US Atlantic sea scallop

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
  Final draft report and determination	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Public comment draft report	20 Dec 2023	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	20 Dec 2023	1 files
  List of client group members	12 Sep 2023	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

  Document Title	File Type	Published On
  List of client group members	PDF (84.12 Kb)	12 Sep 2023
  List of client group members	PDF (125.31 Kb)	22 Dec 2022
  List of client group members	PDF (84.04 Kb)	17 Nov 2022
  List of client group members	PDF (83.73 Kb)	27 Jul 2022

• Re-Assessment (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	21 Mar 2024	1 files
  Final draft report and determination	21 Mar 2024	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	20 Dec 2023	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	20 Dec 2023	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	26 Jul 2023	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	23 Feb 2023	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	23 Feb 2023	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment timeline	24 Feb 2023	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	11 Oct 2018	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	11 Oct 2018	1 files

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination announcement	15 Aug 2018	1 files
  Final report and determination	15 Aug 2018	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	03 Jul 2018	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	03 Jul 2018	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	22 May 2018	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	29 Sep 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other document: Confirmation Onsite Dates	PDF (368.20 Kb)	19 Dec 2017

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	29 Sep 2017	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Feb 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	24 May 2023	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2022)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	13 May 2022	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Sep 2022	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Mar 2021	1 files
  Surveillance report	27 Aug 2021	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2020)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Jan 2020	1 files
  Surveillance report	01 May 2020	1 files

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• Re-Assessment (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	28 Sep 2017	1 files
  Proposed assessment team	28 Sep 2017	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	28 Sep 2017	1 files

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• Initial Assessment (started 2010)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	19 Dec 2013	1 files
  Public certification announcement	19 Dec 2013	1 files

  There was an objection accepted to the final report and determination for this fishery.
  The Independent Adjudicator’s final decision is included in the Public Certification Report.
  Please email standards@msc.org to request the documents related to this objection.

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (325.43 Kb)	28 Oct 2014

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	18 Dec 2013	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	30 Jul 2013	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	30 Apr 2013	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	30 Apr 2013	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	29 Mar 2012	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	17 Aug 2012	1 files

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  Information gathering, stakeholder meetings and scoring

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Site visit announcement	02 Jul 2010	1 files

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  Defining the assessment tree

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Assessment tree announcement	25 Jun 2010	1 files

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder announcement	15 Mar 2010	1 files

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	08 Dec 2011	8 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	29 Sep 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	23 Mar 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (53.76 Kb)	29 Jul 2019

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	03 May 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	31 Jul 2017	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  List of client group members	PDF (371.66 Kb)	19 Apr 2017

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	22 Dec 2015	1 files
  Surveillance report	29 Mar 2016	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2014)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-0410	Atlantic scallop (Placopecten magellanicus)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	06 Nov 2014	1 files
  Surveillance report	22 Jan 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Change of Conformity Assessment Body	PDF (303.97 Kb)	28 Oct 2014

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