
    Variation Response PDF (587.45 Kb) 15 Oct 2019
    Variation Response PDF (589.06 Kb) 15 Oct 2019
    Variation Response PDF (587.45 Kb) 15 Oct 2019
    Variation Response PDF (589.06 Kb) 15 Oct 2019

    Timeline

    Documents Published on Files

    Fishery announcement

    Documents Published on Files
    Fishery announcement template 17 Sep 2019 1 files
    Other Documents File type Published on
    Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template PDF (153.97 Kb) 22 May 2020

    Timeline Documents

    Documents Published on Files
    Timeline 17 Sep 2019 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2023)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2242 Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5 in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-2243 Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 02 Oct 2023 1 files
    Surveillance report 25 Jan 2024 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2022)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2242 Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5 in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-2243 Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 26 Oct 2022 1 files
    Surveillance report 03 Feb 2023 1 files
  • Surveillance Audit (started 2021)
    • Units of Certification
      MSC UoC Number Species Gear type Ocean Area
      UoC-2242 Longfin squid (Doryteuthis (Amerigo) pealeii) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5 in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
      UoC-2243 Northern shortfin squid (Illex illecebrosus) Trawls - Bottom trawls - otter trawls: Small mesh (< 5.5in codend mesh size) 21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

    Ongoing surveillance

    Documents Published on Files
    Surveillance audit announcement 13 Aug 2021 1 files
    Surveillance report 22 Nov 2021 1 files