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	17 Sep 2025	1 files
  Surveillance audit announcement	12 Jun 2025	1 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

• 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	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	31 May 2022	1 files

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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 2025)

  • 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 Jun 2025	1 files
  Surveillance report	17 Sep 2025	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	Published on	Files
  Other document: Certificate Sharing Letter	15 Dec 2016	1 files

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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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: Timeline Revision	07 Jul 2016	1 files

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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	Published on	Files
  Stakeholder Announcement: On-Site Visit Announcement	26 Feb 2016	1 files

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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	Published on	Files
  Certificate Holder Forced and Child Labour Policies, Practices and Measures Template	23 Jul 2019	1 files
  Variation Request	05 Jan 2018	1 files
  Variation Response	11 Jan 2018	1 files

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