US Atlantic Scup Trawl, Pot, and Fish Weir 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.

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• Recently uploaded documents

  Documents	Published On	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination	18 Sep 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement = Open consultation	11 Sep 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report	06 Aug 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	06 Aug 2026	1 files
  Proposed peer reviewers	25 Mar 2026	1 files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	14 Nov 2025	1 files
  Fishery announcement template	14 Nov 2025	1 files

• Initial assessment (started 2025)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-3778	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Traps - Pots: Demersal fish traps	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-3777	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Traps: Floating fish traps	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-3776	Scup (Stenotomus chrysops)	Trawls - Otter trawls	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final Draft Report and determination announcement	11 Sep 2026	1 files
  Final Draft Report and determination	18 Sep 2026	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public Comment Draft Report	06 Aug 2026	1 files
  Public Comment Draft Report announcement	06 Aug 2026	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	25 Mar 2026	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	14 Nov 2025	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	14 Nov 2025	1 files
  Scope declaration template	14 Nov 2025	1 files

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