US Atlantic Surfclam and Ocean Quahog

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 report	27 Aug 2024	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 May 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Jul 2023	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 May 2023	1 files
  Public certification report	16 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	16 Jun 2022	1 files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	31 May 2022	1 files

• General Fishery Documents

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

• Re-Assessment (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public Certification Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	16 Jun 2022	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	16 Jun 2022	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (148.08 Kb)	31 May 2022

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  Final Draft Report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final draft report and determination	20 Apr 2022	1 files
  Final draft report and determination announcement	11 Apr 2022	1 files

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  Public Comment Draft Report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report announcement	09 Mar 2022	1 files
  Public comment draft report	09 Mar 2022	1 files

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  Peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	15 Dec 2021	1 files

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  Announcement Comment Draft Report and stakeholder input

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Announcement Comment Draft Report	13 Aug 2021	1 files

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  Fishery announcement

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	13 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 2024)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	24 May 2024	1 files
  Surveillance report	27 Aug 2024	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2023)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 May 2023	1 files
  Surveillance report	20 Jul 2023	1 files

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• Initial assessment (started 2015)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Public certification report and certificate issue

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public certification report	15 Dec 2016	1 files
  Public certification report announcement	13 Dec 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Other document: Certificate Sharing Letter	PDF (304.70 Kb)	15 Dec 2016

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  Final assessment report and determination

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Final report and determination	10 Nov 2016	1 files
  Final report and determination announcement	10 Nov 2016	1 files

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  Public review of the draft assessment report

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Public comment draft report	29 Sep 2016	1 files
  Public comment draft report announcement	29 Sep 2016	1 files

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  Client and peer review

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Proposed peer reviewers	19 Jul 2016	1 files
  Peer review confirmation	08 Aug 2016	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: Timeline Revision	PDF (608.73 Kb)	07 Jul 2016

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  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement template	18 Dec 2015	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Stakeholder Announcement: On-Site Visit Announcement	PDF (103.93 Kb)	26 Feb 2016

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  Timeline Documents

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Fishery announcement, stakeholder identification and assessment team formation	18 Dec 2015	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2021)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

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

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2019)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	14 Nov 2019	1 files
  Surveillance report	04 Feb 2020	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2018)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	01 Oct 2018	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Dec 2018	1 files

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• Surveillance Audit (started 2017)

  • Units of Certification

    MSC UoC Number	Species	Gear type	Ocean Area
    UoC-1288	Atlantic surf clam (Spisula solidissima)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)
    UoC-1289	Ocean quahog (Arctica islandica)	Dredges - Boat dredges	21 (Atlantic, Northwest)

  Ongoing surveillance

  Documents	Published on	Files
  Surveillance audit announcement	23 Oct 2017	1 files
  Surveillance report	12 Feb 2018	1 files

  Other Documents	File type	Published on
  Variation Request	PDF (310.53 Kb)	17 Oct 2017
  Variation Response	PDF (510.74 Kb)	20 Oct 2017
  Variation Request	PDF (305.18 Kb)	05 Jan 2018
  Variation Response	PDF (511.84 Kb)	11 Jan 2018
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	PDF (82.45 Kb)	23 Jul 2019

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